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1. A brief history of numbers (Colby Community College) |
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2. What good is math? (University of Richmond, Virginia) |
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3. Math in daily life (Learner.org) |
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What is Algebra? |
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What is Algebra? |
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1. What is algebra? (math.com) |
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2. What is algebra? (pinkmonkey.com) |
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3. What is algebra? (Syracuse University) |
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4. A brief history of algebra (Denise Carlton: Ramona Middle School - LaVerne, California) |
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5. Algebra videos |
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Strategies |
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1. Basic word problems in algebra (algebrahelp.com) |
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2. Problem solving tutorial (West Texas A & M University, USA) |
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3. Problem solving - request, response, result (University of Hawaii, USA) |
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4. Common algebra mistakes (mathmistakes.info) |
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Important Stepping Stones |
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Order of Operations |
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1. Order of operations1 (math.com) |
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2. Order of operations2 (Amby's math resources) |
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3. Order of operations 3 (mathgoodies.com) |
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Exponents and Square Roots |
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1. Exponents (math.com) |
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2. What are exponents? (Madison Area Technical College) |
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3. What are exponents? #3 (mathforum.com) |
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4. Exponents and square roots slide show (Jefferson County Schools: Dandrige, TN) |
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5. What are square roots? (Madison Area Technical College) |
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6. Squares and square roots - up to 40 (gomath.com) |
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7. Square root algorithms (mathworld.wolfram.com) |
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Practice |
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Introductory Questions |
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1. Division and order of operations (dositey.com) |
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2. Order of operations drill (scweb4free.com) |
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3. Math baseball set to algebra and make it hard (funbrain.com) |
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4. Smile or frown (figurethis.org) |
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5. Fish (figurethis.org) |
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6. Who runs faster? (figurethis.org) |
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7. Division and order of operations (dositey.com) |
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8. Order of operations drill (scweb4free.com) |
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More Practice |
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1. Algebra planet blaster: requires Java (aplusmath.com) |
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2. Planet hop (BBC) |
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3. Late delivery (BBC) |
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4. Equation match (BBC) |
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5. Absurd math game - pre-algebra from another dimension (learningwave.com) |
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6. Fun with calandars (Rice University, Huston, Texas, USA) |
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7. Linear equations problems (saab.org) |
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8. Distance, speed, and time (saab.org) |
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9. Distance, rate, and time (Math Forum at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) |
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10. Arithmetic and algebra miscellany and puzzles (cut-the-knot.org) |
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11. Misc. Middle School problems - algebra (Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA) |
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Ordered Pairs |
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1. Plotting ordered pairs (shodor.org) |
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2. Ordered pairs game (shodor.org) |
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3. Maze game (shodor.org) |
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Variables |
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1. Simple functions (shodor.org) |
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2. Linear functions (shodor.org) |
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3. Expressions with one variable - scroll down for questions (aaamath.com) |
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4. Expressions with two variables - scroll down for questions (aaamath.com) |
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5. Interactive graphs - rate of change (nctm.org) |
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6. Solving equations (aaamath.com) |
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7. Practical algebra lessons (purplemath.com) |
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8. Algebra (math.com) |
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9. Algebra lessons (algebrahelp.com) |
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10. Coolmath Algebra (coolmathalgebra.com) |
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11. Arithmetic and algebra miscellany and puzzles (cut-the-knot.org) |
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12. Study notes (motivatingmath.com) |
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Going Beyond Algebra |
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Beyond Algebra |
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1. Examples of algebraic graphs (Colby Community College) |
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2. The legend of Soh-Cah-Toa (themathlab.com) |
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3. The tree of mysteries (themathlab.com) |
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4. Trig ratios test (themathlab.com) |
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5. Examples of trig graphs (Colby Community College) |
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6. Scientific and graphic calculator (Colby Community College) |
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Calculus |
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1. What is calculus? (physicsforums.com) |
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2. Why bother to learn calculus? (carlscalculus.org) |
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3. Calculus overview slideshow (Guilford High School) |
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4. Pre-calculus warmup (University of Tennesse) |
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5. Calculus quest (Oregon State University) |
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Miscellaneous |
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Dictionaries and Glossaries |
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1. Math glossary: A to E - F to J - K to O - P to R - S to Z (BC Ministry of Education, Canada) |
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2. Math glossary (Ron Blond, Alberta Learning, Canada) |
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3. Math dictionary for kids (Aussie Schoolhouse, Australia) |
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4. Mathematics dictionary (Shodor Education Foundation, USA) |
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5. Dictionary of measurement (University of North Carolina, USA) |
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6. English-Spanish math dictionary (math2.org) |
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7. English-French-Spanish math vocabulary |
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8. Babel Fish translation (altavista.com) |
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9. Google Translate (google.com) |
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Scientific and Graphing Calculators |
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1. Using a calculator (BBC) |
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2. Simple calculator lessons (Missouri Valley Adult Education Association) |
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3. Online calculators (www.math.com) |
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4. TI calculator tutorials gateway (Texas Instruments) |
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5. Graphing calculator tutorials (technicalmath.com) |
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6. Graphing calculator lessons (Kutztown University) |
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Additional Resources |
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1. Homework guidelines for mathematics (purplemath.com) |
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2. Graph paper: pdfs (www.incompetch.com) |
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3. Graphic organizers (enchantedlearning.com) |
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4. Patterns, functions, and algebra (Learner.org) |
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5. Common math mistakes: misconceptions (mathsyear2000.org) |
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6. Patterns, functions, and algebra (Learner.org) |
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| Created
by Stew Savard September 2004. Minor update October 2007. Rebuild
planned for March 2008. All rights to "look and feel"
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Readability
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