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Pre-Algebra Crash Course

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12 sessions

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This series ended on August 1, 2022. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

This series will provide students with immersive, in-depth, sessions that will review fundamental concepts of Pre-Algebra that builds upon previous knowledge in Mathematics as well as expands knowledge regarding key concepts in areas such as equations, inequalities, proportional relationships, systems of equations, functions, and linear models.

Tutored by

Lakshya C 🇺🇸

Certified in 2 topics

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Student based in New Jersey. Skilled in Python and the relevant Web Frameworks including Django. Also experienced in Java, C++, C, and PHP. Experience in leadership and volunteer service through participation in Civil Air Patrol (United States Air Force Auxiliary), as well as experience in network security in CyberPatriot. Has a combined teaching/tutoring experience of over 3 years.

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Due to the immersive nature of the course it is suggested that you attend most sessions as they relate to concepts that have been previously learned. However, if you choose to skip a few sessions, it is completely understandable.

Try not to miss more than 5-6 sessions. If registrants are seen as lacking in attendance or fail to attend any sessions, they will be removed from the series.

When a session is hosted, if no student attends within the first 15-20 minutes of the session starting. The session will be ended and delayed to the next day. Students will be notified of this change when it's made.

SESSION 1

9

Jul

SESSION 1

Orientation

Orientation

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 9, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

Welcome regarding the course and course expectations, there will also be a quick overview regarding which topics we are covering in the series and which we are explicitly not covering. Additionally, this will be an opportunity for students to introduce themselves.
SESSION 2

10

Jul

SESSION 2

Catchup

Catchup

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 10, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

A quick catchup regarding the basic concepts which we will be building upon over the next few sessions. This includes, integer operations, simple expressions, factorization, and fractions.
SESSION 3

11

Jul

SESSION 3

Multi-step equations

Multi-step equations

Mon 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 11, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This session will include a quick introduction into equations and inequalities before diving into the main concept of solving simple equations and inequalities. For individuals who require more challenging problems, there will be more interesting questions to accommodate those individuals.
SESSION 4

22

Jul

SESSION 4

Percent & rational number word problems

Percent & rational number word problems

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 22, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This session will involve a discussion of basic percent concepts and will shift into more application-based percent word problems such as simple interest, compound interest, and exponential growth and decay.
SESSION 5

23

Jul

SESSION 5

Office Hours

Office Hours

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 23, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This will be a quick review of the course material thus far and will review the optional problem sets including Problem Set 1 and Problem Set 2. Additionally, students may ask questions regarding any of the concepts from the previous sessions.
SESSION 6

25

Jul

SESSION 6

Proportional relationships

Proportional relationships

Mon 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 25, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This sessions will look into proportional relationships including ratios and rates which will include many application-based problems in order to assess understanding. We will also look into numerous properties that can be utilized to solve equations.
SESSION 7

27

Jul

SESSION 7

Roots, exponents, & scientific notation

Roots, exponents, & scientific notation

Wed 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 27, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This session will look into exponents and, specifically, negative exponents and exponential properties. We will also look into the relationship between exponents and roots and operations between the two.
SESSION 8

28

Jul

SESSION 8

Office Hours

Office Hours

Thu 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 28, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This will be a quick review of the course material thus far and will review the optional problem sets including Problem Set 3 and Problem Set 4. Additionally, students may ask questions regarding any of the concepts from the previous sessions.
SESSION 9

29

Jul

SESSION 9

Functions and linear models

Functions and linear models

Fri 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 29, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This session will cover the difference between a relation and a function, as well as linear equations as modeled by two variables. We will also discuss the properties of a linear function and its further applications.
SESSION 10

30

Jul

SESSION 10

Systems of equations

Systems of equations

Sat 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 30, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

The last key concept we will be discussing is systems of equations and their relation to linear equations. We will also look into systems of inequalities and learn to model these inequalities on a graph.
SESSION 11

31

Jul

SESSION 11

Office Hours

Office Hours

Sun 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCJul 31, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This will be a quick review of the course material thus far and will review the optional problem sets including Problem Set 5 and Problem Set 6. Additionally, students may ask questions regarding any of the concepts from the previous sessions.
SESSION 12

1

Aug

SESSION 12

Review

Review

Mon 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTCAug 1, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM UTC

This will be a holistic review of all the course material and we may also cover future, and more advanced, concepts that will be covered in Pre-Algebra and, possibly, Algebra 1.

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Jul 9 - Aug 1

4 weeks

60 mins

/ session

SCHEDULE

Saturdays

3:00PM

Mondays

3:00PM