Making Algebra Easy: Algebra 1

This is a complete Algebra 1 course. It's aligned to the Common Core State Standards, so it is appropriate for students in any Common Core state. It is also specifically aligned to the Pennsylvania Keystone Exam Standards (and has open-ended response items to help prepare for that as well).

While these are helpful ways to practice with showing thought process for any student, it is particularly useful for PA students to get used to the open-ended formats and types of questions seen on the Keystone Exam. Use this course to learn, re-learn, or improve Algebra skills. It's meant to Make Algebra Easy.

Or at least easier. Each topic includes a video lesson & practice "quiz" with answer explanations. The idea is for you to start by watching the lesson.

Then try the practice quiz to test your understanding. Then visit the annotated answer key to see the detailed work for any questions that you were not sure about. Topics included: Meaning of Integers & Multiplication/Division with IntegersAdding & Subtracting Integers & Integer Word ProblemsRational & Irrational NumbersOrdering Real Numbers Order of Operations Part 1Order of Operations Part 2Translating Variable Expressions Using KeywordsTranslating Variable Expressions Using ContextSubstitution Substitution Word ProblemsCombining Like TermsDistributive Property Simplify Algebraic Expressions Properties of Algebra Basics of InequalitiesSolving One-Step Equations One-Step Equation Word Problems Solving One-Step Inequalities One-Step Inequality Word Problems Solving Two-Step Equations Two-Step Equation Word Problems Interpreting Components of Expressions and Equations Solving Two-Step Inequalities Two-Step Inequality Word Problems Solving Multi-step Equations Applications for Multi-step Equations Solving Multi-step Inequalities Determining the Number of Solutions to an Equation Compound Inequalities Part 1: Basics & Graphing Compound Inequalities Part 2: Writing the Inequality from the GraphCompound Inequalities Part 3: Solving Absolute Value EquationsAbsolute Value Inequalities Part 1Absolute Value Inequalities Part 2Solving Literal EquationsBasics of the Coordinate PlaneGraphs with ContextAnalyzing Trends in Graphs Types of Slope & Slope from a Graph (rise over run)Slope FormulaProblem Solving with SlopeExtra Challenge Problem Video: Problem solving with slopeUsing Substitution with Linear EquationsMeaning of InterceptsLinear Word Problems PracticeGraphing Lines in Slope-Intercept Form Part 1Graphing Lines Part 2: Include Horizontal & Vertical LinesWord Problems in Slope- Intercept FormLinear Word Problems in Standard FormComparing Slope-Intercept and Standard FormsGoing from Standard to Slope-Intercept FormEquation of a line in Point-Slope Form Part 1Part 2: Going from Point Slope to Slope-Intercept FormPart 3: Writing the equation in Slope-Intercept Form from 2 PointsWriting the Equation of a Line from a GraphWriting the Equation of a Line from a TableProblem Solving with the Equation of a LineRules for Multiplying with ExponentsRules for Dividing with ExponentsPower to Power RuleNegative ExponentsPractice with All Exponent RulesSimplify Radicals Part 1Simplify Radicals Part 2Simplifying and Naming PolynomialsMultiplying PolynomialsArea & Perimeter with PolynomialsFactoring Trinomials Part 1Factoring Trinomials Part 2Factoring Difference of Two Squares PatternFactoring with GCFReview of Factoring - All MethodsSimplifying Rational Expressions Part 1Simplifying Rational Expressions Part 2Systems of Equations: Meaning and Number of SolutionsSolve Systems by Graphing Solve by Linear Combination Part 1 Solve by Linear Combination Part 2Solve by Linear Combination Part 3 Using LCMSolve by Substitution Part 1Solve by Substitution Part 2Solving Systems: Review & Practice with All MethodsIntro to Systems of Equation Word Problems (MC)Solving Word Problems with Systems of Equations Part 1Solving Word Problems with Systems of Equations Part 2Graphing Linear Inequalities Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities Writing Linear Inequalities and Systems of Linear Inequalities Meaning of Solutions to Systems of Linear Inequalities Functions and the Vertical Line Test Functions: Ordered Pairs & TablesDomain & Range Part 1Domain & Range Part 2Piecewise FunctionsBasics of Scatterplots and Types of CorrelationsScatterplots and Line of Best Fit Measures of Central Tendency Part 1Measures of Central Tendency Part 2Bar Charts & Pie GraphsBox and Whisker Plots Part 1Box and Whisker Plots Part 2Box and Whisker Plots Part 3Basics of ProbabilityProbability: Independent & Dependent EventsAdditional Review materials:24 Open-ended Response Practice Assignments.