Beginning or Intermediate Algebra?

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Beginning Algebra Skills
(needed for Intermediate Algebra)
Intermediate Algebra Skills
(covered during this semester)
Real numbers and sets Graph in the coordinate plane using various methods
Operations on signed numbers: add, subtract, multiply, divide Write equations of lines
Use order of operations to simplify expressions Factor Polynomials
Translate phrases into algebraic expressions Rational exponents
Solve linear (first degree) equations and inequalities in one variable (including compound inequalities) Radical Expressions and Equations
Translate sentences into equations Solve quadratic equations by factoring
Solve a variety of word problems Solve quadratic equations by taking square roots
Rules for exponents; operations on polynomials (add, subtract, multiply, divide) Solve quadratic equations by completing the square
Factor polynomials Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula
Solve quadratic equations by factoring Solve equations that can be written in quadratic form