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Negative Numbers

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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.

Syllabus

Introducing Negatives

  • Positives and Negatives
  • Negative Numbers
  • Making Integers
  • Addition

Addition, Opposites, and Zero

  • Increasing Value
  • Decreasing Value
  • Zero
  • Opposites
  • Adding Negatives
  • Adding Negatives and Positives

Subtracting Integers

  • Missing Values
  • Subtracting Positives
  • Subtracting Negatives
  • Subtracting From Zero
  • Subtracting Positives 2
  • Subtracting Negatives 2

Subtraction and Addition

  • Adding The Opposite
  • Subtracting Using Addition
  • Subtracting the Opposite
  • Order in Subtraction
  • Adding in Any Order

The Number Line

  • The Number Line
  • Addition on the Number Line
  • Adding Large Integers
  • Adding Several Integers
  • Subtraction from 0
  • Subtraction on the Number Line

Order and Absolute Value

  • Ordering Integers
  • Ordering Negatives
  • Absolute Value
  • Adding and Absolute Value
  • Absolute Value Inequalities
  • Reasoning with Absolute Value

Distance

  • Distance Between Integers
  • A Pair at Every Distance
  • Subtracting to Find Distance
  • Absolute Value and Distance
  • Reasoning About Distance

Order

  • Order in Expressions
  • Order and Addition
  • Order and Subtraction
  • Rewriting Subtraction as Addition
  • Strategic Rearrangement
  • Longer Expressions

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