Prealgebra
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Course Materials
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Lecture Videos
Chapter:
Chapter 1: Whole Numbers
1.0a - Introduction
1.1a Number Systems and Place Value
1.1b The Notes
1.1c Expanded Form
1.1d The Place Values
1.1e Writing Numbers with Words
1.1f Writing a Check
1.1g Examples
1.2a Adding Numbers Things of Like Kind
1.2b Adding Numbers
1.2c Properties of Numbers
1.2d Adding Numbers with Multiple Digits
1.2e Words that Indicate Addition
1.2f The Perimeter of a Figure
1.2g Perimeter of a Rectangle
1.2h Adding on a Calculator
1.3a Subtracting
1.3b Words that Indicate Subtraction
1.3c Borrowing
1.3d Applications
1.4a Rounding
1.4b Rules for Rounding
1.4c Rounding up a 9
1.4d Estimating
1.4e A Bad Example
1.4f A Good Example
1.4g Ordering Numbers
1.5a Multiplying Whole Numbers
1.5b Multiplying with the Distributive Property
1.5c Multiplication by One or Zero
1.5d Multiplying with Units
1.5e Multiplying with Two or More Digits
1.5f Speeding up the Process
1.5g Application
1.5h Multiplying with the number 10
1.5i Try These
1.5j Solutions
1.5k Multiplication and Estimating
1.5l Some Bad Examples
1.5m Associative and Commutative Properties
1.5n Area
1.5o Areas of odd-shaped figures
1.5p Examples
1.6a Division
1.6b Division
1.6c Dividing and leaving a remainder
1.6d Division and Zero
1.6e Long Division
1.6f Two digit divisors
1.6g Division with Estimation and Rounding
1.6h Division on a Calculator
1.7a Exponents
1.7b Powers of 0 and 1
1.7c Powers of Ten
1.7d Order of Operations
1.7e Order of Operations with Exponents
1.7f Parentheses
1.7g Examples
1.7h Order of Operations on a Calculator
1.8a An Introduction to Equations
1.8b Translating Sentences into Equations
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About this course
This is a course in Prealgebra. This course is typically taken in grade 7 or grade 8,
and is the last math class before Algebra 1.
Format and Materials
As students watch the videos of the lectures, they take notes and solve the problems
in the Student Workbook.
Homework, Tests, and Exams
Homework assignments and a test for each chapter are found on the Solutions CD, along
with a final exam for each semester, solutions to all of the homework, tests, and
exams, and other supporting materials.
Homeschool parents will administer the tests and exams, and will check the student`s work
with the solutions provided.
Course Outline
Chapter 1: Whole Numbers
Numbers, Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Rounding, Estimation, Ordering, Multiplication and Division, Exponents, Order of Operations, Equations
Chapter 2: Integers and Algebra
Operations on Integers, Variables and Expressions, Introduction to Linear Equations
Chapter 3: Fractions and Equations
Prime Numbers, Factorization, Equivalent Fractions, Multiplication and Division of Fractions, Linear Equations in One Variable
Chapter 4: Applications of Fractions
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions, Mixed Numbers, Complex Fractions, Applications of Fractions, Equations with Fractions
Chapter 5: Decimals
Place Value, Rounding, Addition and Subtraction of Decimals, Multiplication and Division of Decimals, Fractions and Decimals, Equations with Decimals, Square Roots, The Pythagorean Theorem
Chapter 6: Rate, Ratio, and Proportion
Ratios, Rates, Proportions, Similar Triangles and Proportions, Applications of Proportions, Measurement and Conversion
Chapter 7: Percent
Percents, Decimals, Fractions, Percent Problems and Proportions, Applications of Percents, Equations with Percentages, Simple and Compound Interest
Chapter 8: Geometry
Lines, Angles, Perimeter, Circumference, Area, Volume
Chapter 9: Graphing and Intro to Statistics
Circle Graphs, Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Rectangular Coordinates, Linear Equations in Two Variables, Mean, Median, Mode
Chapter 10: Polynomials
Introduction to Polynomials, Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials, Multiplication of Polynomials
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