Alge-Blaster!

Alge-Blaster! is an educational game that teaches algebra for 7th to 12th grade students. The game deals with five subjects, each with a number of topics. For all topics there are three different activities. The first one is study the steps, where the program gives instructions on how to solve a problem. The second is called build your skill, and the third one solve it. These two work the same way, with the player answering problems one at a time and then they get a result at the end. The difference is that the player can ask for a hint in the former.

The included subjects and topics are the following:

• Positive/Negative Numbers

  • Add
  • Subtract
  • Multiply
  • Divide

• Monomials and Polynomials

  • Add Monomials
  • Add Polynomials
  • Subtract Monomials
  • Subtract Polynomials
  • Multiply Monomials
  • Multiply Polynomials by Monomials
  • Multiply Polynomials

• Factoring

  • Find the Greatest Common Factor
  • Factor Polynomials
  • Find the Difference of Squares
  • Factor Trinomials
  • Factor Polynomials Completely

• Equations

  • Solve the form x+a=b
  • Solve the form ax+b=c
  • Solve by factoring

• Systems of Equations

  • Solve by Addition/Subtraction
  • Solve by Substitution