Ryan L. Buchanan

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Machine Learning Mathematics & Virtual Reality Aesthetics

Pythagorean theorem illustration
"In mathematics, you don't understand things; you just get used to them." — John von Neumann

Algebra Curriculum Outline

Introduction to Algebra

Real example of a function rendered with LaTeX: $f(x) = x^2$, with the quadratic formula $x = \dfrac{-b \pm \sqrt{b^2 - 4ac}}{2a}$.

A function f(x) = x^2 graphed on a Cartesian plane
A diagram showing a function, such as f(x) = x², graphed on a Cartesian plane.
Mathematics LibreTexts

Solving Linear Equations

  • Solving one-step equations
  • Solving multi-step equations
  • Equations with variables on both sides
  • Word problems involving linear equations

Graphing Linear Equations

  • Understanding the coordinate plane
  • Graphing linear equations
  • Finding the slope of a line
  • Writing equations of lines

Systems of Equations

  • Solving systems of linear equations graphically
  • Solving systems of linear equations algebraically (substitution and elimination)
  • Applications of systems of equations

Exponents and Exponential Functions

  • Understanding exponents and their properties
  • Evaluating exponential expressions
  • Graphing exponential functions
  • Applications of exponential growth and decay

Polynomials

  • Classifying polynomials by degree and number of terms
  • Adding and subtracting polynomials
  • Multiplying polynomials
  • Factoring polynomials
  • Dividing polynomials
  • Roots and zeros of polynomials

Rational Expressions

  • Understanding rational expressions
  • Graphing rational functions
  • Solving rational equations
  • Applications of rational expressions

Radical Expressions

  • Understanding radicals and their properties
  • Simplifying radical expressions
  • Adding, subtracting, and multiplying radicals
  • Dividing radicals
  • Radical equations
  • Applications involving radicals

Quadratic Equations

  • Finding roots of quadratic equations
  • Factoring quadratic equations
  • Completing the square
  • Using the quadratic formula
  • Graphing quadratic functions
  • Applications of quadratic equations

Inequalities

  • Solving and graphing linear inequalities
  • Solving and graphing compound inequalities
  • Absolute value equations and inequalities
  • Quadratic inequalities
  • Systems of inequalities
  • Applications of inequalities

Sequences and Series

  • Arithmetic sequences and series
  • Geometric sequences and series
  • Recursive sequences
  • Summation notation
  • Infinite geometric series
  • Applications involving sequences and series

Logarithmic Functions

  • Understanding logarithms and exponents
  • Properties of logarithms
  • Common logarithms and natural logarithms
  • Solving exponential equations using logarithms
  • Graphing logarithmic functions
  • Applications of logarithms

Conic Sections

  • Classifying conic sections (parabolas, circles, ellipses, and hyperbolas)
  • Graphing conic sections
  • Conic sections in polar coordinates
  • Applications involving conic sections

Introduction to Matrices

  • Understanding matrices and their components
  • Matrix operations (addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication)
  • Multiplication of matrices
  • Identity and inverse matrices
  • Applications of matrices