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Prealgebra

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ISBN-10: 0618956883

ISBN-13: 9780618956883

Edition: 5th 2009

Authors: Richard N. Aufmann, Vernon C. Barker, Joanne Lockwood

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Prealgebra, 5/e, is a consumable worktext that helps students make the transition from the concrete world of arithmetic to the symbolic world of algebra. The Aufmann team achieves this by introducing variables in Chapter 1 and integrating them throughout the text. This text's strength lies in the Aufmann Interactive Method, which enables students to work with math concepts as they're being introduced. Each set of matched-pair examples is organized around an objective and includes a worked example and a You Try It example for students. In addition, the program emphasizes AMATYC standards, with a special focus on real-sourced data. The Fifth Edition incorporates the hallmarks that make…    
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Book details

List price: $199.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Brooks/Cole
Publication date: 12/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 752
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 3.058
Language: English

Vernon Barker has retired from Palomar College where he was Professor of Mathematics. He is a co-author on the majority of Aufmann texts, including the best-selling developmental paperback series.

Whole Numbers
Introduction to Whole Numbers
Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers
Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
Solving Equations with Whole Numbers
The Order of Operations Agreement
Focus on Problem Solving: Questions to Ask
Projects and Group Activities: Surveys
Applications of Patterns in Mathematics
Salary Calculator
Subtraction Squares
Integers
Introduction to Integers
Addition and Subtraction of Integers
Multiplication and Division of Integers
Solving Equations with Integers
The Order of Operations Agreement
Focus on Problem Solving: Drawing Diagrams
Projects and Group Activities: Multiplication of Integers
Closure
Fractions
Least Common Multiple and Greatest Common Factor
Introduction to Fractions
Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
Solving Equations with Fractions
Exponents, Complex Fractions, and The Order of Operations
Focus on Problem Solving: Common Knowledge
Projects and Group Activities: Music
Using Patterns in Experimentation
Decimals and Real Numbers
Introduction to Decimals
Addition and Subtraction of Decimals
Multiplication and Division of Decimals
Solving Equations with Decimals
Radical Expressions
Real Numbers Focus on Problem Solving: From Concrete to Abstract
Projects and Group Activities: Customer Billing
Variable Expressions
Properties of Real Numbers
Variable Expressions in Simplest Form
Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials
Multiplication of Monomials
Multiplication of Polynomials
Division of Monomials
Verbal Expressions and Variable Expressions
Focus on Problem Solving: Look for a Pattern
Projects and Group Activities: Multiplication of Polynomials
First-Degree Equations
Equations of the Form x + a = b and ax = b
Equations of the Form ax + b = c
General First-Degree Equations
Translating Sentences into Equations
The Rectangular Coordinate System
Graphs of Straight Lines Focus on Problem Solving: Making a Table
Projects in Mathematics: Collecting, Organizing, and Analyzing Data
Measurement and Proportion
The Metric System of Measurement
Ratios and Rates
The U.S. Customary System of Measurement
Proportion
Direct and Inverse Variation
Focus on Problem Solving: Relevant Information
Projects in Mathematics: Earned Run Average
Percent
Percent
The Basic Percent Equation
Percent Increase and Percent Decrease
Markup and Discount
Simple Interest Focus on Problem Solving: Using a Calculator as a Problem-Solving Tool
Projects in Mathematics: Buying a Car
Geometry
Introduction to Geometry
Plane Geometric Figures
Triangles
Solids Focus on Problem Solving: Trial and Error
Projects in Mathematics: Lines of Symmetry
Preparing a Circle Graph
Statistics and Probability
Organizing Data
Statistical Measures
Introduction to Probability Focus on Problem Solving: Applying Solutions to Other Problems
Projects in Mathematics: Random Samples
Final Examination
Appendix
Solutions to You-Try-Its
Answers to Odd-Numbered
Exercises
Glossary