- Explain arithmetic operations with whole numbers, integers, fractions, and decimals.
- When solving equations, what is done to one side of the equation, must also be done to the other side. Why?
- Mathematical formulas model phenomena in every facet of our lives. Provide an example of how equations solve problems in a variety of situations.
- Provide three examples of the rectangular coordinate system, which is the basis for most consumer graphs.
- Discuss the properties of polynomials.
- Explain the process of factoring expressions and see how factoring is used to solve certain types of equations.
- Explain how problems can be solved using rational equations.
- The trajectories of fireworks are modeled by quadratic equations. The equations can be used to predict the maximum height of a firework and the number of seconds it will take from launch to explosion. Discuss the properties of quadratic equations, and how they are applied as models in various situations.