LIVE 28: Algebra Basics
Tu/W/Th/F/M 6:15–7:15pm from 7/12 (Your Time*)
This LIVE course contains a total of 20 hours of live video instruction (~$20/hour), plus 1 year of access to Prof. Loh's recorded videos from this course.
We’ve carefully designed our courses to maximize engagement. Each of our LIVE classrooms has a 1:13 staff to student ratio, with a maximum of 40 students.
* The official meeting time for this course is 2:15pm in New York.
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Syllabus
The 20 course meetings are split in 16 lessons (called Day 1 through Day 16 below), and 4 homework exam discussions. Each exam discussion meeting happens after 4 lessons.
Day 1
Estimation and simplifying of fractions; decimals; number sense techniques
Day 2
Complex fractions; mixed numbers; simplifying expressions; solving equations containing fractions; substitution; square roots; word problems; addition and subtraction of fractions; reciprocals
Day 3
Equivalent fractions; number line; least common denominator; estimations and operations on mixed numbers
Day 4
Applications of proportions; percents and rates; solving equations with variables
Day 5
Rates and proportion; applications of rates; word problems
Day 6
Similar figures; 3-D solids; geometric sequences
Day 7
Applications of percents; decimals; and rates; cost analysis; percent increase and decrease
Day 8
Applications of percents; decimals; and rates; cost analysis; percent increase and decrease
Day 9
Applications to accounting; word problems; unit cost; cost analysis; percents
Day 10
Estimation; applications to cost; average; rates
Day 11
Applications of ratios and rates; circumference; prime factors; fractions; decimals
Day 12
Complex ratios and proportions; fractions
Day 13
Rate-time problems; reciprocals; adding and simplifying fractions; factors
Day 14
Applications of rates; rate-time-distance problems
Day 15
Rates; harmonic average; applications of rates; word problems
Day 16
Rates; acceleration; word problems; arithmetic sum; interpreting graphs
Co-Stars
AATHREYA KADAMBI
Extensive contest experience (AMC, AIME, USAMTS, etc.) • Writes problems for school math club, mock contests • Likes music and doodling
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EDDIE KONG
Ohio MATHCOUNTS Champion • Coaches MATHCOUNTS team • Passion for language learning
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