what is algebra and why is it important
Algebra is important for future employment opportunities in Californiaâs increasingly knowledge-based economy, even in jobs con-sidered to be âblue collar.â For example, an applicant must have passed Algebra I to enter an electrician apprenticeship program. But if students are aiming for college, algebra is essential.
Algebra is a branch of mathematics that substitutes letters for numbers, and an algebraic equation represents a scale where what is done on one side of the scale is also done to the other side of the scale and the numbers act as constants.