ALGEBRA 1 HONORS
GRADE 9
1 CREDIT
2 SEMESTERS
1.2 GRADE WT.

Prerequisites: Students must meet district honors criteria.

Students will simplify and evaluate expressions by applying order of operations, rules of exponents and radicals, and factoring. They will solve, graph and apply linear equations, and inequalities.  They will solve, graph and apply systems of equations and inequalities over the set of real numbers, with and without the use of technology.  

REMARKS: Texas Instrument Graphing Calculator (TI-84 plus or TI-NSpire) is strongly recommended. 

Curriculum Goals

Goal 1 - Students will classify, order and graph numbers in the real number system.

Goal 2 - Students will evaluate numeric and algebraic expressions using properties and order of operations, with and without the use of technology.

Goal 3 - Students will solve the basic classes of first degree linear equations and inequalities.

Goal 4 - Students will analyze and solve application problems involving linear equations and inequalities in one variable.

Goal 5 - Students will graph points, lines and linear inequalities on the coordinate plane and use appropriate symbolism and vocabulary with and without the use of technology.

Goal 6 - Students will be able to write the equation of a line in any requested form.

Goal 7 - Students will solve and graph systems of linear equations and inequalities in two variables with and without the use of technology.

Goal 8 - Students will add, subtract, multiply, and divide polynomials using correct vocabulary and procedures.

Goal 9 - Students will factor polynomials.

Goal 10 - Students will simplify rational expressions.

Goal 11 - Students will simplify radicals with an index of 2 and carry out the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with radicals including rationalizing the denominator.

Goal 12 - Students will collect, organize and analyze data using statistical methods.

Goal 13 - Students will be able to interpret uncertainty using concepts of probability.