In five days of Fred’s life, every aspect of beginning algebra pops up in our hero’s life. - Life of Fred Beginning Algebra Expanded Ed.
 
What it takes to get drafted into the army at age 6
New milkshake marketing techniques
About enjambment in the colonel’s library
. . . and algebra
 
All of first-year high school algebra.
Finite/Infinite Numbers
Natural numbers
Whole numbers
Integers
Adding signed numbers
Ratios
Multiplying signed numbers
Proportions
Inequalities in the integers
Continued Ratios
Adding like terms
Rectangles
Trapezoids
Sectors
Symmetric Law of Equality
Order of operations
Solving Equations
Rational numbers
Set builder notation
Distance-rate-time problems
Distributive law
Reflexive Law of Equality
Proof of the distributive law
Coin problems
Age problems
Transposing
Solving systems of equations by elimination
Work problems in two unknowns
Graphs
Plotting points
Averages
Graphing linear equations
Graphing any equation
Solving systems of equations by graphing
Solving systems of equations by substitution
Inconsistent and Dependent systems of equations
Factorial function
Areas and volumes
Commutative laws
Negative exponents
Multiplying polynomials
Solving quadratic equations by factoring
Common factors factoring
Easy trinomial factoring
Difference of squares factoring
Grouping factoring
Harder trinomial factoring
Solving fractional equations
Simplifying rational expressions
Adding and subtracting rational expressions
Multiplying and dividing rational expressions
Solving pure quadratic equations
Square roots
Pythagorean theorem
Real numbers
Irrational numbers
Fractional exponents
Solving radical equations
Rationalizing the denominator
Quadratic equations in everyday life
Solving quadratic equations by completing the square
Quadratic formula
Long division of polynomials
Functions
Slope
Finding slope of a line from its equation
Slope-intercept form of a line
Range of a function
Fast way to graph y = mx + b
Fahrenheit-Celsius conversions
Graphing inequalities
Why you can’t divide by zero
Absolute value
Solving inequalities in one unknown. 
 
Older editions of Beginning Algebra had a companion book. This edition replaces both Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra and Fred's Home Companion: Beginning Algebra. All problems are completely worked out.