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K12-MATHS-CLASS-8

This course is aligned with the Common Core Standards

for 8th grade mathematics and focuses on three critical

areas. First, the students will learn to formulate

expressions and equations, show the association of data

with a linear equation, and to solve linear equations. The

students will become comfortable using the linear

equation, y = mx + b. They will understand that m

represents the rate of change of the two variables. In

addition they will understand the graphs are lines through

the origin. The students will become comfortable using a

linear equation to describe the relationship between two

values in bivariate data. They will also be able to solve

problems with one linear equation and systems with two

linear equations. Second, the students will learn to

understand functions and to use a function to describe

quantitative relationships. They will understand that

functions help to describe situations where one quantity

is dependent on another. Third, the students will learn to

assess two- and three-dimensional shapes using distance,

angle, and similarity using ideas about distance and

angles and how they behave. The students will

understand the Pythagorean Theorem and be able to

explain why it is true. They will learn to use the theorem

to find distances between points on the coordinate plane,

to find lengths, and to analyze triangles. The students will

complete their study of volume by learning to solve for

the volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres.