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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Diagnostic Pretest | |
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Whole Numbers | |
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Understanding Whole Numbers | |
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Addition of Whole Numbers | |
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Subtraction of Whole Numbers | |
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Multiplication of Whole Numbers | |
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Division of Whole Numbers | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: Buying Or Leasing a Car | |
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Exponents and Order of Operations | |
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Rounding and Estimation | |
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Applied Problems | |
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Fractions | |
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Understanding Fractions | |
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Simplifying Fractions | |
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Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers | |
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Multiplication of Fractions and Mixed Numbers | |
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Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers | |
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The Least Common Denominator and Building up Fractions | |
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Addition and Subtraction of Fractions | |
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Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: Farming on the Halves | |
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Applied Problems Involving Fractions | |
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Decimals | |
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Decimal Notation | |
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Compare, Order, and Round Decimals | |
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Addition and Subtraction of Decimals | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: Personal Checking Account | |
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Multiplication of Decimals | |
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Division of Decimals | |
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Converting Fractions to Decimals and Order of Operations | |
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Applied Problems Using Decimals | |
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Ratio and Proportion | |
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Ratios and Rates | |
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The Concept of Proportions | |
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Solving Proportions | |
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Applications of Proportions | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: How Crowded Is This City? Putting Your Skills To Work: College Budget Problems | |
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Percent | |
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Understanding Percent | |
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Changing Between Percents, Decimals, and Fractions | |
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(A)Solving Percent Problems Using an Equation | |
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(B)Solving Percent Problems Using a Proportion | |
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Solving Applied Percent Problems | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: Percentages of Beverages Consumed in the U.S. | |
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Measurement | |
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American Units | |
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Metric Measurements: Length | |
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Metric Measurements: Volume and Weight | |
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Conversion of Units (Optional) | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: The Mathematics of Computer Capacity | |
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Applied Problems | |
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Geometry | |
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Rectangles and Squares | |
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Parallelograms and Trapezoids | |
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Angles and Triangles | |
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Square Roots | |
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The Pythagorean Theorem | |
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Circles | |
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Volume | |
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Putting Your Skills To Work: The Mathematical Detective | |
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Similar Geometric Figures | |
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Applications Of Geometry | |
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Statistics | |
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Circle Graphs | |
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Bar Graphs and Line Graphs | |
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Putting Your Skills to Work: The Aging of America's Trucks | |
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Histograms | |
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Mean and Median | |
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Signed Numbers | |
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Addition of Signed Numbers | |
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Subtraction of Signed Numbers | |
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Multiplication and Division of Signed Numbers | |
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Order of Operations with Signed Numbers | |
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Putting Your Skills to Work: Mathematics of Universal Time | |
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Scientific Notation | |
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Introduction to Algebra | |
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Variables and Like Terms | |
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The Distributive Property | |
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Solve Equations Using the Addition Property | |
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Solve Equations Using the Division or Multiplication Property | |
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Solve Equations Using Two Properties | |
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Putting Your Skills to Work: Using Mathematics to Predict Population Increases | |
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Translating English to Algebra | |
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Applications | |
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Practice Final Examination | |
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Glossary | |
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Tables: Basic Addition Facts | |
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Basic Multiplication Facts | |
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Prime Factors | |
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Square Roots | |
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The Use of a Scientific Calculator | |
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Solutions to Practice Problems | |
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Selected Answers | |
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Index of Applications | |
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Subject Index | |