U Can: Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies
Author(s): Mark Zegarelli
The fun and friendly guide to really understanding math U Can: Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies is the fun, friendly guide to making sense of math. It walks you through the "how" and "why" to help you master the crucial operations that underpin every math class you'll ever take. With no-nonsense lessons, step-by-step instructions, practical examples, and plenty of practice, you'll learn how to manipulate non-whole numbers, tackle pesky fractions, deal with weights and measures, simplify algebraic expressions, and so much more. The "learn it do it" style helps you move at your own pace, with lesson-sized explanations, examples, and practice. You also get access to 1,001 more practice problems online, where you can create customized quizzes and study the topics where you need the most help. Math can be hard and the basics in U Can: Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies lay the foundation for classes down the line.
Consider this resource as your guide to math mastery, with step-by-step help for learning to: * Put numbers in their place * Make sense of fractions, decimals, and percents * Get a grasp of basic geometry * Simplify basic algebraic equations Believe it or not, math can be fun! And the better you understand it now, the more likely you are to do well in school, earn a degree, and get a good job. U Can: Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies gives you the skills, understanding, and confidence you need to conquer math once and for all.
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Mark Zegarelli is a teacher, tutor, and cofounder of Simple Step Learning (simplestep.co), a web-based educational resource.
INTRODUCTION 1 PART I: GETTING STARTED WITH BASIC MATH AND PRE-ALGEBRA 5 Chapter 1: Playing the Numbers Game 7 Chapter 2: It s All in the Fingers: Numbers and Digits 15 PART II: GETTING A HANDLE ON WHOLE NUMBERS 21 Chapter 3: Putting the Big Four Operations to Work 23 Chapter 4: A Question of Values: Evaluating Arithmetic Expressions 59 Chapter 5: Say What? Turning Words into Numbers 81 Chapter 6: Divisibility and Prime Numbers 103 Chapter 7: Fabulous Factors and Marvelous Multiples 121 PART III: PARTS OF THE WHOLE: FRACTIONS, DECIMALS, AND PERCENTS 135 Chapter 8: Fooling with Fractions 137 Chapter 9: Parting Ways: Fractions and the Big Four Operations 161 Chapter 10: Dallying with Decimals 213 Chapter 11: Playing with Percents 253 Chapter 12: Word Problems with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents 273 PART IV: PICTURING AND MEASURING: MEASURES, STATS, AND SETS 289 Chapter 13: A Perfect Ten: Condensing Numbers with Scientific Notation 291 Chapter 14: How Much Have You Got? Weights and Measures 305 Chapter 15: Picture This: Basic Geometry 329 Chapter 16: Figuring Your Chances: Statistics and Probability 361 Chapter 17: Setting Things Up with Basic Set Theory 377 PART V: THE X-FILES: INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA 387 Chapter 18: Enter Mr. X: Algebra and Algebraic Expressions 389 Chapter 19: Unmasking Mr. X: Algebraic Equations 421 Chapter 20: Putting Mr. X to Work: Algebra Word Problems 447 PART VI: THE PART OF TENS 465 Chapter 21: Ten Little Math Demons That Trip People Up 467 Chapter 22: Ten Important Number Sets to Know 473 Chapter 23: Ten Curious Types of Numbers 479 Chapter 24: Ten Alternative Numeral and Number Systems 485 INDEX 493
General Fields
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- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
- : John Wiley & Sons Inc
- : 0.708
- : 17 August 2015
- : 253mm X 202mm X 30mm
- : United States
- : 27 November 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : Mark Zegarelli
- : Paperback
- : 510
- : 528
- : illustrations