Introduction to Elementary Algebra
- Interactive Course
- 10 h
- Beginner
- 2 Certifications
Elementary algebra is a prerequisite for multiple mathematics and statistics courses, and a strong foundation in algebra can help you better understand more advanced math. This course introduces the basic concepts of algebra as well as common types of problems and how to solve them. Start with algebraic definitions and then move on to linear equations, linear inequalities, polynomials and quadratic equations. The instructor also discusses word problem examples in each section and walks through the steps to finding a solution. Wolfram AI Course Assistant is available for this interactive course.
Course Overview
Requirements: This course requires no prior knowledge of Mathematica or Wolfram Language. Prerequisites for learning algebra are understanding basic math skills and fluency with basic math operations.
Featured Products & Technologies: Wolfram Language (available in Mathematica and Wolfram|One)
You'll Learn To
- Evaluate and simplify expressions
- Perform polynomial operations
- Solve linear and quadratic equations
- Work with systems of linear equations and linear inequalities
- Define and manipulate variables and the order of operations
- Graph algebraic equations
- Use the graphing, substitution and elimination methods to solve equations
- Find solutions to different types of word problems
Video Duration
- Section 179 minutes
- Section 289 minutes
- Section 379 minutes
- Section 466 minutes
- Section 565 minutes
- Section 679 minutes
- Section 715 minutes
New! Wolfram AI Course Assistant
This interactive course includes video lessons, quizzes, practice problems, a final exam and our new chat-based Course Assistant powered by Wolfram LLM Kit. Ask Course Assistant anything about the lesson, and it will provide you with contextually aware answers and even relevant code. Get started with our free courses by signing in to the Wolfram Cloud with your Wolfram ID—or create one; it's free! Our recommended best practice for completing this interactive course is to start with Lesson 1 and progress through the video lessons, taking each quiz in the order it appears in the table of contents. You can click Track My Progress to chart your certification progress as you go. Wolfram AI Course Assistant is included with a Wolfram Notebook Assistant + LLM Kit subscription.
Certifications Available
Completion Certificate
Certify your completion of this course by watching course videos and passing the auto-graded quizzes.
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Level 1 Certification
Complete course videos and pass the auto-graded quizzes and final exam to certify your proficiency in elementary algebra.
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