The Class
The Introduction to ALgebra Course is currently the hardest course that dxe-prep has yet to offer. In this 16 week class
students will be required to go to the weekly class held at ___ and will be given Lecture Notes for the class after it is done.
The students will also be given a problem set which it is mandatory to do. The sets are designed to be very challenging for the students
and will require dilligence and patience every week to do. The estimated homework for the class is ranges from person to person and will require a dedication
from usually 3-7 hours per week.
Curriculum
Our course will be going deep into essential topics about Algebra required for higher math courses and competition math.
Week 1 Follow the Rules
Week 2 Fractional Exponents, Radicals, and Variables
Week 3 Variables and Expressions
Week 4 Linear Equations
Week 5 More Variables
Week 6 Linear Equations with Multiple Variables
Week 7 Ratio and Percent
Week 8 More Ratios and Proportion
Week 9 Common Errors and Challenging Problems
Week 10 Graphing Lines (Part 1)
Week 11 Graphing Lines (Part 2) and Introduction to Inequalities
Week 12 Graphing Inequalities
Week 13 Quadratic Equations (Part 1)
Week 14 Special Factorizations
Week 15 Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick and Complex Numbers
Week 16 Quadratic Equations (Part 2)
Are You Ready?
The course is pitched for people with no prior or little experience with algebra, but will aim to have them to be very skilled with it by the end of the course.
For reference check these handouts that we will pass in the class 