If your students are making mistakes with collecting like terms in algebra, it could be because they still don’t fully understand addition, says Peter Mattock… Of course, the first line is right, but ...

An animated guide to simplifying algebraic expressions. Rules for grouping like terms together, multiplying out brackets and factorising are covered. Use to introduce working with algebraic ...

Algebraic expressions can be expanded - multiplied by one or more terms. They may also be simplified – made shorter and simpler by collecting like terms. Multiply \(-3\) by \(-4\) using the rule for ...

News of a subtle quadratic equation breakthrough has brought algebra forward from the very back of many people’s minds, and algebra is always part of the “when will I ever use this?” rubric people use ...