This algebra course is designed to provide students with the requisite algebraic and academic skills needed to develop a solid foundation for all future mathematics courses. Students explore the properties of real numbers, equations and inequalities, linear functions, systems of equations, laws of exponents and rational expressions, quadratic functions and factoring, and introductory descriptive statistics and probability. As their mathematical understanding is cultivated, students learn how to reflect upon strategies that work for their individual learning styles. With their developing algebraic knowledge and self-awareness as learners, students are prepared for high school mathematics.