This course presents a balanced approach between concept instruction through meaningful activities and step-by-step examples to meet the needs of an increasingly wide range of Algebra 2 students. Key Algebra 1 concepts and skills are reviewed in Chapter 1 so that all students can be successful moving on to more advanced content. A daily pacing guide ensures that required content is covered. Fully supportive daily lesson plans provide teaching strategies that assist both new and experienced teachers in reducing teacher preparationaration time. Daily class notes in both PowerPoint and as overhead masters support frequent practice and assessment to break up lesson instruction so students can grasp concepts easily building confidence in their abilities. Written by Sheila Cohen, Duval County, Florida Urban Systemic Initiative Math Teacher Mentor, this course incorporates easy-to-implement, point-of-use graphing calculators and provides Internet resources that bring math to life.

Table of Contents:

1. Review of Basic Algebra
2. Linear Equations
3. Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
4. Functions
5. Powers, Roots, and Radicals

6. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
7. Quadratic Equations and Parabolas
8. Polynomials and Polynomial Functions
9. Rational Functions
10. Matrices and Determinants

Course materials cover a full year with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher’s Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; pacing guide; daily lesson plans; teacher’s workbook; CD with daily class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or PowerPoints; complete assessments. Classroom sets includes 25 Student Workbooks and Teacher Edition with CD. After purchase of Teacher’s Edition, additional Student Workbooks are available for individual purchase. Click here for details.