Algebra - Foundations

eligibility: 6 - 9 Grades
Session Topics Concepts
Week #1 Equations 1. Linear Equations
2. Manipulating Equations
3. System of Equations - 2 variables
a. Substitution
b. Elimination
c. Graphing
Week #2 Inequalities 1. Linear Inequalities - one variable
2. Linear Inequalities - two variables
3. System of Linear Inequalities - two variables
Week #3 Functions 1. Functions and Representations
2. Graphs
3. Inputs and Outputs
4. Inverse Functions
Week #4 Exponential Functions 1. Exponents and their properties
2. Growth/Decay
3. Exponential Functions
Week #5 Quadratics 1. Quadratic equations
2. Forms:
a. Standard Form
b. Vertex Form
3. Find roots
Week #6 Quadratics 1. Completing Squares
2. Find the Vertex
3. Find the intercepts
Week #7 Quadratics 1. Graphing Quadratics
2. Formulas
Week #8 Review & Test 1. Review of the concepts
2. Final Test