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Prealgebra Mathematics for a Variable World with Mathzone

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ISBN-10: 0073101575

ISBN-13: 9780073101576

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Daniel Bach, Patricia Leitner

List price: $134.38
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Bach/Leitner's progressive text lays a solid foundation for elementary algebra that carefully addresses student needs. The authors' clear, non-intimidating, and humorous style reassures math-anxious readers. This text emphasizes understanding and mastery through careful step-by-step explanations that strengthen students' long-term abilities to conceptualize and solve problems.
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Book details

List price: $134.38
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 12/29/2004
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 920
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 4.180
Language: English

Arithmetic Operations
Working with Whole Numbers
Whole Numbers and Place Value, Reading Tables
Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers, Estimation and Calculators
Multiplication of Whole Numbers, the Laws of Arithmetic
Division, Quotients and Remainders; Divisibility
Prime Numbers, Factor Trees, Prime Factorizations
Greatest Common Divisors and Least Common Multiples A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Whole Numbers and their Negatives
The Number Line, Integers, Absolute Value, Reading Bar Charts
Inequality Symbols, Comparison of Integers
Addition of Positive and Negative Numbers
Subtraction of Positive and Negative Numbers; Applications
Multiplication and Division of Positive and Negative Numbers
Order of Operations and Using Parentheses A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages
Signed Fractions, Lowest Terms, Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Ratios, Rates, Proportions, and Probability: An Introduction
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions; Reciprocals
Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Order of Operations
Working with Decimal Numbers
Introduction to Percentages and Pie Charts A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Exponents and Square Roots
Exponents and Scientific Notation
Rules of Exponents (Part 1), Integer Exponents
Rules of Exponents (Part 2)
Exponents and the Order of Operations
Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Expressions
Introduction to Variables
Introduction: What is a Variable?
Expressions Containing Variables, Geometry Formulas, Laws of Arithmetic
Evaluating Algebraic Expressions; The Prime Code
Applications: Translating Word Phrases into Expressions A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Working With Polynomials
Monomials and Like Terms
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Multiplying Monomials; Rules of Exponents Revisited
Multiplying Polynomials; The FOIL Method
Factoring Out a Common Factor A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Algebraic Fractions
Reducing Algebraic Fractions to Lowest Terms
Multiplying and Dividing Algebraic Fractions
Building Fractions; Least Common Multiples
Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Fractions A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Equations
Solving Equations and Applications
Introduction: What is an Equation?
Solution Sets and Missing Number Statements
Solving Linear Equations Using Addition and Subtraction
Solving Linear Equations and Proportions Using Multiplication and Division
Applications: Translating Word Statements Into Equations
Linear Equalities and Their Uses A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Further Applications of Equations
Rates, Ratios and Proportions: A Variable Approach
Applications With More Than One Unknown Quantity
Percentage and Simple Interest Applications
Distance-Rate-Time and Mixture Problems A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Graphing and the Coordinate Plane
The Coordinate Plane; Plotting Points
Equations With Two Variables and Their Graphs
The Slope of a Line, Rates of Change
Finding the Equation of a Line (Optional)
Statistics, Charts, and Graphs A World of Math Chapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
Geometry and Measurement
Geometry of Lines, Angles, and Polygons
Triangles; Congruence and Similarity; The Pythagorean Theorem
Perimeters and Areas of Common Shapes
Composite Shapes, Volumes and Surface Areas
Measurement and Conversion Using U.S. Units
The Metric System and Conversion Between Systems A World of Math
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review
Chapter Test
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