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College Readiness

Academic Coverage: Unit and Topic Details

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EdReady for College Readiness covers every math topic that students are expected to learn and master in order to be fully ready for college-level coursework. The program is divided into three stages corresponding to typical college-course pre-requisite expectations, as follows:

Stage
1

Mastery indicates readiness for college-level math for non-STEM majors.

Foundational arithmetic, geometry, and statistics concepts are covered.

Whole Numbers
Whole Numbers
Introduction to Whole Numbers
  • Place Value and Names for Whole Numbers
  • Rounding Whole Numbers
  • Comparing Whole Numbers
Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers
  • Adding Whole Numbers and Applications
  • Subtracting Whole Numbers and Applications
  • Estimation
Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers
  • Multiplying Whole Numbers and Applications
  • Dividing Whole Numbers and Applications
Properties of Whole Numbers
  • Properties and Laws of Whole Numbers
  • The Distributive Property
Exponents, Square Roots, and the Order of Operations
  • Understanding Exponents and Square Roots
  • Order of Operations
Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  • Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  • Proper and Improper Fractions
  • Factors and Primes
  • Simplifying Fractions
  • Comparing Fractions
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  • Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  • Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  • Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  • Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Decimals
Decimals
Introduction to Decimals
  • Decimals and Fractions
  • Ordering and Rounding Decimals
Decimal Operations
  • Adding and Subtracting Decimals
  • Multiplying and Dividing Decimals
  • Estimation with Decimals
Ratios Rates and Proportions
Ratios Rates and Proportions
Ratio and Rates 
  • Ratio and Rates
Proportions 
  • Understanding Proportions
Percents
Percents
Introduction to Percents 
  • Convert Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
Solving Percent Problems 
  • Solve Percent Problems
Stage
2

Mastery indicates readiness for college-level courses in any major.

Foundational algebraic concepts and skills are covered.

Solving Equations and Inequalities
Solving Equations and Inequalities
Solving Equations
  • Solving One-Step Equations Using Properties of Equality
  • Solving Multi-Step Equations
  • Special Cases and Applications
  • Formulas
Solving Inequalities
  • Solving One-Step Inequalities
  • Multi-Step Inequalities
Compound Inequalities and Absolute Value
  • Compound Inequalities
  • Equations and Inequalities and Absolute Value
Exponents and Polynomials
Exponents and Polynomials
Integer Exponents
  • Exponential Notation
  • Simplify by Using the Product, Quotient, and Power Rules
  • Products and Quotients Raised to Powers
  • Scientific Notation
Polynomials with Single Variables
  • Introduction to Single Variable Polynomials
  • Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
  • Multiplying Polynomials
  • Multiplying Special Cases
  • Dividing by a Monomial
  • Dividing by Binomials and Polynomials
Polynomials with Several Variables
  • Simplifying and Evaluating Polynomials with More than One Term
  • Operations with Polynomials
Factoring
Factoring
Introduction to Factoring
  • Greatest Common Factor
Factoring Polynomials
  • Factoring Trinomials
  • Factoring: Special Cases
  • Special Cases: Cubes
Solving Quadratic Equations
  • Solve Quadratic Equations by Factoring
Graphing
Graphing
Graphs and Applications
  • The Coordinate Plane
  • Graphing Linear Equations
Slope and Writing the Equation of a Line
  • Finding the Slope of a Line
  • Writing the Equation of a Line
  • Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
  • Graphing Linear Inequalities
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Graphing Systems of Equations and Inequalities
  • Graphing Systems of Linear Equations
  • Graphing Systems of Inequalities
Algebraic Methods to Solve Systems of Equations
  • The Substitution Method
  • The Elimination Method
Systems of Equations in Three or More Variables
  • Solving Systems of Three Variables
Stage
3

Mastery indicates readiness for more advanced college-level math courses, such as those on STEM tracks.

More advanced algebraic and trigonometric skills are covered.

Rational Expressions
Rational Expressions
Operations with Rational Expressions
  • Introduction to Rational Expressions
  • Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
  • Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
  • Complex Rational Expressions
Rational Equations
  • Solving Rational Equations and Applications
Formulas and Variation
  • Rational Formulas and Variation
Radical Expressions and Quadratic Equations
Radical Expressions and Quadratic Equations
Operations with Radicals
  • Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions
  • Adding and Subtracting Radicals
  • Multiplication of Multiple Term Radicals
  • Rationalizing Denominators
Radical Equations
  • Solving Radical Equations
Complex Numbers
  • Complex Numbers
  • Operations with Complex Numbers
Solving Quadratic Equations
  • Square Roots and Completing the Square
  • The Quadratic Formula
Functions
Functions
Introduction to Functions
  • Identifying Functions
Using Functions
  • Evaluating Functions
  • Graphing Types of Functions
  • Finding Domain and Range
Operations with Functions
  • Arithmetic Operations with Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Exponential Functions
  • Introduction to Exponential Functions
Logarithmic Functions
  • Introduction to Logarithmic Functions
  • Properties of Logarithmic Functions
Natural Logarithms
  • Introduction to Natural and Common Logarithms
Logarithmic and Exponential Equations
  • Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Equations
  • Mathematical Modeling with Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Trigonometry
Trigonometry
Introduction to Trigonometric Functions
  • Identifying the Six Trigonometric Functions
  • Right Triangle Trigonometry
  • Unit Circle Trigonometry
Graphing Trigonometric Functions
  • Degree and Radian Measure
  • Graphing the Sine and Cosine Function
  • Amplitude and Period