Algebra
Algebraic skills
Algebraic expressions can be simplified by multiplying out the brackets and collecting like terms, or by factorising with a common factor. Straight line gradients can be calculated using a formula.
Video playlist
Bitesize maths: Simplifying equations. Video
An animated guide to simplifying algebraic expressions.
The Approximate History of Algebra. Video
A humorous, animated guide to the development of algebra.
Islamic mathematics and the invention of algebra. Video
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the Arabic roots of the invention of algebra.
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