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Review Beginning Algebra

(aka "Math 040 Help" and "Prepare for Intermediate Algebra")

These are the skills that you should walk into Intermediate Algebra with. You should know these skills well enough to perform them without needing to refer to any notes. Next to each topic are some web resources that you can use to review these skills. Next to each topic you will see the Chapter of the book where you can find this topic.

Operations with Real Numbers (Chapter 1)

Amby's Math Resources: Operations with Signed Numbers
TheMathPage: Signed Numbers (including absolute values)
Quia: Working with Signed Numbers Review Game (you can play the 1-player game)
TeacherTube: Operations on Numbers, Part 1 and Operations on Numbers, Part 2

Order of Operations (Chapter 1)

Amby's Math Resources: Order of Operations Tutorial
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies Unit 7
NY Regents Prep: Order of Operations
TeacherTube: Operations on Numbers, Part 3 and Operations on Numbers, Part 4

Fractions (Chapter 1)

PurpleMath: Fractions
VisualFractions.com
Coolmath.com: Fraction Lessons
NY Regents Prep: Fractions, Percents, Ratios, Proportions

Solving Linear Equations (Chapter 2)

Math.com: Like Terms
TeacherTube: Algebra: Solving Linear Equations
NY Regents Prep: Solving Equations
PurpleMath: One-step Equations, Multi-step Equations, Equations with No Solution or All Real Numbers Solutions
MATHGuide: Solving Equations

Solving Literal Equations (Chapter 2)

NY Regents Prep: Solving Literal Equations
PurpleMath: Solving Literal Equations

Solving Linear Equations Involving Fractions (Chapter 2)

Paul's Online Math Notes: Linear Equations
TheMathPage: Equations with Fractions

Basic Geometry (Chapter 2)

TeacherTube: Formulas from Geometry
Math.com: Geometry Formulas

Solving Linear Inequalities and Interval Notation (Chapter 2)

PurpleMath: Solving Inequalities Overview, Solving Inequalities Examples
Math.com: Inequalities
NY Regents Prep: Linear Inequalities and Interval Notation

Graphing Lines (Chapter 3)

PurpleMath: Graphing Linear Equations and Using Slope and y-Intercept to Graph Lines
Paul's Online Math Notes: Lines

Finding the Slope (Chapter 3)

Math.com: Slope and y-intercept and Graphing Linear Equations
PurpleMath: Slope of a Straight Line, Slope and y-Intercept (Word Problems)
Paul's Online Math Notes: Lines

Writing the Equation of the Line (Chapter 3)

PurpleMath: Straight-Line Equations
Paul's Online Math Notes: Lines

Graphing an Inequality in Two Variables (Chapter 3)

NY Regents Prep: Graphing Linear Inequalities
PurpleMath: Graphing Linear Inequalities, Finding x- and y-intercepts

Integer Exponent Rules (Chapter 4)

Math.com: Exponents
PurpleMath: Simplifying Expressions with Exponents
Paul's Online Math Notes: Integer Exponents

Scientific Notation (Chapter 4)

NY Regents Prep: Scientific Notation
PurpleMath: Scientific Notation

Operations on Polynomials (Chapter 4)

NY Regents Prep: Adding and Subtracting Polynomials, Multiplying Polynomials, and Division of Polynomials
PurpleMath: Polynomials: Definitions/Evaluation, Adding/Subracting, Multiplying, and Dividing

Factoring Polynomials (Chapter 5)

Beverly Kludy's Factoring Strategy Chart
NY Regents Prep: Factoring
Math.com: Greatest Common Factors
Paul's Online Math Notes: Factoring Polynomials

Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring (Chapter 5)

PurpleMath: Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

Operations with Rational Expressions & Simplifying Complex Fractions (Chapter 6)

NY Regents Prep: Rational (Fractional) Expressions and Complex Fractions
PurpleMath: Simplifying Rational Expressions, Adding Rational Expressions, Multiplying Rational Expressions, Complex Fractions
Paul's Online Math Notes: Rational Expressions

Solving Rational Equations (Chapter 6)

NY Regents Prep: Rational Equations
PurpleMath: Solving Rational Equations

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