TARLAC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tarlac City
BUDGETED COURSE IN MATHEMATICS VIII
No. of
Quarters Unit Learning Competencies per Quarter Hours

Unit I
SPECIAL PRODUCTS and
FACTORING
Lesson 1
Special Products 1. Identify polynomials which are special products;
2. Find the product of polynomials using patterns;
3. Solve real – life problems involving special
products;
4. Identify patterns in real – life which involves
special products.
Lesson 2
Factoring 1. Factor different types of polynomials completely;
A. Polynomials with common monomial factor,
B. Different of two squares,
C. Sum and Difference of two cubes,
D. Perfect Square Trinomials,
E. General Trinomials,
F. Factoring by Grouping.
2. Use different rules in factoring polynomials
(Special formulas/patterns, grouping and other
techniques including concepts on special products);
3. Formulate and solve real – life problems applying
special products and factoring;
4. Apply different strategies in solving real – life
problems.
RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS and ALGEBRAIC
EXPRESSIONS with INTEGRAL
EXPONENTS
Lesson 1
Rational Algebraic 1. Describe algebraic expressions;
Expressions
2. Interpret algebraic expressions with negative and
zero exponents;
3. Evaluate and simplify algebraic expressions with
integral exponents;
4. Simplify rational algebraic expressions;
5. Formulate and solve real – life problems involving
rational algebraic expressions.
Operations of Rational
Algebraic Expressions