Visual Algebra

Build patterns and sequences to start seeing algebra in a new light.

Level

1

Building Patterns

Practice Building Patterns

Pattern Rules

Practice Pattern Rules

Linear Patterns

Practice Linear Patterns

Growing Patterns

Practice Growing Patterns

Level

2

Describing Patterns

Practice Describing Patterns

Building Expressions

Practice Building Expressions

Constant Terms

Practice Constant Terms

Linear Expressions

Practice Linear Expressions

More Linear Expressions

Practice More Linear Expressions

Describing Linear Patterns

Practice Describing Linear Patterns

Building Linear Expressions

Practice Building Linear Expressions

Linear Pattern Gallery

Practice Linear Pattern Gallery

Level

3

Two-Shape Patterns

Practice Two-Shape Patterns

Combining Expressions

Practice Combining Expressions

Comparing Expressions

Practice Comparing Expressions

Removing a Shape

Combining Linear Expressions

Practice Combining Linear Expressions

Level

4

Comparing Linear Expressions

Practice Comparing Linear Expressions

Comparing Constants

Practice Comparing Constants

Using a Table

Practice Using a Table

Comparing Rates

Practice Comparing Rates

Comparing More Rates

Practice Comparing More Rates

Comparing Expressions

Practice Comparing Expressions

Level

5

Quadratic Patterns

Practice Quadratic Patterns

Quadratics with a Constant

Practice Quadratics with a Constant

Quadratics with a Linear Term

Practice Quadratics with a Linear Term

Patterns with a Punch

Practice Patterns with a Punch

Rectangle Patterns

Practice Rectangle Patterns

Using Rectangle Area

Practice Using Rectangle Area

A Complicated Area

Practice A Complicated Area

Equivalent Expressions

Practice Equivalent Expressions

Shifting the Steps

Practice Shifting the Steps

Taking a Bite

Practice Taking a Bite

The Frame

Practice The Frame

The Monster Jaw

Practice The Monster Jaw

Level

6

A Different Kind of Growth

Quadratic Growth

A Triangular Pattern

Describing Quadratic Growth

Linear or Quadratic

Comparing Kinds of Growth

Quadratic Versus Linear

Level

7

Exponential Patterns

Growth Factors

Building Exponential Patterns

Building Linear Patterns

ID'ing the Type of Pattern

Building Exponential Expressions

To the Zero Power

Writing Exponential Expressions

Level

8

Alternating Patterns

Practice Alternating Patterns

Even-Odd Patterns

Practice Even-Odd Patterns

Linear Growth on Even Steps

Practice Linear Growth on Even Steps

Predicting Growth on Even Steps

Practice Predicting Growth on Even Steps

Linear Growth on Odd Steps

Practice Linear Growth on Odd Steps

Level

9

Periodic Patterns

Practice Periodic Patterns

Extending Periodic Patterns

Practice Extending Periodic Patterns

Periodic Pattern Remainders

Practice Periodic Pattern Remainders

Expressing Remainders

Practice Expressing Remainders

Period of Two

Practice Period of Two

A Different Period

Practice A Different Period

Periodic Pattern Gallery

Practice Periodic Pattern Gallery

Periodic Pattern Gallery 2

Practice Periodic Pattern Gallery 2


Course description

Start building visual patterns and discover formulas that govern them. Use these visualizations to compare sequences that show different growth, from linear to quadratic, exponential, and beyond. Define patterns and sequences recursively, and explore the fascinating shapes that emerge from the simplest recursive processes. And most importantly, see algebra like you've never seen it before!

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