Provides information about the origin of the term algebra and al-Kwarizmi. Click on the link to al-Kwarizmi for biographical information. (
http://www.mathsisgoodforyou.com/topicsPages/algebra/name.htm
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Provides information about the history of algebra. Click on the link to al-Kwarizmi to learn about his contributions to algebra. (
http://www.algebra.com/algebra/about/history/
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Provides information about the Ironman Triathlon organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. From the Contents list, click on History and Today. (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon
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Learn about the parts of a polynomial and combining like terms
Defines term, coefficient, constant term, and polynomial, and explains monomials, binomials, and trinomials. Examples show how to find the degree of a given term. Scroll down to Combining Like Terms to learn how to combine like terms. (
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra/beg_alg_tut27_addpoly.htm
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Learn about adding and subtracting polynomials
Provides a lesson about adding and subtracting polynomials. Scroll down to Adding Polynomials and to Subtracting Polynomials. Then, scroll down to Practice Problems 3a – 3b. (
http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra/beg_alg_tut27_addpoly.htm
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Provides a lesson on adding and subtracting polynomials and practice problems. Also, demonstrates using algebra tiles to model solutions. Click on the links in the list of Resource Titles. (
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/math-topic.cfm?TopicCode=polyadd
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Use virtual algebra tiles to model addition and subtraction of polynomials. Scroll down to Addition with polynomials and click on Examples. Then, click on Algebra Tiles Practice and click on a polynomial button to generate expressions, solution steps, and answer. Do the same for Subtraction with polynomials. (
http://argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/math9/strand2/2208.htm
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Provides a lesson on adding polynomials. At the top of the page, click on Subtracting polynomials for a lesson on subtracting polynomials. (
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polyadd.htm
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