Lesson 1: Quick Review of Simple Coordinate Geometry

• X and Y coordinates explained

• Straight line represented in 2 ways

• Dependent and independent variables on graphs

• Developing table of values from given equation

• Plotting points on a graph

• Review questions

Lesson 2: The Straight Line Equation

• Equation of a straight line – its component parts explained

• Understanding the x and y intercepts

• Description of slopes

• Description of intercepts

• Determining straight line equation from component parts

• Calculating slope from points on graph

• Calculating slope from intercepts

• Determining the equation of a straight line from graphs

Lesson 3: Variations to Straight Line Graphs

• Equation of a straight line through the origin

• Graphing of an equation through the origin

• Equation of a horizontal line

• Graph of a horizontal line

• Equation of a vertical line

• Graph of a vertical line

• Straight lines with positive and negative slopes

Lesson 4: Scatter Plots

• Nature of scatter plots

• Positive and negative slopes

• Understanding correlation

• Graph of various slopes and correlation

• Lines of best fit

Here are a few sample questions for you to practice. The answers are given at the end.