Resources tagged “algebra”

10 resources.

Quadratic Equations

What a quadratic equation is, solving by factoring, completing the square and the quadratic formula, solved examples on word problems, and the nature of roots.

Surds and Radicals

Simplifying and rationalizing expressions with square roots, with worked examples including a telescoping sum.

Polynomials: Degree, Zeroes, Division and Factorising

Polynomials in one place: degree, zeroes and coefficients, the division algorithm, the remainder and factor theorems, and factorising with identities, with worked examples.

Logarithms

Logarithms: what they mean, common, natural and binary logs, the rules and change of base, solving a log equation, counting digits with log 2, and common mistakes.

Complex Numbers

Complex numbers: the imaginary unit, modulus, argument and conjugate, multiplying and dividing, finding the argument in the right quadrant, powers of i, and common mistakes.

Linear Equations

How to solve a one-variable linear equation step by step, including fractions and the variable on both sides, with a phrase-to-expression table and worked word and age problems.

Binary Operation

Binary operations: closure, identity and inverse elements, commutativity and associativity, with worked examples, a count of binary operations on a finite set, and common mistakes.

Pair of Linear Equations in Two Variables

Pair of linear equations by every method: forming them from a word problem, the ratio test, substitution, elimination, cross-multiplication and reducible equations, with worked examples.

Laws of Exponents

All the laws of exponents in one table, including zero, negative and fractional exponents, with worked examples on simplifying, one-base rewriting and solving for an exponent, and common mistakes.

Grade 7 Math Olympiad Problems

Five worked Math Olympiad-style problems for grade 7: a Fibonacci-like sequence, an exponent equation, percentages with overlap, consecutive integers, and clock arithmetic.