Algebra+1+Honors

==9/19/11 In Search of X! Chapter 1 was all about reviewing and curing "Summer Brain". Now we move to the heart of Algebra which is to be able to convert words to expressions and equations and then be able to estimate or solve for an optimal answer. Do not be discouraged. Get organized with all of this information. Make it to section 2.5 and the rest will be simpler.== ==Organize yourself for the types of problems from Chapter 2. You can use these graphic organizers. Algebra is about recognizing patterns and we train our minds to look for patterns through the study of problems. You may choose to use these ways of organizing. I personally like the large venn since you can organize like parts or different kinds of problems. But if you like to think in a linear format, the kwl chart is best.==



Definition of //ALGEBRA//
1. a generalization of arithmetic in which letters representing numbers are combined according to the rules of arithmetic 2. any of various systems or branches of mathematics or logic concerned with the properties and relationships of abstract entities (as complex numbers, matrices, sets, vectors, groups, rings, or fields) manipulated in symbolic form under operations often analogous to those of arithmetic — compare [|boolean algebra] — **al·ge·bra·ist** \- ˌ brā-ist\ //noun//

Origin of //ALGEBRA// Medieval Latin, from Arabic //al-jabr,//literally, the reduction First Known Use: 1551

Algebra is my favorite math course to teach. This course will help you develop the thinking skills necessary for all kinds of occupations. I love x's, and y's, and z's!

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