Mathematics 141
Basic Algebra
@ University of Wisconsin
Whitewater, USA
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Algebra Syllabus
(alternate menu linking text with topics below)
Solving Linear Equations (one variable)
Solving Linear Equations (two or more variables)
Story Problems
Choose a problem
General strategies
Mixture Problem
Distance-Rate-Time problem
Working with areas
Filling the Pool (using Fractions)
Areas, solved using Factoring
Areas, solved using Quadratic Formula
Equations with Square Roots
Nickles, Dimes, and Quarters
Solving Inequalities
Rules for Exponents
and
Logarithms
Integer exponents
:
interactive self-test
Adding, subtracting, and Multiplying Polynomials
Factoring
interactive self-test
Solving Equations by Factoring
interactive self-test
Reducing Fractions
interactive self-test
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
interactive self-test
Adding Fractions
(Least common denominators)
interactive self-test
Complex Fractions
interactive self-test
Equations Containing Fractions
interactive self-test
Equations with fractions
interactive word problem
Fractional Exponents
interactive self-test
Multiplying and Dividing Radicals
interactive self-test
Adding and Multiplying Radicals
interactive self-test
Equations with Square Roots
interactive word problem
Quadratic Equations
(factoring, Completing the Square)
interactive self-test
Quadratic Equations
(The Quadratic Formula)
interactive self-test
Slopes of lines
An interactive page
Graphing linear equations
Graphing Inequalities
Graphing Inequalities
interactive self-test
:
Which graphs are functions?
interactive self-test
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Solving Exponential Equations
interactive self-test
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Solving Systems of Equations
without matrices
An interactive page
Nickles, Dimes, and Quarters
interactive word problem
Gauss/Jordan Method
SAMPLE TEST
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what sorts of questions to expect
Practice Tests
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Practice Quiz #1 (numbers)
Practice Quiz #2 (radicals)
Practice Quiz #3 (equations)
Practice Quiz #4 (factoring)
Practice Quiz #5 (fractions)
Practice Quiz #6 (functions)
Practice Quiz #7 (systems of equations)
Practice Quiz #8 (quadratic equations)
Practice Quiz #9
Sample test