MR.CHALA
SYLLABUS/ ALGEBRA 1&2 School year 2004/2005
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
BOOK: McDougal Littell:
Connections to Algebra
CHAPTER 1:1.1Variables in Algebra
QUIZ 1
QUIZ 2
QUIZ 3
Properties of Real Numbers
CHAPTER 2:2.1The Real Number Line
2.2:Addition of Real Numbers
2.3:Subtraction of Real Numbers
QUIZ 1
2.4:Adding and Subtracting Matrices
2.5:Multiplication of Real Numbers
2.6:The Distributive Property
QUIZ 2
2.7:Division of Real Numbers
2.8:Probability and Odds
QUIZ 3
Solving Linear Equations
CHAPTER 3:3.1:Solving Equations Using Addition and Substraction
3.2:Solving Equations Using Multiplication and Division
3.3:Solving Multi-Step Equations
QUIZ 1
3.4:Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
3.5:Linear Equations abd Problem Solving
3.6:Solving Decimal Equations
QUIZ 2
3.7:Formulas and Functions
3.8:Rates, Ratios, and Percents
QUIZ 3
Graphing Linear Equations and Functions
CHAPTER 4:4.1:Coordinates and Scatter Plots
4.2:Graphing Linear Equations
QUIZ 1
QUIZ 2
QUIZ 3
Writing Linear Equations
CHAPTER 5:5.1:Writing Linear Equations in Slope-Intercept Form
5.2:Writing Linear Equations Given the Slope and a Point
5.3:Writing Linear Equations Given Two Points
QUIZ 1
5.4:Fitting a Line to Data
5.5:Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation
QUIZ 2
5.6:The Standard Form of a Linear Equation
5.7:Predicting with Linear Models
QUIZ 3
Solving and Graphing Linear Inequalities
CHAPTER 6:6.1:Solving One-Step Linear Inequalities
6.2:Solving Multi-Step Linear Inequalities
6.3:Solving Compound Inequalities
QUIZ 1
6.4:Solving Absolute-Value Equations and Inequalities
6.5:Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
QUIZ 2
6.6:Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Mean, Median, and Mode
6.7:Box-and-Whisker Plots
QUIZ 3
Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
CHAPTER 7:7.1:Solving Linear Systems by Graphing
7.2:Solving Linear Systems by Substitution
7.3:Solving Linear Systems by Linear Combinations
QUIZ 1
7.4:Applications of Linear Systems
7.5:Special Types of Linear Systems
7.6:Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities
QUIZ 2
Exponents and Exponential Functions
CHAPTER 8:8.1:Multiplication Properties of Exponents
8.2:Zero and Negative Exponents
8.3:Division Properties of Exponents
QUIZ 1
8.4:Scientific Notation
8.5:Exponential Growth Functions
8.6:Exponential Decay Functions
QUIZ 2
Quadratic Equations and Functions
CHAPTER 9:9.1:Solving Quadratic Equations by Finding Square Roots
9.2:Simplifying Radicals
9.3:Graphing Quadratic Functions
QUIZ 1
9.4:Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing
9.5:Solving Quadratic Equations by the Quadratic Formula
9.6:Applications of the Discriminant
QUIZ 2
9.7:Graphing Quadratic Inequalities
9.8:Comparing Linear, Exponential, and Quadratic Models
QUIZ 3
Polynomials and Factoring
CHAPTER 10:10.1: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
10.2:Multiplying Polynomials
10.3:Special Products of Polynomials
QUIZ 1
10.4:Solving Polynomial Equations in Factored Form
10.5:Factoring x + bx + c
10.6:Factoring ax + bx + c
QUIZ 2
10.7:Factoring Special Products
10.8:Factoring Using the Distributive Property
QUIZ 3
Rational Equations and Functions
CHAPTER 11:11.1: Ratio and Proportion
11.2:Percents
11.3:Direct and Inverse Variation
QUIZ 1
11.4:Simplifying Rational Expressions
QUIZ 2
QUIZ 3
Radicals and Connections to Geometry
CHAPTER 12:12.1:Functions Involving Square Roots
12.2:Operations with Radical Expressions
12.3:Solving Radical Equations
QUIZ 1
12.4:Completing the Square
12.5:The Pythagorean Theorem and Its Converse
QUIZ 2
12.6:The Distance and Midpoint Formulas
12.7:Trigonometric Ratios
12.8:Logical Reasoning: Proof
QUIZ 3