{"id":18886,"date":"2020-06-12T13:34:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/math\/?page_id=18886"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:33:16","slug":"problem-solving-in-algebra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/math\/problem-solving-in-algebra\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem Solving in Algebra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Problem Solving in Algebra (Online Course) &#8211; Grade 7 &amp; 8*<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>*Refers to the level of mathematics and not to the actual age.<\/p>\n<p>The course will cover the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>algebraic expressions<\/li>\n<li>operations with remainders<\/li>\n<li>systems of equations<\/li>\n<li>sequences and series<\/li>\n<li>polynomials<\/li>\n<li>quadratic equations<\/li>\n<li>problems on motion with a constant velocity<\/li>\n<li>introduction to cryptography<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2025\/26 Course Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The course will run <strong>online<\/strong> from <strong>September 23rd<\/strong>, 2025 to April 2026 (with a break in December).<\/p>\n<p>Instructor:<strong> Professor Yuly Billig<\/strong> <a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x62;il&#108;&#105;&#x67;&#x40;&#x6d;&#x61;th&#46;&#99;&#97;&#x72;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x74;on&#46;&#99;&#x61;\">&#x62;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x69;&#103;&#64;&#109;&#97;th&#46;&#x63;&#x61;&#x72;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x74;&#111;&#110;&#46;ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2026\/27 Course Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The course will run <strong>online<\/strong> from <strong>September 23rd<\/strong>, 2026 to April 2027 (with a break in December).<\/p>\n<p>Instructor:<strong> Professor Yuly Billig<\/strong> <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;l&#116;&#x6f;:&#98;&#x69;&#x6c;l&#105;&#x67;&#64;&#109;&#x61;&#x74;h&#46;&#x63;a&#114;&#x6c;&#x65;&#116;&#111;&#x6e;&#46;&#99;&#x61;\">&#x62;&#105;l&#x6c;&#105;g&#x40;&#x6d;&#97;&#x74;&#x68;&#46;c&#x61;&#114;l&#x65;&#x74;&#111;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#99;a<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!---\nThe orientation class will be held in Zoom on Tuesday<strong> September 26<\/strong> at 6:00pm.\nZoom link for the orientation class: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton-ca.zoom.us\/j\/96540342671\">https:\/\/carleton-ca.zoom.us\/j\/96540342671<\/a>\n----><\/p>\n<p>This course will be assignment-based. Each Wednesday we will post a pre-recorded lecture and an assignment with 10 challenging problems. The key element of this course is one-on-one meetings with the Teaching Assistants, who are Carleton undergraduate Math Honours students. Each student in this course will book each week (Friday to Monday) an individual time slot, at a time convenient for you, for a 15-minute one-on-one discussion with a Teaching Assistant. The purpose of this meeting is to review the progress on the home assignment and get help with any difficulties. After the meeting with a Teaching Assistant, students will complete home assignments, which will be submitted the following Wednesday for marking.<\/p>\n<p>There will be no admission test for this course. For Ottawa students we recommend taking in-person &#8220;Basic Algebra&#8221; course.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!---Registration for the 2025\u20132026 academic year is now closed. Registration for 2026\u20132027 will open in May 2026.---><\/p>\n<p>Registration Fee: $435.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button__red button__red--solid\" href=\"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/math\/junior-math-and-science-courses-2026-27\/\"><strong>REGISTRATION FORM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you register after September 20th, please email the Instructor (<a href=\"&#109;a&#x69;l&#x74;o&#x3a;b&#x69;&#108;&#x6c;&#105;&#x67;&#64;&#x6d;&#97;t&#104;&#46;&#x63;a&#x72;l&#x65;&#116;&#x6f;&#110;&#x2e;&#99;&#x61;\">b&#105;&#x6c;&#x6c;&#x69;g&#64;&#x6d;&#x61;&#x74;h&#46;&#x63;&#x61;&#x72;l&#101;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#46;&#99;&#x61;<\/a>) to ensure that you get relevant information in a timely fashion.<\/p>\n<p>For students with limited financial resources fee waivers may be available. If you intend to apply for a fee waiver, please do NOT complete the regular registration. If you register for a course and then get approval for a fee waiver, there will be a non-refundable administration fee of $25 per registration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/math\/math-enrichment-centre\/fee-waiver\/\">Fee Waiver Information and Application<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Refund Policy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>100% refund prior to August 31st<br \/>\n95% refund prior to September 30th<br \/>\n75% refund prior to October 31st<br \/>\n50% refund prior to November 30th<\/p>\n<p>To request refund, please <a href=\"https:\/\/payments.carleton.ca\/math\/math-enrichment-centre-refund-application\/\">complete this form<\/a>\u00a0before the deadline.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Inquiries<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For details please write to Professor Yuly Billig: <a href=\"m&#97;&#105;&#108;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;bi&#108;&#108;&#x69;&#x67;&#x40;&#x6d;at&#104;&#46;&#x63;&#x61;&#x72;&#x6c;e&#116;&#111;&#110;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x61;\">&#x62;&#x69;&#108;&#108;&#105;g&#x40;&#x6d;&#x61;&#116;&#104;&#46;c&#x61;&#x72;&#x6c;&#101;&#116;o&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#97;<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;\">**Please note we are unable to answer any inquiries by phone.**<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Need Directions?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/campus\/map\/\">Carleton University Campus Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problem Solving in Algebra (Online Course) &#8211; Grade 7 &amp; 8* *Refers to the level of mathematics and not to the actual age. 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