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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries: Factoring Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that illustrate how to factor polynomials. It discusses factoring out the greatest common factor, factoring by grouping, factoring quadratics, and factoring polynomials with degree...
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries: Rational Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that define rational expressions and investigate how to reduce a rational expression to lowest terms, add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Quadratic Equations Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that illustrate how to solve quadratic equations by factoring and the square root property.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Solving Exponential Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that discuss methods for solving equations that contain exponentials.
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Paul's Online Notes: Lamar University: Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Rational Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed tutorial features notes and numerous examples that illustrate how to graph rational functions.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Symmetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at symmetry, discussing symmetry about the x-axis, y-axis, and the origin. Shows methods for testing the symmetry of a graph.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Transformations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at vertical and horizontal shifts of graphs as well as reflections of graphs about the x and y-axis, often called transformations.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Graphing Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at graphing functions including several examples of graphing piecewise functions.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: The Definition of a Function

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features definitions and examples that take a look at relations and functions, function notation, the domain and range of a function, and piecewise functions.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides examples of applications of exponential functions involving compound interest and exponential growth and decay, and an example of an application of a logarithm involving earthquake intensity.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Solving Logarithm Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at some methods for solving equations that contain logarithms.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Logarithm Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial introduces logarithm functions giving the basic properties and graphs. Also, discusses how to evaluate some basic logarithms including the use of the change of base formula, the common logarithm, log(x), and the...
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Partial Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at the process of partial fractions and finding the partial fraction decomposition of a rational expression.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Graphing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that take a look at the Cartesian (or Rectangular) coordinate system. Provides definitions of ordered pairs, coordinates, quadrants, and x and y-intercepts.
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Paul's Online Notes: Average Function Value

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial takes a look at using definite integrals to determine the average value of a function on an interval and also the Mean Value Theorem for integrals.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Finding Zeroes of Polynomials

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial looks at a process using the Rational Root Theorem that allows you to find some of the zeroes of a polynomial and in special cases all of the zeroes.
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Paul's Online Notes: One Sided Limits: Practice Page

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice exercise reviews one-sided limits.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Solutions and Solution Sets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Detailed math tutorial features notes and examples that introduce and define basic ideas involved in solving equations and inequalities and solution sets.
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Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Cheat Sheet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The study sheet consists of formulas and examples on concepts discussed in a Calculus course. Topics included are limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Preliminaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Students review concepts that are important to an Algebra class. Topics examined are exponents, polynomials, complex numbers, and radicals. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are included. The class notes are...
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Solving Equations and Inequalities

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to solve equations and inequalities. Topics examined are linear equations, quadratic equations, linear inequalities, and absolute value inequalities. The class notes are available in pdf format.
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Common Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students investigate how to graph a wide variety of equations and functions. Topics explored are lines, rational functions, parabolas, ellipses, and transformations. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are...
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Polynomial Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students investigate how to sketch and find solutions to higher degree polynomials. Topics explored are dividing polynomials, roots of polynomials, graphing polynomials, and finding zeroes of polynomials. Class notes, definitions, and...
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Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Exponential and Logarithm Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate exponential and logarithm functions. Topics explored are solving exponential functions, solving logarithm equations, and applications. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are included. The...