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Algebra- that branch of mathematics dealing with
properties of numbers and quantities by means of letters and other general
symbols.
[al-jabr al the, jabr reunion of broken parts
(Arabian)]
The activities
cover most aspects of school-level algebra from Year 7 to Year 11 (age 11-16),
concentrating on correct use of the language and consistent with the UK
Numeracy Strategy. Real world applications are not covered. Some essential
rules of algebra are described on the Rules
page.
This is a first draft of "Interactive Algebra" and is incomplete in a
number of areas. Download and printout this complete guide to
Interactive Algebra (Word document,
67Kb)
 Learn the skills
and practise them. Each page is interactive in some way and is in order of
increasing difficulty. There may be a button to press to change details in the
question and another button to reveal the answer step by step. Some times a
slider is available so you have more control over the numbers used. You may
also be able to choose to use negative numbers for substitution. Read through a
few examples then have a go yourself. Have paper and pencil handy.
There are
interactive assessments on major topic areas and on algebra in general. These
are designed for printing out.
Learn the language - move your pointer over the
expressions and a simple definition will appear
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