Algebra is an important skill that you can apply in real-life.
In fact, the Hindus created the digits 1-9 and passed it on to the
Arabs. You can view algebra as the science of equations. It's hard to
believe that long ago the idea of zero as a number was not unknown
to most before.
The above videos will show you how to solve problems found and translate
them into algebraic expressions. Algebraic expressions contains
unknowns, variables, and
If you have an open-mind you can use algebra to find the best cell phone
plan or how to pay your tuition if the they increase by a certain amount
or percentage.
The above videos by the Khan Academy (mostly Salmon Khan) does a great job in explaining the various algebra concepts
in an understandable way.
I've also done some introductory videos about algebra on YouTube when I
taught it once. They are shown below:
Pre-Algebra Online College Tutoring - Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables (Part 1)