Algebra I may be one of the single most important classes taught in high school.  Students who do not complete Algebra I are not able to enroll in a number of classes, such as geometry, chemistry, and certain computer classes.  Therefore, it is very important for Algebra I students to do their best to understand the material that is taught, to ask questions when unsure, to stay caught up with the progress of the class, and to pay attention and take notes during class.  This may require as much as 45 minutes of homework each night, on the average. 

Vocabulary is key to understanding in most classes, including Algebra I.  Students will be given a list of vocabulary words and phrases for each chapter covered.  They should use their books to define each for their notebooks. 

Parents - Stay on your kids to study for tests and quizzes, which are usually on Fridays!

Ch. 2 Vocabulary

1.  absolute value

2.  additive inverse

3.  associative property

4.  base

5.  coefficient

6.  commutative property

7.  distributive property

8.  exponent

9.  integer

10.  like terms

11.  opposites

12.  power

13.  rational numbers

14.  real numbers

15.  reciprocal

16.  subtraction

17.  term

18.  whole numbers

CHAPTER 3

1.  Addition Property of Equality

2.  Division Property of Equality

3.  Formula

4.  Literal Equation

5.  Multiplication Property of Equality

6.  Subtraction Property of Equality

CHAPTER 4

1. Box-and-whisker plot

2.  Cross product

3.  Mean

4.  Median

5.  Mode

6. Percent

7. Probability

8. Proportion

9. Range

10. Ratio

11. Stem-and-leaf plot   

CHAPTER 5

1. Constant of variation

2. Direct variation

3. Domain

4. Function

5. Parallel

6. Perpendicular

7. Point-slope form

8. Range

9. Rate of change

10. Relation

11. Slope

12. Slope-intercept form

13. Standard form

14. X-intercept

15. Y-intercept

CHAPTER 6

1.  Absolute-value equation

2.  Absolute-value function

3.  Compound Inequality

4.  Conjunction

5.  Disjunction

6.  Inequality

7.  Transformation

8.  Translation

9.  Union

CHAPTER 7

1.  Boundary Line

2.  Consistent System

3.  Dependent System

4.  Inconsistent System

5.  Independent System

6.  System of Equations

CHAPTER 8

1. Base

2. Coefficient

3.  Exponent

4.  Monomial

5.  Negative Exponent

6.  Power-of-a-Fraction Property

7.  Power-of-a-Power Propery

8.  Power-of-a-Product Property

9.  Product-of-Powers Property

10. Quotient-of-Powers Property

11. Scientific notation

12. Zero exponent

Ch. 12

1.  Hypotenuse

2.  Legs of a right triangle

3.  Multiplication property of square roots

4.  Pythagorean theorem

5.  Radicand

6.  Simplest radical form

7.  Right triangle

8.  Square root

Ch. 9

1.  Degree

2.  FOIL method

3.  Identity

4.  Polynomial

5.  Polynomial function

6.  Special products

7.  Standard form of a polynomial

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