Question

I need help learning the basics of algebra

Answer 1

post your problem and people iwll help

Answer 2

add when it says to add; multiply when it says to multiply .... those are the basics

Answer 3

@amistre64 : this is the best advice

Answer 4

amistre64, those are the basics of math
the basic principal of algebra is actions performed to one side of an equation must be performed to the other side as well

Answer 5

algebra tends to be very mathical to me :)

Answer 6

basic rules; commuting is fine; associating is fine; *1 and +0 are great; and multiply

Answer 7

I'd say the basics of algebra are:
1) understanding the concept of a variable
2) learning to represent real life situations as equations
3) learning to manipulate equations

Answer 8

those are goals, not principals...

Answer 9

They're skills, really. And algebra is a skill.

Answer 10

skill statements would not include "learning" in them, but i digress, this is a math board, not an english one XD

Answer 11

you need to understand the terminology as well. the difference between the word simplifying and solving.
solutions, zeros, x-intercepts all mean the same thing.
Also, if you know that in algebra you will have:
a problem
a data table for that problem
a graph for that data table
an equation that leads to creating the data table

all of it ties together in the end, but one of the hardest things to learn is the manipulations of equations. you will spend a lot of time on that part.

Answer 12

Wow. You're really a stickler for semantics, aren't you? That argument is really stupid. Here, let me rephrase. The basics of algebra, in my view, is to have the ability:
1) to understand what a variable is
2) to represent real life situations as equations
3) to manipulate equations

Answer 13

Bam. Skills. Get over yourself.