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Algebra 1 (2011)
1: Expressions, Equations, and Functions
1.2: Apply Order of Operations
![Screenshot of Order of Operations](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Order of Operations
Select and evaluate the operations in an expression following the correct order of operations. 5 Minute Preview
1.3: Write Expressions
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Using Algebraic Expressions
Translate algebraic expressions into English phrases, and translate English phrases into algebraic expressions. Read the expression or phrase and select word tiles or symbol tiles to form the corresponding phrase or expression. 5 Minute Preview
1.4: Write Equations and Inequalities
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Using Algebraic Equations
Translate equations into English sentences and translate English sentences into equations. Read the equation or sentence and select word tiles or symbol tiles to form the corresponding sentence or equation. 5 Minute Preview
1.6: Represent Functions as Rules and Tables
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Function Machines 1 (Functions and Tables)
Drop a number into a function machine, and see what number comes out! You can use one of the six pre-set function machines, or program your own function rule into one of the blank machines. Stack up to three function machines together. Input and output can be recorded in a table and on a graph. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Introduction to Functions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Introduction to Functions
Determine if a relation is a function using the mapping diagram, ordered pairs, or the graph of the relation. Drag arrows from the domain to the range, type in ordered pairs, or drag points to the graph to add inputs and outputs to the relation. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Points, Lines, and Equations](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Points, Lines, and Equations
Compare the graph of a linear function to its rule and to a table of its values. Change the function by dragging two points on the line. Examine how the rule and table change. 5 Minute Preview
1.7: Represent Functions as Graphs
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Function Machines 2 (Functions, Tables, and Graphs)
Drop a number into a function machine, and see what number comes out! You can use one of the six pre-set function machines, or program your own function rule into one of the blank machines. Stack up to three function machines together. Input and output can be recorded in a table and on a graph. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Introduction to Functions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Introduction to Functions
Determine if a relation is a function using the mapping diagram, ordered pairs, or the graph of the relation. Drag arrows from the domain to the range, type in ordered pairs, or drag points to the graph to add inputs and outputs to the relation. 5 Minute Preview
2: Properties of Real Numbers
2.2: Add Real Numbers
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Adding on the Number Line
Add real numbers using dynamic arrows on a number line. Find the sum of the numbers at the end of the final arrow. Compare the numerical calculation. 5 Minute Preview
2.7: Find Square Roots and Compare Real Numbers
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Ordering and Approximating Square Roots
Order square roots on a number line. Approximate the square roots using the side lengths of square regions in a grid. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Square Roots](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Square Roots
Explore the meaning of square roots using an area model. Use the side length of a square to find the square root of a decimal number or a whole number. 5 Minute Preview
3: Solving Linear Equations
3.1: Solve One-Step Equations
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Modeling One-Step Equations
Solve a linear equation using a tile model. Use feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
3.2: Solve Two-Step Equations
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Modeling and Solving Two-Step Equations
Solve a two-step equation using a cup-and-counter model. Use step-by-step feedback to diagnose and correct incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
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Solving Two-Step Equations
Choose the correct steps to solve a two-step equation. Use the feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
3.5: Write Ratios and Proportions
![Screenshot of Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions)](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions)
Apply ratios and proportions to find the weight of a person on the moon (or on another planet). Weigh an object on Earth and on the moon and weigh the person on Earth. Then set up and solve the proportion of the Earth weights to the moon weights. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Proportions and Common Multipliers](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Proportions and Common Multipliers
Complete a proportion using a graphical model. Use counters to fill cells in the numerators and denominators given. Use the visual pattern to determine how many counters to put in the missing numerator or denominator. 5 Minute Preview
3.7: Solve Percent Problems
![Screenshot of Percent of Change](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Percent of Change
Apply markups and discounts using interactive "percent rulers." Improve number sense for percents with this dynamic, visual tool. Reinforce the original cost (or original price) as the baseline for percent calculations. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Percents and Proportions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Percents and Proportions
Find a part from the percent and whole, a percent from the part and whole, or a whole from the part and percent using a graphic model. 5 Minute Preview
3.8: Rewrite Equations and Formulas
![Screenshot of Solving Formulas for any Variable](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Solving Formulas for any Variable
Choose the correct steps to solve a formula for a given variable. Use the feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
4: Graphing Linear Equations and Functions
4.1: Plot Points in a Coordinate Plane
![Screenshot of Points in the Coordinate Plane](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Points in the Coordinate Plane
Identify the coordinates of a point in the coordinate plane. Drag the point in the plane and investigate how the coordinates change in response. 5 Minute Preview
4.2: Graph Linear Equations
![Screenshot of Linear Functions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Linear Functions
Determine if a relation is a function from the mapping diagram, ordered pairs, or graph. Use the graph to determine if it is linear. 5 Minute Preview
4.5: Graph Using Slope-Intercept Form
![Screenshot of Slope-Intercept Form of a Line](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
Compare the slope-intercept form of a linear equation to its graph. Vary the coefficients and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
4.6: Model Direct Variation
![Screenshot of Direct and Inverse Variation](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Direct and Inverse Variation
Adjust the constant of variation and explore how the graph of the direct or inverse variation function changes in response. Compare direct variation functions to inverse variation functions. 5 Minute Preview
4.7: Graph Linear Functions
![Screenshot of Linear Functions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Linear Functions
Determine if a relation is a function from the mapping diagram, ordered pairs, or graph. Use the graph to determine if it is linear. 5 Minute Preview
5: Writing Linear Equations
5.1: Write Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
![Screenshot of Slope-Intercept Form of a Line](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
Compare the slope-intercept form of a linear equation to its graph. Vary the coefficients and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
5.3: Write Linear Equations in Point-Slope Form
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Point-Slope Form of a Line
Compare the point-slope form of a linear equation to its graph. Vary the coefficients and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
5.4: Write Linear Equations in Standard Form
![Screenshot of Standard Form of a Line](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Standard Form of a Line
Compare the standard form of a linear equation to its graph. Vary the coefficients and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
5.6: Fit a Line to Data
![Screenshot of Correlation](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Correlation
Explore the relationship between the correlation coefficient of a data set and its graph. Fit a line to the data and compare the least-squares fit line. 5 Minute Preview
5.7: Predict with Linear Models
![Screenshot of Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
Find the value of individual terms in an arithmetic or geometric sequence using graphs of the sequence and direct computation. Vary the common difference and common ratio and examine how the sequence changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Determining a Spring Constant](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Determining a Spring Constant
Place a pan on the end of a hanging spring. Measure how much the spring stretches when various masses are added to the pan. Create a graph of displacement vs. mass to determine the spring constant of the spring. 5 Minute Preview
6: Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities
6.1: Solve Inequalities Using Addition and Subtraction
![Screenshot of Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable
Solve one-step inequalities in one variable. Graph the solution on a number line. 5 Minute Preview
6.2: Solve Inequalities Using Multiplication and Division
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Exploring Linear Inequalities in One Variable
Solve inequalities in one variable. Examine the inequality on a number line and determine which points are solutions to the inequality. 5 Minute Preview
6.4: Solve Compound Inequalities
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Compound Inequalities
Explore the graphs of two inequalities and find their union or intersection. Determine the relationship between the endpoints of the inequalities and the endpoints of the compound inequality. 5 Minute Preview
6.6: Solve Absolute Value Inequalities
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Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities
Solve an inequality involving absolute values using a graph of the absolute-value function. Vary the terms of the absolute-value function and vary the value that you are comparing it to. Then explore how the graph and solution set change in response. 5 Minute Preview
6.7: Graph Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
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Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
Find the solution set to a linear inequality in two variables using the graph of the linear inequality. Vary the terms of the inequality and vary the inequality symbol. Examine how the boundary line and shaded region change in response. 5 Minute Preview
7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
7.1: Solve Linear Systems by Graphing
![Screenshot of Solving Linear Systems (Slope-Intercept Form)](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Solving Linear Systems (Slope-Intercept Form)
Solve systems of linear equations, given in slope-intercept form, both graphically and algebraically. Use a draggable green point to examine what it means for an
7.3: Solve Linear Systems by Adding or Subtracting
![Screenshot of Solving Linear Systems (Matrices and Special Solutions)](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Solving Linear Systems (Matrices and Special Solutions)
Explore systems of linear equations, and how many solutions a system can have. Express systems in matrix form. See how the determinant of the coefficient matrix reveals how many solutions a system of equations has. Also, use a draggable green point to see what it means for an (x, y) point to be a solution of an equation, or of a system of equations. 5 Minute Preview
7.5: Solve Special Types of Linear Systems
![Screenshot of Solving Linear Systems (Standard Form)](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Solving Linear Systems (Standard Form)
Solve systems of linear equations, written in standard form. Explore what it means to solve systems algebraically (with substitution or elimination) and graphically. Also, use a draggable green point to see what it means when (x, y) values are solutions of an equation, or of a system of equations. 5 Minute Preview
7.6: Solve Systems of Linear Inequalities
![Screenshot of Systems of Linear Inequalities (Slope-intercept form)](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Systems of Linear Inequalities (Slope-intercept form)
Compare a system of linear inequalities to its graph. Vary the coefficients and inequality symbols in the system and explore how the boundary lines, shaded regions, and the intersection of the shaded regions change in response. 5 Minute Preview
8: Exponents and Exponential Functions
8.1: Apply Exponent Properties Involving Products
![Screenshot of Exponents and Power Rules](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Exponents and Power Rules
Choose the correct steps to simplify expressions with exponents using the rules of exponents and powers. Use feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Multiplying Exponential Expressions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Multiplying Exponential Expressions
Choose the correct steps to multiply exponential expressions. Use the feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
8.2: Apply Exponent Properties Involving Quotients
![Screenshot of Dividing Exponential Expressions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Dividing Exponential Expressions
Choose the correct steps to divide exponential expressions. Use the feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
8.5: Write and Graph Exponential Growth Functions
![Screenshot of Exponential Growth and Decay](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Exponential Growth and Decay
Explore the graph of the exponential growth or decay function. Vary the initial amount and the rate of growth or decay and investigate the changes to the graph. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Compound Interest](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Compound Interest
Explore compound interest in-depth, from compounded annually to compounded continuously. In addition, compare the END POINTS graph, with dots that fit an exponential curve, to the ALL TIME graph, which has a more step-like appearance. 5 Minute Preview
8.6: Write and Graph Exponential Decay Functions
![Screenshot of Dye Elimination](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Dye Elimination
When a foreign substance such as a drug is ingested, it often remains in the bloodstream for a long time. This Gizmo models the elimination of substances from the bloodstream using water and dye. Add dye to a container of water, and then add beakers of pure water while removing beakers of dyed water. The amount of dye remaining is recorded after each cycle. The volumes of all containers can be adjusted, as well as the amount of dye used. This provides a good example of exponential decay. 5 Minute Preview
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Exponential Growth and Decay
Explore the graph of the exponential growth or decay function. Vary the initial amount and the rate of growth or decay and investigate the changes to the graph. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Half-life](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Half-life
Investigate the decay of a radioactive substance. The half-life and the number of radioactive atoms can be adjusted, and theoretical or random decay can be observed. Data can be interpreted visually using a dynamic graph, a bar chart, and a table. Determine the half-lives of two sample isotopes as well as samples with randomly generated half-lives. 5 Minute Preview
9: Polynomials and Factoring
9.1: Add and Subtract Polynomials
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Addition and Subtraction of Functions
Explore the graphs of two polynomials and the graph of their sum or difference. Vary the coefficients in the polynomials and investigate how the graphs change in response. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Addition of Polynomials](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Addition of Polynomials
Add polynomials using an area model. Use step-by-step feedback to diagnose any mistakes. 5 Minute Preview
9.4: Solve Polynomial Equations in Factored Form
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Polynomials and Linear Factors
Create a polynomial as a product of linear factors. Vary the values in the linear factors to see how their connection to the roots of the function. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Quadratics in Polynomial Form](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Quadratics in Polynomial Form
Compare the graph of a quadratic to its equation in polynomial form. Vary the coefficients of the equation and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
9.5: Factor x^2 + bx + c
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Modeling the Factorization of x2+bx+c
Factor a polynomial with a leading coefficient equal to 1 using an area model. Use step-by-step feedback to diagnose any mistakes. 5 Minute Preview
9.6: Factor ax^2 + bx + c
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Modeling the Factorization of ax2+bx+c
Factor a polynomial with a leading coefficient greater than 1 using an area model. Use step-by-step feedback to diagnose any mistakes. 5 Minute Preview
9.7: Factor Special Products
![Screenshot of Factoring Special Products](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Factoring Special Products
Choose the correct steps to factor a polynomial involving perfect-square binomials, differences of squares, or constant factors. Use the feedback to diagnose incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
10: Quadratic Equations and Functions
10.1: Graph y=ax^2 + c
![Screenshot of Quadratics in Polynomial Form](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Quadratics in Polynomial Form
Compare the graph of a quadratic to its equation in polynomial form. Vary the coefficients of the equation and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Quadratics in Vertex Form](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Quadratics in Vertex Form
Compare the graph of a quadratic to its equation in vertex form. Vary the terms of the equation and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
10.2: Graph y=ax^2 + bx + c
![Screenshot of Quadratics in Polynomial Form](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Quadratics in Polynomial Form
Compare the graph of a quadratic to its equation in polynomial form. Vary the coefficients of the equation and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Quadratics in Polynomial Form](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Quadratics in Polynomial Form
Compare the graph of a quadratic to its equation in polynomial form. Vary the coefficients of the equation and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
10.3: Solve Quadratic Equations by Graphing
![Screenshot of Roots of a Quadratic](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Roots of a Quadratic
Find the root of a quadratic using its graph or the quadratic formula. Explore the graph of the roots and the point of symmetry in the complex plane. Compare the axis of symmetry and graph of the quadratic in the real plane. 5 Minute Preview
10.6: Solve Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
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Roots of a Quadratic
Find the root of a quadratic using its graph or the quadratic formula. Explore the graph of the roots and the point of symmetry in the complex plane. Compare the axis of symmetry and graph of the quadratic in the real plane. 5 Minute Preview
11: Radicals and Geometry Connections
11.1: Graph Square Root Functions
![Screenshot of Radical Functions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Radical Functions
Compare the graph of a radical function to its equation. Vary the terms of the equation. Explore how the graph is translated and stretched by the changes to the equation. 5 Minute Preview
11.2: Simplify Radical Expressions
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Simplifying Radical Expressions
Simplify a radical expression. Use step-by-step feedback to diagnose any incorrect steps. 5 Minute Preview
11.4: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
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Pythagorean Theorem
Explore the Pythagorean Theorem using a dynamic right triangle. Examine a visual, geometric application of the Pythagorean Theorem, using the areas of squares on the sides of the triangle. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Solving Linear Systems (Standard Form)](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Solving Linear Systems (Standard Form)
Solve systems of linear equations, written in standard form. Explore what it means to solve systems algebraically (with substitution or elimination) and graphically. Also, use a draggable green point to see what it means when (x, y) values are solutions of an equation, or of a system of equations. 5 Minute Preview
11.5: Apply the Distance and Midpoint Formulas
![Screenshot of Distance Formula](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Distance Formula
Explore the distance formula as an application of the Pythagorean theorem. Learn to see any two points as the endpoints of the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Drag those points and examine changes to the triangle and the distance calculation. 5 Minute Preview
12: Rational Equations and Functions
12.1: Model Inverse Variation
![Screenshot of Direct and Inverse Variation](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Direct and Inverse Variation
Adjust the constant of variation and explore how the graph of the direct or inverse variation function changes in response. Compare direct variation functions to inverse variation functions. 5 Minute Preview
12.2: Graph Rational Functions
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General Form of a Rational Function
Compare the equation of a rational function to its graph. Multiply or divide the numerator and denominator by linear factors and explore how the graph changes in response. 5 Minute Preview
![Screenshot of Rational Functions](/Assets/img/blank.gif)
Rational Functions
Compare the graph of a rational function to its equation. Vary the terms of the equation and explore how the graph is translated and stretched as a result. Examine the domain on a number line and compare it to the graph of the equation. 5 Minute Preview
12.3: Divide Polynomials
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Dividing Polynomials Using Synthetic Division
Divide a polynomial by dragging the correct numbers into the correct positions for synthetic division. Compare the interpreted polynomial division to the synthetic division. 5 Minute Preview
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