Graphing: What do beginning algebra students need to know?

By Unknown

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Here's what I said my students will need to know:

• Graph a line given equation (slope-intercept form)
• Graph a line given equation (standard form)
• Find slope given two points
• Find equation of a line given two points
• Find slope given equation (any form)
• Find slope given graph
• Find y-intercept given two points
• Find y-intercept given equation
• Find equation of line perpendicular to given line and through given point
• Find equation of line parallel to given line and through given point

• Explain meaning of slope in a real problem
• Explain meaning of y-intercept in a real problem
• Create an equation based on a real problem
• Make a graph for a real problem

Am I missing anything? I'm thinking of adding 'convert any equation in two variables to slope-intercept form'. And I'm thinking of taking out 'graph a line given the equation in standard form'.

What do you all think?

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