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Algebra 2 - 2nd Edition

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Algebra


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1.1 Real Numbers and Properties

http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fractions/FractionsCalc.html
This page contains a fraction calculator that defines whether a fraction terminates or repeats and will show as many decimal places as you request.

http://www.intmath.com/numbers/numbers-intro.php
This page contains links to lessons and extension ideas on number sets and properties.

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AN1/indexAN1.htm
This page includes links to several summaries of basic number properties and offers hints for remembering them. The page also includes pages with practice problems.

http://www.college-cram.com/study/algebra/presentations/96
This page contains an interactive application of each property.

1.2 Solving Equations and Inequalities

http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U3L1GL.html
This page offers an explanation of solving equations and practice.

http://www.aaaknow.com/equ.htm
This series of pages contains lessons on solving all types of equations and inequalities. (Click Next)

http://www.freemathhelp.com/Lessons/PreAlgebra_Solving_Equations_and_Inequalities_BB.htm
This page has video of a lecture on solving multistep equations and inequalities.

http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourcesForCourse&CourseID=216
This page contains several different gizmos to practice solving equations and inequalities. This website requires Shockwave Player to run some of its features.

http://www.xpmath.com/forums/arcade.php?categoryid=4
This page contains games that involve solving equations.

1.3 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities

http://www.themathpage.com/alg/absolute-value.htm
This page contains a lesson on absolute value equations and inequalities. Pass mouse over each colored area to reveal.

http://algebralab.net/studyaids/studyaid.aspx?file=Algebra2_1-7.xml
This page contains a brief explanation and practice on solving absolute value equations and inequalities.

http://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/absolute-value.html
This page contains absolute value practice worksheets of varying levels and operations, including a link to absolute value inequalities worksheets.

http://www.quia.com/cb/37004.html
This page contains a jeopardy-like one or two-player game on solving absolute value equations
and inequalities.

1.4 Rate of Change and Linear Equations

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/ac1/rate.htm
This page discusses slope and rate of change for linear equations.

http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/stress.html
This page contains a lesson on rate of change with a real life example.

http://www.algebrahelp.com/worksheets/check/graphing/slope.quiz
This page contains an online quiz to calculate slope for several graphs.

http://www.algebra-class.com/rate-of-change.html
This page includes a lesson with several examples and a video about finding the rate of change.

1.5 Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities

http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut27_graphline.htm
This page contains a tutorial on graphing linear equations.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/graphing-linear-inequalities.html
This page shows how to graph linear inequalities, including practice problems.

http://www.math.com/school/subject2/lessons/S2U4L3GL.html
This series of pages contains explanation and practice with graphing linear equations. (Click Here)

1.6 Scatter Plots

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/AD4/indexAD4.htm
This series of pages delivers a lesson and practice with correlation, line of best fit, and scatter plots.

http://math.tutorvista.com/statistics/scatter-plot.html
This page contains a lesson on scatterplots and correlation.

http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section3/scatterp.htm
This page contains an explanation and examples of different types of scatter plots.

http://staff.argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/math9/strand4/scatterPlot.htm
This page has an interactive applet for creating scatter plots, calculating a line of best fit, and exploring correlation.