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Pre-Algebra Intro

Place Value & Decimals

Why the same digit is worth different amounts depending on where it sits.

Unit
Numbers & Operations
Video
4:00
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
9:53
Pre-Algebra Intro

Factors & Multiples

Two words that get mixed up constantly, and the difference in one sentence.

Unit
Numbers & Operations
Video
9:53
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
11:28
Pre-Algebra Intro

Prime Factorization

Breaking any number into the prime building blocks that only it has.

Unit
Numbers & Operations
Video
11:28
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Intro
15:25
Pre-Algebra Intro

GCF & LCM

The biggest thing that divides both, and the smallest thing they both divide.

Unit
Numbers & Operations
Video
15:25
Source
Math with Mr. J
Level
Intro
5:39
Pre-Algebra Intro Practice ready

Integers & Absolute Value

Negative numbers on the number line, and what the bars around a number really mean.

Unit
Numbers & Operations
Video
5:39
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
3:02
Pre-Algebra Intro Practice ready

Introduction to Exponents

Repeated multiplication, and the two exponents that look strange at first.

Unit
Numbers & Operations
Video
3:02
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
5:06
Pre-Algebra Intro

Multiplying Fractions

The easiest fraction operation, and why the answer gets smaller.

Unit
Fractions & Decimals
Video
5:06
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
9:35
Pre-Algebra Core

Dividing Fractions

Keep, change, flip — and the reason it is not an arbitrary trick.

Unit
Fractions & Decimals
Video
9:35
Source
Math with Mr. J
Level
Core
14:13
Pre-Algebra Intro

Ratios

Comparing two quantities, and the part-to-part vs part-to-whole trap.

Unit
Ratios, Proportions & Percents
Video
14:13
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
2:31
Pre-Algebra Intro Practice ready

Unit Rates

Making prices and speeds comparable by putting everything per one.

Unit
Ratios, Proportions & Percents
Video
2:31
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
12:44
Pre-Algebra Core

Percent of a Number

Tips, discounts, and tax without reaching for a calculator every time.

Unit
Ratios, Proportions & Percents
Video
12:44
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
22:06
Pre-Algebra Core

Simple Interest

I = Prt, the formula behind loans, and how it differs from compounding.

Unit
Ratios, Proportions & Percents
Video
22:06
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
13:55
Pre-Algebra Intro

Evaluating Expressions

Substituting a value for a variable without losing signs along the way.

Unit
Expressions & Equations
Video
13:55
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Intro
4:32
Pre-Algebra Core

Combining Like Terms

Which terms can be added together, and which only look like they can.

Unit
Expressions & Equations
Video
4:32
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
4:38
Pre-Algebra Core Practice ready

One-Step Equations

Undoing a single operation, and why you must do it to both sides.

Unit
Expressions & Equations
Video
4:38
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
5:12
Pre-Algebra Core Practice ready

Two-Step Equations

Unwrapping in reverse order — why the constant comes off first.

Unit
Expressions & Equations
Video
5:12
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
4:41
Pre-Algebra Core Practice ready

Writing Equations from Words

Turning a sentence into algebra — the step most word problems actually fail at.

Unit
Expressions & Equations
Video
4:41
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
6:24
Pre-Algebra Core Practice ready

Introduction to Inequalities

Solving like an equation, with one rule that has no equation equivalent.

Unit
Expressions & Equations
Video
6:24
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
5:39
Pre-Algebra Intro Practice ready

The Coordinate Plane

Axes, quadrants, and reading an ordered pair the right way round.

Unit
The Coordinate Plane
Video
5:39
Source
Math with Mr. J
Level
Intro
2:44
Pre-Algebra Intro Practice ready

Graphing from a Table

Turning a rule into points, and points into a line.

Unit
The Coordinate Plane
Video
2:44
Source
Brian McLogan
Level
Intro
8:47
Pre-Algebra Core Practice ready

Slope as Rate of Change

Steepness as a number, and what it means outside of maths class.

Unit
The Coordinate Plane
Video
8:47
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
9:53
Pre-Algebra Core

Direct Variation

The special linear relationship that always passes through the origin.

Unit
The Coordinate Plane
Video
9:53
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
7:07
Pre-Algebra Intro

Angles & Parallel Lines

Angle pairs that are equal, angle pairs that add to 180, and how to tell.

Unit
Geometry Essentials
Video
7:07
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
4:28
Pre-Algebra Intro

Triangles & Angle Sums

Why every triangle's angles add to 180°, and the polygon version of the rule.

Unit
Geometry Essentials
Video
4:28
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
8:25
Pre-Algebra Intro

Area & Perimeter

Distance around versus space inside, and why the units differ.

Unit
Geometry Essentials
Video
8:25
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
43:51
Pre-Algebra Core

Transformations

Slides, flips, turns and resizes — and which ones preserve size.

Unit
Geometry Essentials
Video
43:51
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
5:25
Pre-Algebra Intro

Displaying Data

Which chart to use, and how axes get used to mislead.

Unit
Data & Probability
Video
5:25
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
10:01
Pre-Algebra Core

Basic Probability

Counting favourable outcomes, and what independent really means.

Unit
Data & Probability
Video
10:01
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
9:05
Pre-Algebra Core

The Counting Principle

Multiplying choices to count possibilities without listing them.

Unit
Data & Probability
Video
9:05
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
5:54
Algebra 1 Intro

The Real Number System

Naturals, integers, rationals, irrationals — and which box a number lives in.

Unit
Algebra Foundations
Video
5:54
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
24:45
Algebra 1 Intro

Properties of Real Numbers

Commutative, associative, distributive, identity, inverse — the rules that justify every step.

Unit
Algebra Foundations
Video
24:45
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Intro
9:43
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Laws of Exponents

Multiply means add, divide means subtract, power of a power means multiply.

Unit
Algebra Foundations
Video
9:43
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
12:37
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Negative & Zero Exponents

What a negative exponent actually means, and why it is not a negative answer.

Unit
Algebra Foundations
Video
12:37
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
10:27
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Scientific Notation

Writing very large and very small numbers without counting zeros.

Unit
Algebra Foundations
Video
10:27
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
3:09
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Simplifying Radicals

Pulling perfect squares out from under the root sign.

Unit
Algebra Foundations
Video
3:09
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
8:58
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Multi-Step Equations

Simplify each side first, then isolate — in that order.

Unit
Linear Equations
Video
8:58
Source
Math with Mr. J
Level
Core
6:45
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Variables on Both Sides

Getting every x onto one side, and what it means when they all disappear.

Unit
Linear Equations
Video
6:45
Source
Professor Dave Explains
Level
Core
5:36
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Equations with Fractions

Clear every denominator in one move and never work with fractions again.

Unit
Linear Equations
Video
5:36
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
4:55
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Literal Equations

Solving a formula for one letter when everything else stays symbolic.

Unit
Linear Equations
Video
4:55
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Core
13:12
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

Absolute Value Equations

Why these usually have two answers, and when they have none.

Unit
Linear Equations
Video
13:12
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
11:45
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

Compound Inequalities

AND means overlap, OR means everything either one covers.

Unit
Inequalities
Video
11:45
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Advanced
10:54
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Relations & Functions

The one rule that decides whether a relation is a function.

Unit
Functions
Video
10:54
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
11:49
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Function Notation

f(x) is a name for an output, not multiplication.

Unit
Functions
Video
11:49
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
12:51
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Domain & Range

Every input allowed, every output produced.

Unit
Functions
Video
12:51
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
7:06
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

The Slope Formula

Computing steepness from two points without a graph.

Unit
Linear Functions & Graphing
Video
7:06
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
8:59
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Slope-Intercept Form

y = mx + b, the form you can graph without any work.

Unit
Linear Functions & Graphing
Video
8:59
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
3:58
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Point-Slope Form

The fastest way to write a line's equation from a point and a slope.

Unit
Linear Functions & Graphing
Video
3:58
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
3:23
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Standard Form & Intercepts

Ax + By = C, and the two-point shortcut for graphing it.

Unit
Linear Functions & Graphing
Video
3:23
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
4:38
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

The Substitution Method

Best when one variable is already alone, or easy to isolate.

Unit
Systems of Equations
Video
4:38
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
10:20
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

The Elimination Method

Adding equations to make a variable vanish.

Unit
Systems of Equations
Video
10:20
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
12:44
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

Systems Word Problems

Two unknowns, two facts, and a reliable setup routine.

Unit
Systems of Equations
Video
12:44
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
4:06
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Special Products

Three patterns that save time and are essential for factoring later.

Unit
Polynomials & Factoring
Video
4:06
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
34:45
Algebra 1 Core

Factoring Out the GCF

Always the first step, and the one most often skipped.

Unit
Polynomials & Factoring
Video
34:45
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
11:22
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

Factoring Trinomials

Finding two numbers that multiply and add correctly.

Unit
Polynomials & Factoring
Video
11:22
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
11:03
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

Factoring Special Cases

Difference of squares and perfect square trinomials, spotted instantly.

Unit
Polynomials & Factoring
Video
11:03
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
7:58
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Graphing Parabolas

Vertex, axis of symmetry, direction, and how wide it opens.

Unit
Quadratic Functions
Video
7:58
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
14:05
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

Completing the Square

Manufacturing a perfect square, and where the quadratic formula comes from.

Unit
Quadratic Functions
Video
14:05
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Advanced
10:14
Algebra 1 Advanced Practice ready

The Quadratic Formula

The method that always works, and what the discriminant predicts.

Unit
Quadratic Functions
Video
10:14
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Advanced
5:58
Algebra 1 Advanced

Quadratic Applications

Projectiles, areas and maximum profit — where parabolas describe reality.

Unit
Quadratic Functions
Video
5:58
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
5:31
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Exponential Functions

When the variable moves into the exponent, everything changes.

Unit
Exponentials & Sequences
Video
5:31
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
6:16
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Arithmetic Sequences

Adding the same amount each time — a linear function on the integers.

Unit
Exponentials & Sequences
Video
6:16
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
10:45
Algebra 1 Core Practice ready

Geometric Sequences

Multiplying by the same amount each time — an exponential on the integers.

Unit
Exponentials & Sequences
Video
10:45
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
14:26
Geometry Intro

Points, Lines & Planes

The three things geometry refuses to define, and why that is deliberate.

Unit
Foundations & Proof
Video
14:26
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Intro
14:24
Geometry Intro

Angle Relationships

Vertical, linear, complementary and supplementary pairs, used as equations.

Unit
Foundations & Proof
Video
14:24
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Intro
11:40
Geometry Advanced

Writing Two-Column Proofs

Statements on the left, reasons on the right, and how to get unstuck.

Unit
Foundations & Proof
Video
11:40
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
3:56
Geometry Core

What Congruence Means

Same shape and size, defined by motion rather than by measurement.

Unit
Triangles & Congruence
Video
3:56
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
3:53
Geometry Advanced

CPCTC

Prove the triangles congruent first, then everything else follows.

Unit
Triangles & Congruence
Video
3:53
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Advanced
5:52
Geometry Core

Triangle Inequalities

Which three lengths can actually form a triangle, and which angle is biggest.

Unit
Triangles & Congruence
Video
5:52
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
3:07
Geometry Core

The Midsegment Theorem

Join two midpoints and you get a parallel segment, half as long.

Unit
Triangles & Congruence
Video
3:07
Source
Professor Dave Explains
Level
Core
4:54
Geometry Core

Similar Polygons

Equal angles, proportional sides, and what scaling does to perimeter and area.

Unit
Similarity & Right Triangles
Video
4:54
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Core
23:53
Geometry Advanced

The Side-Splitter Theorem

A line parallel to one side cuts the other two proportionally.

Unit
Similarity & Right Triangles
Video
23:53
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
11:11
Geometry Core Practice ready

Special Right Triangles

45-45-90 and 30-60-90, and the shortcuts they give you.

Unit
Similarity & Right Triangles
Video
11:11
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
10:33
Geometry Advanced

Solving Right Triangles

Trig ratios applied to real heights and distances.

Unit
Similarity & Right Triangles
Video
10:33
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
9:10
Geometry Intro

Polygon Angle Sums

Interior angles grow with the number of sides; exterior angles never do.

Unit
Quadrilaterals & Polygons
Video
9:10
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
13:36
Geometry Core

Trapezoids & Kites

The two quadrilaterals that are not parallelograms.

Unit
Quadrilaterals & Polygons
Video
13:36
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
11:08
Geometry Advanced Practice ready

Proving Quadrilateral Types

Choosing the least work needed to classify a shape.

Unit
Quadrilaterals & Polygons
Video
11:08
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
32:30
Geometry Intro

Circle Vocabulary

Radius, chord, secant, tangent, and the words the theorems depend on.

Unit
Circles
Video
32:30
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Intro
3:17
Geometry Core

Volume of Solids

Base area times height, and the one-third rule for anything pointed.

Unit
Area, Volume & Solids
Video
3:17
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Core
5:22
Geometry Advanced

Similar Solids

Scale by k and volume grows by k³.

Unit
Area, Volume & Solids
Video
5:22
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Advanced
9:39
Geometry Intro Practice ready

Distance & Midpoint Formulas

The Pythagorean theorem and an average, doing most of coordinate geometry.

Unit
Coordinate Geometry & Transformations
Video
9:39
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Intro
9:06
Geometry Advanced

Coordinate Proofs

Proving a theorem for every case by using variables instead of numbers.

Unit
Coordinate Geometry & Transformations
Video
9:06
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Advanced
7:22
Geometry Core

Rigid Motions & Symmetry

Translations, reflections, rotations, and the symmetry they reveal.

Unit
Coordinate Geometry & Transformations
Video
7:22
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
14:23
Algebra 2 Core Practice ready

Parent Functions

The nine base graphs worth knowing by heart.

Unit
Functions & Transformations
Video
14:23
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Core
11:58
Algebra 2 Advanced Practice ready

Piecewise Functions

Different rules on different intervals, and where the dots go.

Unit
Functions & Transformations
Video
11:58
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
6:14
Algebra 2 Advanced

Composition of Functions

Feeding one function's output into another, and why order matters.

Unit
Functions & Transformations
Video
6:14
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Advanced
14:40
Algebra 2 Advanced

Inverse Functions

Undoing a function by swapping x and y.

Unit
Functions & Transformations
Video
14:40
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
6:14
Algebra 2 Core Practice ready

Vertex Form

y = a(x − h)² + k, where the vertex is simply handed to you.

Unit
Complex Numbers & Quadratics
Video
6:14
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
2:07
Algebra 2 Advanced

Quadratic Inequalities

Where a parabola sits above or below the axis.

Unit
Complex Numbers & Quadratics
Video
2:07
Source
Mario's Math Tutoring
Level
Advanced
12:18
Algebra 2 Advanced

Rational Root Theorem

A finite list of candidate roots to test, instead of guessing.

Unit
Polynomial Functions
Video
12:18
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
3:03
Algebra 2 Advanced Practice ready

Solving Rational Equations

Clear the denominators, then check for solutions that break the original.

Unit
Rational Expressions & Functions
Video
3:03
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Advanced
10:55
Algebra 2 Core Practice ready

Operations with Radicals

Adding like radicals, multiplying freely, and clearing denominators.

Unit
Radicals & Rational Exponents
Video
10:55
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Core
7:05
Algebra 2 Advanced

Properties of Logarithms

Turning multiplication into addition, and powers into coefficients.

Unit
Exponential & Logarithmic Functions
Video
7:05
Source
Professor Dave Explains
Level
Advanced
22:06
Algebra 2 Advanced

e and Natural Logarithms

The number that shows up whenever growth is continuous.

Unit
Exponential & Logarithmic Functions
Video
22:06
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
4:26
Algebra 2 Core Practice ready

Series & Sigma Notation

Reading Σ, and the formulas for arithmetic and geometric sums.

Unit
Sequences & Series
Video
4:26
Source
Khan Academy
Level
Core
30:10
Algebra 2 Advanced

The Binomial Theorem

Expanding (a + b)ⁿ without multiplying it out n times.

Unit
Sequences & Series
Video
30:10
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
6:37
Algebra 2 Advanced

Matrices & Their Operations

Grids of numbers, and the surprisingly strict multiplication rule.

Unit
Conics, Matrices & Probability
Video
6:37
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced
17:40
Algebra 2 Advanced

Permutations & Combinations

One question decides which formula you need: does order matter?

Unit
Conics, Matrices & Probability
Video
17:40
Source
The Organic Chemistry Tutor
Level
Advanced