Algebra I

Credit: One
Grade 8, 36 weeks

Prerequisite: Mathematics 7 and/or Mathematics 8

This course extends students' knowledge and understanding of the real number system and its properties through the study of variables, expressions, equations, inequalities, and analysis of data derived from real world phenomena. Emphasis is placed on making connections in algebra to arithmetic, geometry, and statistics. Calculator and computer technologies should be used as tools whenever appropriate; use of a graphing calculator is considered essential to provide a graphical and numerical approach to topics in addition to a symbolic approach. (This course has an end-of-course Standards of Learning test.)

Students who have mastered the standards for Mathematics 7 & 8 in grade 7 are eligible to take Algebra I in grade 8. When taken in grade 8, Algebra I becomes a part of the high school transcript record, is included in the determination of high school grade point average (GPA), and counts as one of the required mathematics credits for high school graduation as well as toward the total credits required for graduation. However, parents may request that grades be omitted from the student's transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course.