8th Grade - Accelerated Algebra
This course is a full year Algebra course and is intended for students who have shown mastery of Pre-Algebra concepts. Students will learn to solve multi-step linear equations and inequalities with real numbers including absolute values, solve systems of linear equations, represent linear and quadratic functions as verbal descriptions, equations, tables, and graphs, perform basic polynomial operations, factor polynomials, and use statistics and probability to describe data sets and make predictions. Students will apply this learning to solve real-world mathematical problems. This course prepares students to be mathematically literate, as well as prepare them for future math courses, the 8th grade MN Math Standards, and MN standardized math tests. The distinction between this course and Algebra 1 is that Algebra Accelerated covers the content of Algebra 1 and Intermediate Algebra in one year rather than in two years.