1. Chapter 1 (Sections 1-1 through 1-8)
Arithmetic of real numbers Positive whole number exponents Similar terms Polynomials Order of Operations Evaluation of expressions
2. Chapter 2 (Sections 2-1 through 2-5)
Solving first-degree equations Solving first-degree inequalities
3. Chapter 3 (Sections 3-1 through 3-4)
Solving word problems
4. Chapter 4 (Sections 4-1 through 4-7)
Products of polynomials Factoring techniques
5. Chapter 5 (Sections 5-1 through 5-7)
Simplification, Addition/subtraction, and Multiplication/division of rational expressions Simplification of complex fractions Solving rational equations
6. Chapter 6 (Sections 6-1 through 6-7)
Integer exponents and the laws of exponents Rational exponents Simplification of and operations with radical expressions
7. Chapter 7 (Sections 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5)
Quadratic equations
8. Chapter 8 (Section 8-1)
The Cartesian coordinate system Introduction to graphing an equation of two variables
