Module 1: Patterns, Change, and Expression

Curriculum Objectives

• Evaluate algebraic expressions
• Use formulas to solve problems
• Translate word phrases and sentences into expressions and equations and vice versa
• Use the associative, commutative, and distributive properties
• Simplify real number expressions with and without a calculator
• Determine addition and multiplicative inverses
• Determine the absolute value of an expression
• Perform operations on whole numbers, integers, decimals, and fractions
• Use matrices to add, subtract, and multiply
• Use number sense to check for the reasonableness of a result
• Use a number line to locate numbers expressed in a variety of forms
• Find the distance between two points on a number line
• Associate verbal names, written word names, and standard numerals with fractions, decimals, percents, exponents, and absolute value
• Interpret data that has been collected, organized, and displayed in charts, tables, and plots
• Calculate measures of central tendency (mean, median, and mode) and range for sets of data
• Analyze real-world data and make predictions using sample population data and appropriate technology