Intensive Integrated Arithmetic/Algebra

This intensive course is designed for students who have a high fail on the Compass exam, to prepare them for college level mathematics and in one semester to pass the final exams for pre-algebra and algebra. The aim of this course is to integrate basic skills in arithmetic and algebra while developing students' understanding of algebraic relationships and strategies of problem solving. Topics from arithmetic include: real numbers, number line and the concepts of ratio, proportion, percent, and measurement system. Topics from algebra include: signed numbers, algebraic and exponential expressions; linear equations; applications or word problems; polynomials, factoring and related concepts; linear equations and their graphs and systems; roots and radicals.

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