Functions, graphing, and systems of equations
Exponents and square roots
pt. 1: Meet the variables ch. 1. Alge-blah : up close and personal with algebra ch. 2. Happy birthday to me : GCFs and LCMs with variables ch. 3. Listen to your gut : factoring variables ch. 4. Meow mix : rational expressions : fractions with variables in them ch. 5. Eating pizza in the dark : adding and subtracting fractions with variables
pt. 2: Solving for X ch. 6. Your holiday shopping list : strategies for solving for x ch. 7. How picky are you? : solving equations with absolute value ch. 8. Control freaks, unite! : solving inequalities with absolute value
pt. 3: Functions, graphing, and systems of equations ch. 9. Can you keep a secret? : functions and relations ch. 10. They're going steady : equations of lines, and graphing lines and linear inequalities ch. 11. Mystery woman : writing equations for lines, including parallel / perpendicular lines ch. 12. Little Miss People Pleaser : solving and graphing systems of linear equations
pt. 4: Word problems ch. 13. The guy of you dreams : motion problems using r x t = d ch. 14. Dip in the pool, anyone? : rate of work problems ch. 15. Savvy business chick ? word problems: percents and simple interest ch. 16. The perfect party snack : work problems involving mixtures
pt. 5: Exponents and square roots ch. 17. Ms. Exponent get her whip : the product, power, and quotient rules for exponents ch. 18. Keep your day job : negative (and zero) exponents ch. 19 The benefits of a diary : intro to square roots and radical expressions
pt. 6: Polynomials ch. 20. Chocolates for breakfast : intro to polynomials and adding / subtracting them ch. 21. A day at the hair salon : multiplying polynomials and the FOIL method ch. 22. The jewelry dilemma : factoring trinomials with reverse FOIL and grouping ch .23. Boyfriend or "special" friend : factoring special polynomials
pt. 7: Quadratic equations
ch. 24. Puppies, please? : solving quadratic equations by factoring
ch. 25. The lemonade stand : solving quadratic equations by completing the square
ch. 26. What you can learn at the mall : using the quadratic formula.
