📚 Full 14-Week Course

Algebra for Future STEM Students Elementary Algebra

A complete college-level algebra course taught by Dr. E in an actual classroom — with real students asking real questions. No textbook required. 100% free.

15 weeks
13 lessons
EN English
Free no login
🎓 Real classroom · Real students · Real math

Build the algebra foundation every STEM student needs

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Solve linear and quadratic equations with confidence
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Graph linear functions and interpret slope and intercepts
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Factor and simplify polynomial and rational expressions
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Translate word problems into algebra and solve them
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Move confidently into Intermediate Algebra and STEM courses
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Learn from an authentic college classroom — not just a tutorial

15 Weeks of Elementary Algebra

13 lessons + Midterm + Final. Click any week to expand. Videos uploading soon.

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Week 1
Operations with Integers
Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers; absolute value; order of operations
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 1 — Number Properties
Operations with Integers · ~1 hr 38 min
Week 2
Simplifying Fractions and Mixed Fractions
Operations with fractions and mixed numbers; simplifying; LCD; adding and subtracting mixed fractions
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 2 · Part 1 — Math Operations in Fractions
Simplifying Fractions and Mixed Fractions · ~1 hr 3 min
Week 2 · Part 2 — Mixed Fractions Add and Subtract
Simplifying Fractions and Mixed Fractions · ~1 hr 30 min
Week 3
Simplifying Radicals as Rational Exponents
Zero exponents; square roots; rational exponents; simplifying radical expressions and exponents
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 3 · Part 1 — Zero Exponents and Square Roots
Simplifying Radicals as Rational Exponents · ~1 hr 31 min
Week 3 · Part 2 — Radical Exponents and Square Roots
Simplifying Radicals as Rational Exponents · ~1 hr 24 min
Week 4
Solving Linear Equations
One-step equations; solving linear and literal equations; isolating variables; applications
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 4 · Part 1 — Solving One-Step Equation
Solving Linear Equations · ~60–75 min
Week 4 · Part 2 — Solving Linear & Literal Equations
Solving Linear Equations · ~60–75 min
Week 5
Solving Simple Linear Equations
One-step and two-step equations; multi-step equations; solving for a variable; checking solutions
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 5 — Classroom Lesson
Solving Simple Linear Equations · ~60–75 min
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Week 6
Solving Linear Inequality and Absolute Value Equation
Solving and graphing linear inequalities; compound inequalities; absolute value equations and applications
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 6 — Classroom Lesson
Solving Linear Inequality and Absolute Value Equation · ~60–75 min
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Week 7
Midterm Exam
Summative assessment · Covers Weeks 1–6 · Operations through Linear Inequalities & Absolute Value
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Midterm Exam — Elementary Algebra
Covers Weeks 1–6 · Multiple choice + short answer
Assessment
Week 8
Introduction to Coordinate Geometry and Graphing
The coordinate plane; plotting ordered pairs; graphing linear equations using a table; x- and y-intercepts
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 8 — Classroom Lesson
Introduction to Coordinate Geometry and Graphing · ~60–75 min
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Week 9
Slopes and Equation of a Line
Slope formula; slope-intercept form; point-slope form; writing equations of lines; parallel and perpendicular lines
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 9 — Classroom Lesson
Slopes and Equation of a Line · ~60–75 min
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Week 10
Functions and Function Operations
Definition of a function; vertical line test; domain and range; function notation; evaluating functions
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 10 — Classroom Lesson
Functions and Function Operations · ~60–75 min
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Week 11
Systems of Linear Equations
Solving by graphing, substitution, and elimination; applications and word problems involving systems
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 11 — Classroom Lesson
Systems of Linear Equations · ~60–75 min
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Week 12
Exponents and Polynomials
Rules of exponents; introduction to polynomials; adding and subtracting polynomials; degree and leading coefficient
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 12 — Classroom Lesson
Exponents and Polynomials · ~60–75 min
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Week 13
Polynomial Operations
Multiplying polynomials; FOIL method; special products — perfect square trinomials, sum and difference
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 13 — Classroom Lesson
Polynomial Operations · ~60–75 min
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Week 14
Factoring Polynomials
GCF factoring; factoring trinomials; difference of squares; factoring by grouping; mixed strategies
📖 Before you watch ~15 min total

Watch these focused lessons first — then the classroom recording will click faster. Each one opens the Algebra Library where you can also toggle to Filipino and grab a practice worksheet.

Week 14 — Classroom Lesson
Factoring Polynomials · ~60–75 min
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Week 15
Final Exam
Summative assessment · Covers all topics from the semester · Weeks 1–14
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Final Exam — Elementary Algebra
Covers Weeks 1–14 · Multiple choice + short answer
Assessment
🎓 You finished Elementary Algebra. You're ready for Intermediate Algebra →
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Intermediate Algebra

Quadratics, rational equations, exponential & logarithmic functions. The bridge to Precalculus and STEM.

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Dr. Peter Esperanza — Dr. E

Community College Professor · Numberbender Founder

Dr. E has taught mathematics at the college level for over a decade and has built one of the most-watched bilingual math channels on YouTube. This course was recorded in a real classroom with real students — you get the authentic teaching energy, the questions, the humor, and the clarity that his students experience every semester.