Basic math & pre-algebra workbook 3rd ed

Author

• Zegarelli, Mark

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2017

Language

English

ISBN

9781119357513

Series

Subject(s)

• ALGEBRA-PROBLEMS, EXERCISES, ETC.
• MATHEMATICS-PROBLEMS, EXERCISES, ETC.
• ARITHMETIC-PROBLEMS, EXERCISES, ETC.

Notes

. . Index: p. 293-302

Abstract

Master the fundamentals first for a smoother ride through math
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies is your ticket to finally getting a handle on math! Designed to help you strengthen your weak spots and pinpoint problem areas, this book provides hundreds of practice problems to help you get over the hump. Each section includes a brief review of key concepts and full explanations for every practice problem, so you'll always know exactly where you went wrong. The companion website gives you access to quizzes for each chapter, so you can test your understanding and identify your sticking points before moving on to the next topic. You'll brush up on the rules of basic operations, and then learn what to do when the numbers just won't behave negative numbers, inequalities, algebraic expressions, scientific notation, and other tricky situations will become second nature as you refresh what you know and learn what you missed.


Each math class you take builds on the ones that came before; if you got lost somewhere around fractions, you'll have a difficult time keeping up in Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus so don't fall behind! This book provides plenty of practice and patient guidance to help you slay the math monster once and for all.




Make sense of fractions, decimals, and percentages
Learn how to handle inequalities, exponents, square roots, and absolute values
Simplify expressions and solve simple algebraic equations
Find your way around a triangle, circle, trapezoid, and more


Once you get comfortable with the rules and operations, math takes on a whole new dimension. Curiosity replaces anxiety, and problems start feeling like puzzles rather than hurdles. All it takes is practice. Basic Math & Pre-Algebra Workbook For Dummies is your ultimate math coach, with hundreds of guided practice practice problems to help you break through the math barrier.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

viii, 302 p.

Dimension

26 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

pt. 1: Arming Yourself With The Basics Of Basic Math --
1: Playing the numbers game --
Inventing numbers --
Understanding number sequences --
Looking at the number line --
Four important sets of numbers --
2: It's all in the fingers-numbers and digits --
Knowing your place value --
Close enough for rock 'n roll: rounding and estimating --
3: Big four: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division --
Adding things up --
Take it away: subtracting --
Multiplying --
Doing division lickety-split --
pt. 2. Getting A Handle On Whole Numbers --
4: Putting the big four operations to work --
Knowing properties of the big four operations --
Big-four operations with negative numbers --
Understanding units --
Understanding inequalities --
Beyond the big four: exponents, square roots, and absolute value --
5: Question of values: evaluating arithmetic expressions --
Three E's of math: equations, expressions, and evaluations --
Equality for all: equations --
Introducing order of operations --
6: Say what? turning words into numbers --
Dispelling two myths about word problems --
Solving basic word problems --
Solving more-complex word problems --
7: Divisibility --
Knowing the divisibility tricks --
Identifying prime and composite numbers --
8: Fabulous factors and marvelous multiples --
Knowing six ways to say the same thing --
Connecting factors and multiples --
Fabulous factors --
Marvelous multiples --
pt. 3. Parts Of The Whole: Fractions, Decimals, And Percents --
9: Fooling with fractions --
Slicing a cake into fractions --
Knowing the fraction facts of life --
Increasing and reducing terms of fractions --
Converting between improper fractions and mixed numbers --
Understanding cross-multiplication --
10: Parting ways: fractions and the big four operations --
Multiplying and dividing fractions --
All together now: adding fractions --
Take it away: subtracting fractions --
Working properly with mixed numbers --
11: Dallying with decimals --
Basic decimal stuff --
Performing the big four with decimals --
Converting between decimals and fractions --
12: Playing with percents --
Making sense of percents --
Dealing with percents greater than 100 percent --
Converting to and from percents, decimals, and fractions --
Solving percent problems --
Putting all the percent problems together --
13: Word problems with fractions, decimals, and percents --
Adding and subtracting parts of the whole in word problems --
Problems about multiplying fractions --
Multiplying decimals and percents in word problems --
Handling percent increases and decreases in word problems --
pt. 4. Picturing And Measuring-Graphs, Measures, Stats, And Sets --
14: Perfect ten: condensing numbers with scientific notation --
First things first: powers of ten as exponents --
Working with scientific notation --
15: How much have you got? weights and measures --
Examining differences between the English and Metric systems --
Estimating and converting between the English and Metric systems --
16: Picture this: basic geometry --
Getting on the plane: points, lines, angles, and shapes --
Closed encounters: shaping up your understanding of 2-D shapes --
Taking a trip to another dimension: solid geometry --
Measuring shapes: perimeter, area, surface area, and volume --
17: Seeing is believing: graphing as a visual tool --
Looking at three important graph styles --
Cartesian coordinates --
18: Solving geometry and measurements word problems --
Chain gang: solving measurement problems with conversion chains --
Solving geometry word problems --
Together at last: putting geometry and measurements in one problem --
19: Figuring your chances: statistics and probability --
Gathering data mathematically: basic statistics --
Looking at likelihoods: basic probability --
20: Setting things up with basic set theory --
Understanding sets --
Operations on sets --
pt. 5. X-Files: Introduction To Algebra --
21: Enter Mr X: algebra and algebraic expressions --
X marks the spot --
Expressing yourself with algebraic expressions --
Simplifying algebraic expressions --
22: Unmasking Mr X: algebraic equations --
Understanding algebraic equations --
Balancing act: solving for X --
Rearranging equations and isolating X --
23: Putting Mr X to work: algebra word problems --
Solving algebra word problems in five steps --
Choosing your variable wisely --
Solving more-complex algebraic problems --
pt. 6. Part Of Tens --
24: Ten key math concepts you shouldn't ignore --
Getting set with sets --
Playing with prime numbers --
Zero: much ado about nothing --
Going Greek: Pi(p) --
On the level: equal signs and equations --
On the grid: the cartesian graph --
In and out: relying on functions --
Exploring the infinite --
Real number line --
Imaginary number i --
25: Ten important number sets you should know --
Counting on counting (or natural) numbers --
Identifying integers --
Knowing the rationale behind rational numbers --
Making sense of irrational numbers --
Absorbing algebraic numbers --
Moving through transcendental numbers --
Getting grounded in real numbers --
Trying to imagine imaginary numbers --
Grasping the complexity of complex numbers --
Going beyond the infinite with transfinite numbers --
Index.

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
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