SpringBoard high school math courses equip students with the critical thinking skills needed for success in AP courses, college, and career. Algebra 1 will help students to: Gain an understanding of the properties of real numbers. Formalize the language of functions. Explore the behavior of functions numerically, graphically, analytically, and verbally. Use technology to discover relationships, test inferences, and solve problems. Write expressions, equations, and inequalities from physical models. Communicate mathematics understanding formally and informally