Academics · Grade 8
Math 8
Eighth graders work in algebra proper—expressions, exponents, radicals, and irrational numbers.
Course overview
- Homework: 60 minutes a week
- Prerequisite: Math 7, or placement
What you’ll learn
Mental Math
Perfect squares and square roots on sight, the difference of squares, the exponent rules, algebraic fractions, and linear equations solved mentally.
Skill Builder
Simplifying, expanding and evaluating algebraic expressions; the distributive property over fractions and exponents; radicals, roots, scientific notation.
Problem Solving
Writing algebra from words, arithmetic sequences and number patterns, repeating decimals, and where rational numbers give way to irrational.
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