NAC389.470. Algebra I.

A course of study in Algebra I must include instruction designed to teach the pupil to do the following:

     1. Formulate and solve problems in everyday life by using the basic techniques of algebra.

     2. Solve and graph linear equations and linear inequalities.

     3. Perform algebraic operations with polynomials.

     4. Solve quadratic equations by algebraic methods.

     5. Depict and represent problems or phenomena in everyday life by using algebra.

     6. Depict and represent problems in everyday life by using matrices.

     7. Solve linear equations by using algebraic methods.

     8. Solve problems by using the basic laws of exponents and radicals.

     9. Justify the logic of algebraic procedures by using field properties.

     10. Formulate predictions based on collections of data points.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 5-4-87; A 4-1-92)