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The whole year, readable in five minutes.

Pick a subject and a grade. You will see every module, what your child can do at the end of it, and the lessons inside, taken from the same plan our mentors teach from.

  • 8 modules a year
  • A practice class after every lesson
  • Two assessments
  • Recordings of every live class

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Algebra 1 · Grades 7–10

Grades 7–10. Live classes of four, eight a month.

modules
8modules
lessons
48lessons
months
12months
  1. 01

    From Arithmetic to Algebra

    Write an expression from a sentence and substitute values into it confidently.

    • Why we use letters for numbers
    • Writing an expression from words
    • Substituting values into an expression
    • Like terms and simplifying
    2 more lessons
    • The distributive law
    • Order of operations with variables

    6 practice classes

  2. 02

    Linear Equations

    Solve linear equations, including with brackets and fractions.

    • What an equation actually says
    • Solving by keeping the balance
    • Equations with brackets
    • Equations with fractions
    2 more lessons
    • Variables on both sides
    • Turning a word problem into an equation

    5 practice classes · An assessment

  3. 03

    Inequalities and Formulae

    Solve and graph inequalities, and rearrange a formula for any variable.

    • Inequalities and their notation
    • Solving linear inequalities
    • Showing solutions on a number line
    • Compound inequalities
    2 more lessons
    • Rearranging a formula
    • Using formulae from other subjects

    6 practice classes

  4. 04

    Exponents and Polynomials

    Apply the exponent laws and add, subtract and multiply polynomials.

    • The laws of exponents
    • Negative and zero exponents
    • Adding and subtracting polynomials
    • Multiplying a monomial by a polynomial
    2 more lessons
    • Multiplying two binomials
    • Lesson 24

    5 practice classes · An assessment

  5. 05

    Factorising

    Factorise by common factors, by grouping, and by the difference of two squares.

    • Common factors
    • Factorising by grouping
    • The difference of two squares
    • Factorising simple quadratics
    2 more lessons
    • Factorising harder quadratics
    • Choosing the right method

    6 practice classes

  6. 06

    Graphs and Linear Functions

    Plot a linear function, and read gradient and intercept off its graph.

    • The coordinate plane
    • Plotting a linear equation
    • Gradient and intercept
    • Writing the equation of a line
    2 more lessons
    • Parallel and perpendicular lines
    • Reading a real-world graph

    5 practice classes · An assessment

  7. 07

    Systems of Equations

    Solve simultaneous equations graphically, by substitution and by elimination.

    • What simultaneous equations mean
    • Solving graphically
    • The substitution method
    • The elimination method
    2 more lessons
    • Systems with no solution, or infinitely many
    • Word problems with two unknowns

    6 practice classes

  8. 08

    Ratio, Proportion and Review

    Handle ratio, proportion and percentage problems algebraically.

    • Ratio and proportion, algebraically
    • Direct and inverse variation
    • Percentage problems with algebra
    • Checking a solution properly
    2 more lessons
    • The mistakes that cost the most marks
    • Lesson 48

    5 practice classes · An assessment

Practice classes go over the lesson before them: worked problems, revision and doubts. Assessments sit at the midpoint and the end of the year.

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