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OLV starting at CHAPTER 8

1) Working with positive - negatives:
add, subt., mult, divide, powers,
absolute value, order of operations
2) Evaluate expressions using pos. and neg. numbers
3) Similar terms: add, subt, distribute than combine
4) Solve Linear Equations:
using the reverse order of operations
5) Solving Inequalities
6) Word Problems using linear equations
Translating from English to Math symbols
7) Cartesian Plane:
Graph points, Linear Equations, Reading a graph
8) Slope and Equations of Lines
9) Function Notation
10) Properties of powers:
11) Factoring:
GCF, sq - sq, trinomials, one 4-term grouping
12) Use Factoring:
Reduce fractions (undefined values)
Multiply, Divide, Add, and Subt.
Solving Equations (...=0)






1) Numerical Expressions
2) Properties of Real Numbers
3) Ratio, Percents and Applications
4) Solving Linear Equations
5) Introduction to Functions
6) Systems of Linear and Quadratic Equations
7) Polynomials and factoring
8) Working with Inequalities
9) Complex Fractions
10) Square Roots
11) Applying and Graphing Quadratics.

1. Understand and use algebraic language 2. Identify properties of real numbers. 3. Use the four fundamental operations to simplify algebraic expressions and polynomials 4. Solve linear equations and inequalities 5. Graph linear equations and inequalities 6. Solve systems of equations 7. Apply the rules of exponents to polynomials 8. Simplify radicals to decimal and exact answer form 9. Apply the Pythagorean theorem to geometric figures 10. Interpret the line of best fit for a set of data 11. Do graphic representations of a set of data 12. Find and interpret probability of an event and its relative frequency 13. Apply algebraic ideas to real-life situations 14. Factor polynomials 15. Solve quadratic equations by factoring 16. Solve equations involving algebraic fractions 17. Solve equations involving radicals 18. Analyze, interpret and distinguish among quadratic, exponential and absolute value functions

Obtain a refresher in the basic number system. • Learn to solve equations and inequalities. • Develop the techniques of working with exponents and polynomials. • Learn to simplify equations by factoring. • Simplify rational expressions. • Solve standard word problems. • Develop the techniques of working with exponents, polynomials and rational expressions. • Graph linear equations. • Solve algebraic equations containing complex fractions. • Find roots of equations and work with the equations having radicals. • Solve quadratic equations by using the square root method completing the square, and the quadratic formula.