1. What are variables and expressions?
2.Why does order of operations become particularly important in algebra?
3. What is a function? What are the different ways they are written and described?

1-1 Variables (translating) and Expressions (evaluating)
1-2 Order of Operations
1-4 Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms
1-6 Relations
1-7 Representations of Functions (tables,equations,graphs & map) and Evaluating Functions (equations)
1-8 Interpreting Functions (graphs) and Application of Functions

Mastery-Based Assesments
3A. Explain the concept of a function and use function notation.
3B Interpret functions and expressions for functions that arise in applications in terms of the context and situation they model.
3C Analyze functions using different representations