Coach Whitney's Classroom



Unit A - ALGEBRA Targets

a. Add and subtract real numbers, including positives and negatives.

b. Multiply real numbers, including positives and negatives.

c. Simplify expressions using the distributive property

d. Divide real numbers, including positives and negatives.

e. Classify whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and real numbers.

f. Graph numbers on number lines.

g. Compare real numbers using inequality signs (, ≤, ≥) and write them in order.

Unit B - ALGEBRA Targets

a. Evaluate expressions (Find the value, plug in for variables and get an answer).

b. Evaluate using the order of operations.

c. Combine like terms.

d. Translate phrases into expressions/equations

e. Determine whether a given number is a solution of an equation or inequality.

f. Find the unit rate.

g. Given an expression which models a situation, analyze the units included in the terms in the expression to verify that the expression will give a reasonable calculation based on the units in the answer.

Unit ONE (1) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Solve one-step equations/inequalities.

b. Solve equations/inequalities with 2 or more steps.

c. Solve equations/inequalities with a variable on both sides.

d. Solve absolute value equations.

e. Solve and graph compound inequalities (and/or). For example: -3 < x + 2 < 7

f. Solve/graph absolute value inequalities (and/or).

g. Solve an inequality that is true for all real numbers or determine if an inequality has no solutions.

h. Given a verbal description of a real-life problem, translate it into an algebraic equation/inequality.

i. Use the solution of the equation/inequalities to help you solve the problem.

j. Explain and justify steps in solving equations/inequalities.

k. Solve an inequality that is true for all real numbers or determine if an inequality has no solutions.

l. Rewrite an equation with one variable in terms of the others.

m. Rewrite an equation or formula, then evaluate the new formula.

Unit TWO (2) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Graph the line of an equation using a table of points.

b. Graph horizontal and vertical lines from their equations.

c. Find the x & y intercepts of the graph of a linear equation.

d. Graph the line of an equation using x & y intercepts.

e. Graph the line of an equation using slope-intercept form.

f. Solve and graph equations in function notation [f(x)].

g. Graph absolute value equations.

h. Using slope rate of change, classify lines with positive, negative, zero, or undefined rate of change, and recognize the effect rate of change has on a line.

i. Find the rate of change of a line using the slope formula.

j. Find the rate of change and y-intercept of a line using the slope-intercept form.

k. Compare linear equations using their y-intercepts.

l. List domain and range of a function.

m. Write the rule of a function given the input and the output.

n. Write a rule for a function when given the graph of the function.

Unit THREE (3) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Identify the slope/rate of change and a point from point-slope form.

b. Write linear equations in slope-intercept form.

c. Write linear equations in point-slope form.

d. Write linear equations in standard form.

e. Write the equation of a line taken from a graph.

f. Write the equations of lines that are parallel and/or perpendicular to a given line.

g. Use a linear equation to solve a problem.

h. Relate arithmetic sequences to linear functions.

i. Find the inverse of a linear function.

j. Find a line of best fit for a set of data.

k. Make a scatter plot.

l. Write an equation for line of best fit, include the rate of change.

m. Make a prediction based on a scatter plot.

n. Determine the correlation between two characteristics. (positive/negative)

Unit FOUR (4) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Solve system of equations by graphing.

b. Solve system of equations by substitution.

c. Solve system of equations by elimination.

d. Determine the number of solutions of a system of equations.

e. Determine whether or not an ordered pair is a solution of a system.

f. Graph a linear inequality on a coordinate plane.

g. Solve of system of linear inequalities by graphing.

h. Use linear programming to find maximums and minimums.

Unit FIVE (5) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Simplify expressions using multiplication & division properties of exponents.

b. Simplify expressions using zero & negative properties of exponents.

c. Simplify expressions with fractional exponents.

d. Convert numbers between scientific notation and standard form.

e. Multiply and divide using scientific notation.

f. Judge reasonableness of scientific notation computations

g. Write a rule for an exponential growth/decay function when given a table of ordered pairs.

h. Graph exponential growth & decay functions.

i. Solve exponential growth & decay problems.

i. Write a geometric sequence.

Unit SIX (6) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Find mean.

b. Find median.

c. Find mode.

d. Determine the best measure of central tendency for a given situation.

e. Find range and inter-quartile ranges.

f. Analyze surveys and samples, identify bias in a survey.

g. Construct stem-and-leaf plots.

h. Construct box-and-whisker graphs.

i. Construct histograms.

j. Construct a line plot.

Chapter SEVEN (7) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Identify the coefficient, including leading, of a polynomial.

b. State the degree of polynomial.

c. Add & Subtract polynomials.

d. Multiply by a monomial.

e. Multiply 2 binomials.

f. Multiply polynomials with many terms.

g. Multiply special product polynomials.

h. Factor out a common factor (number one rule in factoring).

i. Factor trinomials into two binomials.

j. Factor the difference of two perfect squares.

k. Factor by grouping.

Unit EIGHT (8) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Graph simple parabolas in the form of [pic].

b. Graph parabolas with a “b“ term, [pic].

c. Identify/analyze functions (linear, quadratic, exponential, absolute value, piecewise, and step)

d. Solve simple quadratic equations.

e. Solve quadratic equations by graphing.

f. Solve quadratic equations by factoring.

g. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.

h. Solve quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.

i. Use the discriminant to find the number of solutions to a quadratic.

Unit NINE (9) ALGEBRA Targets

a. Simplify radicals (break them down--factor trees).

b. Rationalize denominators (don‘t get caught with your radical down).

c. Add & Subtract radicals.

d. Multiply radicals.

e. Graph radical equations.

f. Solve simple radical equations.

g. Identify extraneous solutions.

h. Solve equations with two radicals.

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