GRADE 8 Algebra Outline

Chapter 1: The Language of Algebra
Variables & Expressions, Order of Operations, Open Sentences, Identity & Equality Properties, Distributive Property, Commutative & Associative Property, Graphs & Functions.

Chapter 2: Real Numbers
Rational Numbers, Adding & Subtracting Rational Numbers, Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers, Probability, Square Roots & Real Numbers.

Chapter 3: Solving Linear Equations
Writing Equations, Solving Equations using Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, Multi-step equations, Solving equations with variables on both sides, Ratios & Proportions, Percent of Change.

Chapter 4: Graphing Relations and Functions
Coordinate Plane, Transformations, Relations & Equations, Graphing Linear Equations, Functions, Arithmetic Sequences.

Chapter 5: Analyzing Linear Equations
Slope, Slope-Intercept Form, Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept From and Point-Slope Form, Parallel & Perpendicular Lines, Scatter Plots & Lines of Best Fit.

Chapter 6: Solving Linear Inequalities
Solving Inequalities by Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, & Division. Multi-Step Inequalities, Compound Inequalities, Solving Open Sentences Involving Absolute Value, Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables.

Chapter 7: Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Graphing Systems of Equations, Substitution, Elimination Using Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication, Graphing Systems of Inequalities

Chapter 8: Polynomials
Multiplying & Dividing Monomials, Adding & Subtracting Polynomials, Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials and Polynomials.

Chapter 9: Factoring
Factors & GCF
Factoring Using the Distributive Property
Factoring Trinomials
Factoring Difference of Squares
Perfect Squares and Factoring

Chapter 10: Quadratic and Exponential Functions

Chapter 11: Radical Expressions
Simplifying Radical Expressions

Chapter 13: Statistics
Introduction to Matrices