Algebra

Course description: All 8th Graders at Mater Christi take Algebra. 8th Grade Algebra will focus heavily on linear relationships and irrational numbers. New classifications in the real number system are discovered and square roots and exponents are applied in new ways. The proportional reasoning from 7th grade is now extended into non proportional linear and non linear functions. Equation solving involves variables on both sides and complex simplification. Deeper applications in geometry, probability, and statistics tie together three years of middle school mathematics. Algebra goes further to explore other types of equations (square root, quadratic, etc.) as well as other non-linear relationships (inverse, exponential, etc.). Successful completion of Algebra 1 in 8th grade could potentially lead to an Algebra 2 placement in High School.