Chapter 2

2 – Expressions and Equations

Chapter Opener

Investigation 2A - Expressions

            2.01 Getting Started

            2.02 Modeling General Situations – Writing Expressions

            2.03 Evaluating Expressions

            2.04 Simplifying Expressions

            2.05 Rephrasing the Basic Rules

            Mathematical Reflections

Investigation 2B – Equations

            2.06 Getting Started

            2.07 Reversing Operations

            2.08 Solving Equations by Backtracking

            Mathematical Reflections

Investigation 2C – Solving Linear Equations

            2.09 Getting Started

            2.10 When Backtracking Does Not Work

            2.11 The Basic Moves for Solving Equations

            2.12 Solutions for Linear Equations

            2.13 Focus on the Distributive Property

            Mathematical Reflections

Investigation 2D – Word Problems

            2.14 Getting Started

            2.15 Building Equations

            2.16 Solving Word Problems

            2.17 More Than One Variable –

             Solving in Terms of Each Other

            Mathematical Reflections

Project: Using Mathematical Habits

            Good Questions About Perfect Squares

Chapter Review

Chapter Test