A comprehensive approach to teaching pre-algebra.

In preparation for high school mathematics, students explore ratios, proportions, and irrational numbers. They also begin a study of the fundamental skills and concepts of algebra, statistics, geometry, and probability. Unit topics cover the following content strands:

• Essentials of Algebra: algebra fundamentals, evaluating algebraic expression, simple equations, variable on both sides of the equation, solving literal equations
• Fundamentals of Geometry: geometry fundamentals, triangles, volume and surface areas
• Radicals and Exponents: introduction of radicals and Pythagorean Theorem, scientific notation
• Ratio and Proportion: ratio, proportion, direct and inverse variation, similar polygons
• Statistics: interpreting and constructing graphs, mean median and mode, frequency distribution, and histograms
• Probability: simple probability, probability of combined events