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Purple Math

Purplemath: Simple Factoring

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates how to factor simple polynomial expressions such as "2x + 6".
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Simplifying With Parentheses

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explains, with worked examples, how to simplify expressions which involve parentheses and variables, including how to take a negative through the parentheses.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Using Slope and Y Intercept to Graph Lines

For Students 6th - 8th
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with illustrations, how to use slope and the y-intercept to graph straight lines.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Factoring Polynomials: How To

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates the steps involved in factoring a general polynomial, including using the Rational Roots Test and synthetic division. Shows how to "cheat" with a graphing calculator.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Operations on Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide functions. Includes an example of evaluation. Demystifies the notation.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Polynomial Graphs: End Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains how to recognize the end behavior of polynomials and their graphs. Points out the differences between even-degree and odd-degree polynomials, and between polynomials with negative versus positive leading terms.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Special Factoring: Differences of Squares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates how to use the formula for finding the differences of squares, and warns against trying to factor a sum of squares.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Solving Polynomials: How To

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates the steps involved in solving a general polynomial, including how to use the Rational Roots Test and synthetic division. Points out when using a graphing calculator can be very helpful.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: A Short Lesson in Probability

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois gives a simulation and then asks questions about it.
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Interactive
Other

Mathway: Pre Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Stuck on a particularly hard pre-algebra problem? Just type your problem into this specialized pre-algebra "calculator" and voila - problem solved!
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Activity
Cool Math

Coolmath: Intro to Exponents: Remember Exponents?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This prealgebra tutorial reviews what exponents are and how they work.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Football Path (Algebra)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Fun game involving designing a football path around the high school using pentagons and hexagons.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Nicolaus(ii) Bernoulli

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, gives a brief biography of Nicolaus Bernoulli.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Nicholas Chuquet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of St. Andrews provides a biography of mathematician Nicholas Chuquet, who was the first to use negative numbers as exponents and coefficients.
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Activity
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain

Red Escolar: Trucos De Adivinacion

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
In Spanish. Help students become better mental mathematicians by enjoying the magic relationship of mathematics through magic tricks. Students are given two different series of computations to use when thinking of a number, and then the...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Al Khwarizmi

For Students K - 1st
Brief biographical sketch of Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, famous mathematician who developed Algebra.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Compound Inequalities

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students learn how to solve compound inequalities. Students watch a video tutorial, explore guided notes and attempt practice problems.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Saxon Activity Center: Graphing Calculator Activity: The Coordinate Plane [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphing calculator lesson on coordinate planes. Detailed examples, demonstrations with key functions, and practice problems included. Acrobat Reader required.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Graphs of Inequalities in One Variable

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn to graph linear inequalities on the coordinate plane. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Physics 111 Algebra Review

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a brief algebra review in the following areas: exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and linear equations.
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Disfruta Las Matematicas

Disfruta Las Matematicas: Introduccion Al Algebra

For Students 6th - 8th
This unit could be used as supplementary material for Algebra. It has good examples with illustrations and some interactive activities.
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Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Basic Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive lessons are provided for many topics in algebra, including: laws of algebra, powers, roots and radicals, algebraic expressions, equations, and more. Use the links to navigate the tutorial and learn more focused concepts. The...
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Other

Quick Math: Algebra Simplify

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This QuickMath algebra site simplifies an advanced expression that you enter and gives answer.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Polynomial Inequalities, One Variable

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial offers two methods to solve polynomial inequalities. Site includes several examples, charts, graphs, and other information for student understanding.