Algebra 1 [Competency Based] A

Semester 1: Algebra 1 offers the opportunity to practice essential skills which help students prepare for future mathematics courses. Operations with real numbers are extended to modeling with variables and expressions. Students explain each step as they solve linear equations and inequalities, which helps them understand mathematical processes. Linear functions are represented visually as students graph linear equations and describe characteristics including slope and intercepts. Students’ depth of understanding increases as they solve problems with systems of equations and inequalities. Students manipulate the structure of polynomials by factoring them, and then use this knowledge to solve and graph quadratic equations. A study of statistics and probability includes work with data displays, measures of center, linear regression, conditional probability, and independent and dependent events.