Order of Operations

Topics for Today:

As with any language, math has some basic rules that must be followed to arrive at a correct answer. Sometimes there are multiple ways to express an answer or number so we need a set of rules to follow so we always arrive at the same answer for any one particular problem. The order of operations is a set of rules that tells problem solvers which operations to perform and in what order.

Vocabulary:

order of operations, PEMDAS

Sections Covered in Textbook:

1-9: Order of Operations and the Distributive Property (pages 50-55)

Resources & Tutorials:

1) What is the order of operations?
2) How do you use the order of operations?
3) Class Notes - Exponents and Order of Operations

Assignments:

1) Order of Operations Worksheet

Extras:

Order of Operations Online Game