1.1 Exponents

1. Evaluate expressions involving positive integer exponents, without and with a calculator.
• Introduction to exponents (Mathispower4u)
• Exponents applied to negative numbers (Mathispower4u)
• Another web video on exponents applied to negative numbers
• Exponents applied to fractions (Mathispower4u)

2. Apply order of operations to evaluate polynomial and rational expressions without a calculator.
3. Apply order of operations to evaluate polynomial and rational expressions with a calculator.
• Order of operations: addition and multiplication (Mathispower4u)
• Order of operations: addition, division and an exponent (Mathispower4u)
• Order of operations: addition and subtraction, division, parentheses and an exponent (Mathispower4u)
• Order of operations: expressions involving fractions (Waterman)

4. Apply order of operations and the distributive property to simplify linear algebraic expressions.
• The distributive property (Mathispower4u)
• Combining like terms (Mathispower4u)
• The distributive property and combining like terms (Mathispower4u)

5. Simplify algebraic expressions with positive integer exponents.
• Multiplication with exponents, exponents of exponents from the definition (Waterman "old style")
• Fractions with exponents from the definition (Waterman "old style")
• More exponent simplification from the definition (Waterman "old style")
• Multiplication with exponents, exponents of exponents - "by the rules" (Mathispower4u)
• Fractions with exponents - "by the rules" (Mathispower4u)
• More exponent simplification "by the rules" (Mathispower4u)

6. Evaluate and simplify numerical expressions involving integer (including zero) exponents without use of a calculator.
• Negative exponents (Khan Academy)


7. Change numbers from decimal form to scientific notation and vice versa without using a calculator.
• Scientific notation (Mathispower4u)
• Scientific notation (Mathispower4u)
• Scientific notation (Khan Academy)
• Scientific notation examples (Khan Academy)