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ALGEBRA: UNIT ONE REVIEW
Objective:
Classify numbers according to their type and perform the operations of
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, raising to an exponent,
and taking a root of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
KEY QUESTIONS
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What are some of the different
types of numbers that we work
with in Algebra?
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What are unary and binary
operations?
How do I perform the
mathematical operations of
addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division of
whole numbers, fractions, and
decimals?
What do “raising to an exponent”
and “taking a root” mean, and
how do I do these on a calculator?
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STUDY NOTES
How do I evaluate roots and
exponents on a calculator?
Objective:
Evaluate a numerical expression using the correct order of operations.
KEY QUESTIONS
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What does evaluate mean?
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Why do we have an Order of
Operations and why is the Order of
Operations the way it is?
What is the correct Order of
Operations, and how do I use the
correct Order of Operations to
evaluate a numerical expression
What is the “left to right rule” in
the order of operations?
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Objective:
Combine integers using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
KEY QUESTIONS
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What is the Additive Inverse
Property?
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How do I combine integers by
addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division?
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Objective:
Simplify and evaluate variable expressions.
KEY QUESTIONS
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What is a variable, and why do we
use variables in Algebra?
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What is an algebraic expression?
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How do I evaluate an algebraic
expression?
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How do I simplify an algebraic
expression by combining like
terms?
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What is the Distributive Property?
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What is the difference between
EVALUATING a variable expression
and SIMPLIFYING a variable
expression?
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Objective:
Translate between verbal statements and variable expressions, equations,
and/or inequalities.
KEY QUESTIONS
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What English words mean +, -, ,
, =, <, >, , .
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What does it mean to define a
variable, and why is it important
to define a variable?
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How do I translate an English
phrase or sentence into an
algebraic expression, equation, or
inequality?
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