We will split our study of algebra into four main areas:

Expressions & Formulae	Equations & Inequalities	Functions & Sequences	Quadratic Equations
Indices rules	Solving linear equations	Linear Functions	Graphs of quadratic equations
Collecting like terms	Word problems	Graphical Solution to Simultaneous Equations	Expanding two brackets
Expanding brackets	Linear inequalities	Linear graphs: y=mx+c	Difference between two squares
Factorising expressions	Simultaneous equations	Parallel and Perpendicular Lines	Factorising quadratic expressions
Algebraic fractions	Trial and improvement	Direct Proportion	Solving quadratic equations
Substituting into expressions	General practice	Inverse of a Function	Word problems;
Changing subject of formula		Sequences	General Practice
General practice		General Practice

As we move from year 8 to year 9, algebra replaces number as being the central topic in mathematics. More and more, we need to start using the tools we have learned to manipulate numbers and apply them to “letters”, that is we use them in a more general form, which is of course much more efficient.