Algebra Curriculum

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Algebra textbook

Expressions, Equations and Functions

• variables and expressions

• order of operations

• properties of real numbers

• distributive property

• equations, relations, functions

Linear Equations

• writing equations

• solving one and two step equations

• solving multi step equations

• solving absolute value equations

• ratios and proportions

• percent of change

• literal equations and dimensional analysis

• rate word problems

Equations of Linear Functions

• rate of change and slope

• graphing and writing equations in slope intercept form

• graphing and writing equations in point-slope form

• graphing and writing equations in standard form

• parallel and perpendicular lines

Linear Inequalities

• solving inequalities by addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

• solving multi step inequalities

• solving compound inequalities

• inequalities involving absolute value

• graphing inequalities in two variables

Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

• graphing systems of equations

• substitution

• elimination using addition, subtraction and multiplication

• systems of inequalities

Exponents

• multiplication and division properties of exponents

• rational exponents

• scientific notation

Quadratic Expressions and Equations

• adding and subtracting polynomial

• multiplying a polynomial by a monomial

• multiplying polynomials, FOIL

• special products

• using the distribute property to factor

• factoring trinomials

• difference of squares

• perfect square trinomials

Quadratic Functions and Equations

• graphing quadratic functions

• solving quadratic equations by graphing

• transformations of quadratic equations

• solving quadratic equations by completing the square

• solving quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula

• special functions