Algebra is hard for many

When you see letters for the first time you often feel a little dazed and confused. You start to ask questions like why am I doing this - and will I ever need to solve for x in my life?

You may start to feel frustrated and may even develop a strong dislike for math.

I definitely felt this pain during my journey and I want to share some of what I learned with you.

By the end of this course

You will have taken the necessary steps to prepare your mind for algebra.

  • Confidently read and write expressions

  • Solve equations involving the four basic operations.

  • Perform arithmetic with positive and negative numbers

  • Compute answers to questions with many operations such as 1 + 2 x 10

Instructor

Founder | Caribbean Scholar

Jovan Medford

It's a pleasure to have you here on the platform! By trade, I'm a web developer and CXL certified digital analyst. My formal education is in Mathematical Finance and Statistics from uWaterloo. So however you spin it, numbers are heavy in my life and I hope to share some of that love with you.
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Course curriculum

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  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • What Will We Learn?

    • Say Hi!
  • 2

    Learn

    • Expressions

    • Parts of Expressions

    • What Does It Mean To "Solve An Equation"?

    • How To Solve Basic Equations

    • Directed Numbers

    • Order of Operations
  • 3

    Notes (Downloadable)

    • These Are For You

    • Expressions Review

    • Parts of Expressions Review

    • Writing Expressions Review

    • Solving Equations Review

    • Directed Numbers Review

    • Order of Operations Review
  • 4

    Next Steps...

    • More resources for you

Ready To Go?

Let's start our algebra journey on the right foot.