LIVE 64: Algebra Basics
Th 12–1am from 3/16 (Your Time*)
This LIVE course contains a total of 20 hours of live video instruction (~$22/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 at least one staff member for every 13 students. The typical class size is around 30 students.
* The official meeting time for this course is 8:00pm 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
MICHELLE GAO
Univ of Maryland Math Competition Honorable Mention • Plays Violin and Volleyball • Enjoys Physics and Coding • •
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ANSHUMAN SEETHARAMAN
3-time AIME Qualifier • Chapter Mu Alpha Theta President • Huge basketball and soccer fan • Harry Potter-lover
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