Class size is somewhat smaller, this providing for added individual student attention. Studnets will incorporate the use of calculators and computers into various facets of the course. Students visually build from tables to expressions to equations within relaxant settings. This chapter also relates the application of algebraic concepts to problem-solving. In addition the content builds on the use of expressions in computer spreadsheets and on problem solving involving word processing.
Work involving order of operations and the use of formulas is addressed as well.
Reinforced are students understanding of quotients, and partial quotients, compatible numbers, multiplying and dividing by powers of ten as well as the division algorithm. Students build on their knowledge of points, lines, planes, angles, circles, reflections andtranslations, to construct segments, angles, bisectors, triangles, and perpendicular and parallel lines. In addition, they classify triangles and polygons, use tables, and apply problem solving strategies. Searching for patterns and making generalizations are key ingredients of this section. Divisibility rules and exponents are explored, and applied to finding the prime factorization of a number.