Patterns and Algebraic Generalization · Algebraic Thinking

The Language of Variables

Translating verbal descriptions and physical patterns into formal mathematical expressions.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a variable allow us to describe an infinite set of possibilities with one statement?
  2. 2What determines if two algebraic expressions are truly equivalent?
  3. 3In what ways can a mathematical model misrepresent the physical pattern it describes?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Algebra - Grade 9
Grade: Grade 9
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Patterns and Algebraic Generalization
Period: Algebraic Thinking

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