Maths study guides

A deep-dive STAAR Algebra I guide to the Describing and Graphing Linear Functions reporting category (about 26 percent of the test). Covers slope and rate of change, graphing lines and key features, writing equations in all three forms, parallel and perpendicular lines and direct variation, graphing two-variable inequalities, and scatterplots with trend lines and correlation.

A deep-dive STAAR Algebra I guide to the Exponential Functions and Equations reporting category (about 10 percent of the test). Covers writing growth and decay models in the form ab^x, graphing exponentials and their asymptote, solving simple exponential equations by common base, distinguishing linear from exponential, and real-world applications.

A deep-dive STAAR Algebra I guide to graphing and representing quadratic functions, the function side of the Quadratic Functions and Equations reporting category (about 25 percent of the test). Covers graphing parabolas and key attributes, transformations of the parent function, domain and range, and writing quadratics from zeros, a vertex, or data.

A deep-dive STAAR Algebra I guide to solving quadratic equations, the solving side of the Quadratic Functions and Equations reporting category (about 25 percent of the test). Covers factoring and the zero-product property, the square-root property and completing the square, the quadratic formula and the discriminant, and real-world applications like projectile motion and area.

A deep-dive STAAR Algebra I guide to the Number and Algebraic Methods reporting category (about 10 percent of the test). Covers polynomial operations and division, factoring trinomials and the difference of squares, the laws of exponents and radicals, arithmetic and geometric sequences, and simple and compound interest, with the redesigned item types and the reference-sheet identities.

A deep-dive STAAR Algebra I guide to the Writing and Solving Linear Functions, Equations, and Inequalities reporting category (about 29 percent of the test, the largest). Covers solving linear equations and inequalities, domain and range, writing linear models and function notation, and solving and modeling with systems of equations.