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Jousting Armadillos & Other Equations: An Introduction to Algebra (Arbor Algebra Series, 1)

by Linus Rollman Author

(From Amazon): Jousting Armadillos introduces students to basic algebraic concepts, notation, and operations. Students learn to: engage in various forms of inductive and deductive reasoning; reflect on the nature of variables; speak the language of algebra; perform the basic operations with negative numbers; manipulate algebraic fractions; and solve single-variable problems and resolve inequalities. Learn more at www.arboralgebra.org.

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9780982136317
Print Status
In Print
Lessons
38
Pages
184
Suggested Grades
5th - 9th
Publisher
Arbor Center for Teaching (www.arboralgebra.org)
Edition
1
Copyright
2009

Lessons

  • 1 1.1 How do We Know Things?p. 12
  • 2 1.2 Some Problems p. 14
  • 3 1.3 Inductive Reasoning and it's Limitations p. 18
  • 4 1.4 Some Puzzles and Games p. 22
  • 5 1.5 Deductive Reasoning p.25
  • 6 1.6 Does Deductive Reasoning Have Limitations? p.27
  • 7 1.7 A Few Brief Thoughts Before we Move On p. 30
  • 8 2.1 A Little History, or What's Algebra All About?
  • 9 2.2 Adding and Subtracting
  • 10 2.3 Multiplying
  • 11 2.4 Dividing
  • 12 2.5 Exponents
  • 13 2.6 One & Zero
  • 14 2.7 The Order of Operations
  • 15 2.8 The Distributive Property
  • 16 3.1 What's a Negative Number?
  • 17 3.2 Adding with Negatives
  • 18 3.3 Subtracting with Negatives
  • 19 3.4 Multiplying & Dividing with Negatives
  • 20 3.5 Absolute Value, or Tying It All Together
  • 21 4.1 Breaking Numbers Down, or Prime Factorization
  • 22 4.2 Greatest Common Factor
  • 23 4.3 Least Common Multiple
  • 24 4.4 Simplifying Algebraic Functions
  • 25 4.5 Ratios
  • 26 4.6 Multiplying & Dividing Algebraic Fractions
  • 27 4.7 Adding & Subtracting Algebraic Fractions
  • 28 5.1 Expressions and Equations
  • 29 5.2 Telling the Truth
  • 30 5.3 Equations as Pan Balances
  • 31 5.4 Solving Proportioins
  • 32 5.5 Percent Problems as Proportions
  • 33 5.6 Representing Inequalities
  • 34 5.7 Solving Single-Variable Inequalities
  • 35 6.1 Multi-Step Equations
  • 36 6.2 More Multi-Step Equations
  • 37 6.3 Problem-Solving Situations
  • 38 6.4 Distance, Rate, & Time Problems

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