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         CP Algebra 1 Topics

All topics listed below are presented to the students in a way that is consistent with the vision of the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)


1. The Language of Algebra
  • Variables and Expressions, Order of Operations,Open Sentences
  • Properties of Real Numbers
  • Graphs and Functions
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Analyzing Data by Using Graphs and Tables

2. Real Numbers

  • Rational Numbers on the Number Line
  • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing Rational Numbers
  • Square Roots and Real Numbers
  • Simple Probability and Odds

3.  Solving Linear Equations

  • Solving Linear Equations
  • Ratios and Proportions
  • Percent of Change
  • Solving Equations and Formulas

4. Graphing Relations and  Functions
  • The Coordinate Plane,
  • Transformations on the Coordinate Plane
  • Relations
  • Equations as relations
  • Graphing Linear Equations (by hand and with graphing calculator)
  • Functions
  • Arithmetic Sequences
  • Writing Equations from Patterns
  • The Language of Algebra

5. Analyzing Linear Equations
  • Slope
  • Slope and Direct Variation
  • Slope-Intercept Form
  • Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
  • Writing Equations in Point-Slope Form
  • Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • Scatter Plots and Lines of Best Fit

6. Solving Linear Inequalities

  • Solving Multi-Step Linear Inequalities
  • Solving Compound Inequalities
  • Solving Open Sentences involving Absolute Value
  • Graphing Inequalities in two variables ( by hand and by calculator)

7. Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

  • Solving Systems of Equations Graphically
  • Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution Method
  • Solving Systems of Equations by the Elimination Method
  • Graphing Systems of Inequalities

8. Polynomials

  • Multiplying and Dividing Monomials
  • Adding, Subtracting, and Multiplying Polynomials
  • Special Products

9. Factoring

  • Factors and G.C.F.
  • Factoring by using the Distributive Property
  • Factoring Trinomials
  • Factoring Differences of  Squares
  • Factoring Perfect Squares

10. Quadratic Functions

  • Graphing Quadratic Functions
  • Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing
  • Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square
  • Solving Quadratic Equations by using the Quadratic Formula

11.  Radical Expressions
  • Simplifying Radical Expressions
  • Operations with Radical Expressions
  • Radical Equations
  • The Pythagorean Theorem

12.  Rational Expressions and Equations

  • Rational Expressions
  • Adding, subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Rational Expressions
  • Solving Rational Equations