Negative Numbers

Learn the foundations of arithmetic with negative numbers.

44 Lessons569 Exercises

Positives and Negatives

Negative Numbers

Making Integers

Addition

Level Check

Increasing Value

Decreasing Value

Zero

Opposites

Adding Negatives

Adding Negatives and Positives

Level Check

Missing Values

Subtracting Positives

Subtracting Negatives

Subtracting From Zero

Subtracting Positives 2

Subtracting Negatives 2

Adding The Opposite

Subtracting Using Addition

Subtracting the Opposite

Order in Subtraction

Adding in Any Order

The Number Line

Addition on the Number Line

Adding Large Integers

Adding Several Integers

Subtraction from 0

Subtraction on the Number Line

Ordering Integers

Ordering Negatives

Absolute Value

Adding and Absolute Value

Absolute Value Inequalities

Reasoning with Absolute Value

Distance Between Integers

A Pair at Every Distance

Subtracting to Find Distance

Absolute Value and Distance

Reasoning About Distance

Order in Expressions

Order and Addition

Order and Subtraction

Rewriting Subtraction as Addition

Strategic Rearrangement

Longer Expressions

Course description

In this course, you will learn the meaning of a negative number, and build a visual intuition for how the rules of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division extend to integers. You will also learn about representing positive and negative numbers on the number line, a powerful tool for picturing numbers and their relationships.

Topics covered

  • Negative Numbers
  • Opposites
  • Addition and Subtraction of Integers
  • Multiplication and Division Integers
  • The Number Line
  • Absolute Value
  • Distance on the Number Line