Ms. Walsh's Unofficial Final Exam Study Guide
Every chapter, every section, ready to review.
Twelve chapters from Algebra: Structure and Method, Book 1, broken down by numbered subsection. Each topic has a short overview, key ideas, worked examples, and practice problems with answers you can reveal.
Remember: this is an unofficial guide. It covers the basic skills you learned this year. For more advanced problems, please refer to your textbook.
Introduction to Algebra
9 topicsBuild the language of algebra: variables, expressions, equations, and the number line.
Working with Real Numbers
9 topicsAdd, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers with confidence.
Solving Equations and Problems
8 topicsMaster the moves that transform equations and use them to solve word problems.
Polynomials
10 topicsWork with exponents and polynomials—add, subtract, and multiply expressions with many terms.
Factoring Polynomials
13 topicsReverse multiplication: break polynomials into a product of simpler factors.
Fractions
7 topicsSimplify, multiply, divide, add, and subtract algebraic fractions.
Applying Fractions
10 topicsUse fractions for ratios, proportions, percents, mixtures, work, and scientific notation.
Introduction to Functions
10 topicsConnect equations, graphs, and functions in the coordinate plane.
Systems of Linear Equations
7 topicsSolve two equations in two unknowns by graphing, substitution, and elimination.
Inequalities
8 topicsSolve and graph inequalities in one and two variables, including absolute value.
Rational and Irrational Numbers
10 topicsExplore rational and irrational numbers, square roots, and the Pythagorean Theorem.
Quadratic Functions
8 topicsSolve quadratic equations using square roots, completing the square, and the quadratic formula.