Comprehensive Guide to Algebra 1

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Comprehensive Guide to Algebra 1

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This series ended on October 30, 2021. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

About

Hi, I'm Athena! By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of all topics in Algebra 1, and knowledge of some bonus content as well. This series is great if you'd like to learn Algebra 1 over the summer, or if you had trouble comprehending the material during the school year. A solid foundation in Pre-Algebra is required.
We will be meeting once a week on Tuesdays, typically at 5 PM ET, along with optional Office Hours on weekends. There are a few times we will be meeting on Friday (@5 PM) as well.

𝒫𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑒 𝓃𝑜𝓉𝑒: If you joined this series late, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲-𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Please make sure that you understand the content from previous sessions before joining (click "See Past Sessions"). Thanks!

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Hi, I'm Athena! I love teaching all kinds of math, and am open to helping anyone who needs assistance. I teach by asking you to try and figure out a problem that you may not know how to solve, then explaining how to do that problem and similar ones through the material covered in the lesson. I try to make my sessions adapt to the needs of the learners present that day, and I can easily adjust if we need to spend more time on one area and less in another. Aside from tutoring, I enjoy math, quiz bowl and robotics competitions, creating music, and playing table tennis. Looking forward to being your tutor! 🐧

Schedule

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

- You will be withdrawn from the course if you have more than 2 unexcused absences or 3 absences in total. Please message me (the tutor) at least 24 hours in advance for any absences!

- If you do miss a session, please join the Office Hours that weekend.

- Be prepared to arrive 5 minutes early to each session so we can all get the most out of our time.

SESSION 1

29

Jun

SESSION 1

Orientation

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCJun 29, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

Hi! Welcome to the course. Contents of this session:
1. Completing a quick survey so I can see what you'd like to learn from this course
2. Sharing with you my rough outline of the course so you can get an idea of what we will be covering
3. Explaining my expectations for this series/each session in the course
4. Demonstration and explanation of how to use the different features of a series that are not normally there in regular sessions.
See you there!

SESSION 2

6

Jul

SESSION 2

Algebra foundations

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCJul 6, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session will be a combination of topics in/about:
- Substituting & evaluating expressions, equivalent expressions
- Linear equations with parentheses, variables on both sides
- Analyzing the number of solutions to linear equations
- Multi-step and compound inequalities
See you there!

SESSION 3

9

Jul

SESSION 3

Working with units

Fri 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTCJul 9, 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTC

This session will be a combination of topics in/about:
- Units
- Exponents
- Radicals
- Irrational numbers
See you there!

SESSION 4

11

Jul

SESSION 4

Office Hours

Sun 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCJul 11, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session is a repeat of 7/6, as there were a large number of absences. Unless you have a very strong understanding of the topic already, THIS SESSION IS REQUIRED (if you were absent)! If you have any questions, feel free to drop in for a bit.

SESSION 5

13

Jul

SESSION 5

Sequences

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCJul 13, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session will be about topics involving sequences:
- Intro to/constructing arithmetic and geometric sequences
- Modeling with sequences
- General sequences
See you there!

SESSION 6

20

Jul

SESSION 6

Review

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCJul 20, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

We will be reviewing everything we've covered so far: Algebra foundations, Units, Exponents, Radicals, Irrational numbers and Sequences.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲, as you either
(1) haven't done any/barely any assignments (meaning I can't tell whether you understand the topic or not), or
(2) have not scored very well on the assignments (but I'm EXTREMELY glad you actually did them).

SESSION 7

25

Jul

SESSION 7

Office Hours

Sun 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTCJul 25, 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTC

Bring any questions you have! (E.g. topics we've covered so far, questions about problems on Khan Academy assignments, etc.)

SESSION 8

1

Aug

SESSION 8

Office Hours

Sun 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTCAug 1, 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTC

Bring any questions you have! (E.g. topics we've covered so far, questions about problems on Khan Academy assignments, other math questions, etc.)

SESSION 9

3

Aug

SESSION 9

Functions

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCAug 3, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session will be all about functions, including absolute value & piecewise functions.
See you there!

SESSION 10

6

Aug

SESSION 10

Functions

Fri 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCAug 6, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session will be all about functions, including absolute value & piecewise functions.
See you there!

SESSION 11

8

Aug

SESSION 11

Office Hours

Sun 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTCAug 8, 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTC

Bring any questions you have! (E.g. topics we've covered so far, questions about problems on Khan Academy assignments, other math questions, etc.)

SESSION 12

10

Aug

SESSION 12

Linear equations & graphs

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCAug 10, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session will explore linear equations and their graphs. We will cover:
- 2-variable linear equations
- Important parts of a linear equation and how to use them to easily graph lines
- Horizontal & vertical lines
See you there!

SESSION 13

15

Aug

SESSION 13

Office Hours

Sun 9:00 PM - 9:20 PM UTCAug 15, 9:00 PM - 9:20 PM UTC

Bring any questions you have! (E.g. topics we've covered so far, questions about problems on Khan Academy assignments, other math questions, etc.)

SESSION 14

17

Aug

SESSION 14

Forms of linear equations

Tue 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTCAug 17, 9:00 PM - 9:40 PM UTC

This session will cover 3 forms of linear equations: slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard.
See you there!

SESSION 15

22

Aug

SESSION 15

Forms of linear equations

Sun 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTCAug 22, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM UTC

This session will cover 3 forms of linear equations: slope-intercept, point-slope, and standard.
See you there!

SESSION 16

24

Aug

SESSION 16

Systems of equations

Tue 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTCAug 24, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM UTC

This session will be a combination of concepts in two-variable systems of equations and systems of inequalities:
- Ways to solve systems of equations
- Number of solutions to systems of equations
- How to solve/checking solutions to systems of inequalities
- Graphing systems of inequalities
See you there!

SESSION 17

4

Sep

SESSION 17

Exponential growth & decay

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCSep 4, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This session will cover exponential growth & decay:
- Identifying exponential functions from tables & graphs
- Exponential vs linear growth/decay
- Graphs of exponential growth/decay
See you there!

SESSION 18

11

Sep

SESSION 18

Inequalities (systems & graphs)

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCSep 11, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

We will be covering how to solve inequalities and systems of inequalities! We ran out of time in previous sessions, so I'm grouping these together now. See you there!

SESSION 19

25

Sep

SESSION 19

Review

Sat 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTCSep 25, 10:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

We will be doing practice problems from functions, absolute value functions, piecewise functions, linear equations and graphs, forms of linear equations, systems of equations, and exponential growth & decay. This session is optional but highly recommended to solidify concepts!

SESSION 20

2

Oct

SESSION 20

Quadratics: Multiplying & factoring

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCOct 2, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This session will cover multiplying polynomials:
- Multiplying monomials by polynomials, multiplying binomials
- Special products of binomials
See you there!

SESSION 21

16

Oct

SESSION 21

Quadratics: Multiplying & factoring

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCOct 16, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This session will cover factoring quadratics:
- Intro to factoring
- Ways/strategies to factor quadratics
See you there!

SESSION 22

23

Oct

SESSION 22

Quadratic functions & equations

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCOct 23, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This session will cover main topics regarding quadratic functions & equations:
- Intro to parabolas
- Forms of a quadratic equation
- Ways to solve a quadratic
See you there!

SESSION 23

30

Oct

SESSION 23

Quadratic functions & equations

Sat 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTCOct 30, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM UTC

This session will cover main topics regarding quadratic functions & equations:
- Forms of a quadratic equation
- Ways to solve a quadratic
See you there!
This is the last session in this series; if you are able to make it, please join! 🎉

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Jun 29 - Oct 30

18 weeks

20 - 60 mins

/ session

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