APPENDIX | Algebra Review

AR-1

CONTENTS

ALGEBRA REVIEW I: Handling Operations AR-1
1. Order of Operations AR-1
2. Distributive Law AR-2
3. Operations with Rational Numbers (Fractions) AR-2
ALGEBRA REVIEW II: Representing Numbers AR-3
1. Fractions, Percents, and Percentages AR-3
2. Remainders AR-3
3. Prime and Composite Numbers AR-4
4. Significant Digits AR-4
5. Scientific Notation AR-5
6. Rounding Numbers AR-5
7. Counting in Binary AR-6
ALGEBRA REVIEW III: Working with Formulas AR-7
1. Using Formulas AR-7
2. Solving for One variable in Terms of Another AR-8
3. Formulas Related to Geometric Shapes AR-9
ALGEBRA REVIEW IV: Linear Equations and Inequalities AR-10
1. Linear Equations in One variable AR-10
2. Plotting Points in the Plane AR-11
3. Distance and Midpoint between Two Points in the Plane AR-12
4. Linear Equations in Two variables AR-13
5. Slope of a Line AR-14
6. Graphing a Line in Slope-Intercept Form AR-15
7. Linear Inequalities in Two variables AR-16
8. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities AR-17
ALGEBRA REVIEW V: Summation Notation, Sequences, and Series AR-19
1. Summation Notation AR-19
2. Sequences AR-20
3. Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences and Series AR-21
ALGEBRA REVIEW VI: Exponents, Roots, and Logarithms AR-22
1. Powers and Roots AR-22
2. Natural and Fractional Exponents AR-23
3. Graphs of Exponential Equations AR-24
4. Rules for Exponents and Roots AR-25
5. Logarithms AR-26
6. Using Logarithms to Solve Equations AR-26
ALGEBRA REVIEW VII: Functions AR-27
1. Determining If a Relation Is a Function AR-27
2. Function Notation AR-28
ALGEBRA REVIEW VIII: Permutations and Combinations AR-29
1. Permutations AR-29
2. Combinations AR-29