Algebra 1 is where arithmetic turns into mathematics. Students start with equations and inequalities, including the ones with unknown coefficients that trip people up two years later, then move to two-variable equations, lines, and systems. Functions appear here for the first time: domain and range, roots, end behavior, composition, inverses. After that come exponential functions, polynomials and factoring, and quadratics approached four different ways, by the zero product rule, completing the square, the quadratic formula, and graphing. The year closes with sequences and a short unit on bivariate statistics.Twelve units, roughly 225 individual topics, and a student does not move past any one of them until they have shown they own it. That is the whole design. A diagnostic at the start finds what is missing from earlier years, mastery is required before the next topic opens, and review of old material arrives on a schedule rather than the night before a test.Algebra 1 is the first year of the traditional sequence: Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus. Students arriving from a school on the integrated path have covered much of the same ground in Integrated Math I, arranged differently, and the opening diagnostic sorts out what carried over. The research behind the method.What your enrollment includesOne enrollment covers the whole course and earns 1.0 credit. There is no Part A and Part B, and no separate Semester 1 or Semester 2 purchase — you buy the course once. 10 months of Math Academy. Full access to the adaptive platform that runs the course, for ten months from the day the student starts. Daily one-on-one tutoring. With an AHS Online math teacher, every school day from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Math Hub. Live, teacher-led group sessions on Mondays and Thursdays — see the live class schedule. How Math Hub worksMath Hub is where a student gives an account of their work: what they have been working on, where they are stuck, and what they need help with. A student who is pacing well and performing well does not need to attend. A student who has fallen off pace will be expected to attend until they are back on track. And any student is welcome at any time, simply because they want to do more mathematics and learn more about it.
