Master Math Solving Word Problems

Name: Master Math Solving Word Problems
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ISBN: 9781564146786

ISBN-10: 1564146782

ISBN-13: 9781564146786

Edition: 2004

Authors: Brita Immergut

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Students throughout the world fear and dread solving word problems. As students? reading skills have declined, so have their abilities to solve word problems. This book offers solutions to the most standard and non-standard word problems available. It follows the suggestions of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and incorporates the types of problems usually found on standardized math tests (PSAT, SAT, and others).

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 8/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 8.50" wide x 5.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Britta Immergut, Ed.D. is professor of mathematics at Fiorello LaGuardia Community College, in New York City. She has designed and taught courses for math-anxious adults for many years. Jean Burr Smith taught mathematics for 22 years at Middlesex Community College in Connecticut. One of the originators of the concept of math anxiety, she has received numerous awards for her math teaching techniques.



To the Reader



Simple Equation Problems


Length Problems


Age Problems


Use of the Words "More Than" and "Less Than"


Inequalities Using the Words "At Least" and "At Most"


Number Problems



Percents


Percents and Decimals


Percents and Numbers


The Percent Is Included


Percent Increase and Decrease


Discounts


Discounts on Discounts


Interest


Simple Interest


Credit Cards


Compound Interest


Bank Deposits


Investments


Stocks


Bonds


Profit and Loss



Advanced Level Age Problems



Mixing Problems


Stamps and Coins


Liquids With Different Strengths


Diluting Solutions With Water


Mixing Metals


A Mixed Bag


Fruit, Candy, and Money


Investments at Different Interest Rates



Measurement Problems


Ratio and Proportion


Proportion


Measurements and Conversions


The Customary System


The Metric System


Conversions Between the Customary and the Metric System


Dimensional Analysis


Temperature



Rate Problems


Motion (Speed) Problems


Work Problems



Statistics and Probability


Averages


Graphs


Probability and Odds


Probability


Odds


Probabilities With "And" and "Or" Statements


The Counting Principle, Permutations, and Combinations


The Fundamental Counting Principle


Permutations


Combinations


Sets



Geometry


Plane Geometry


Angles


Perimeter


Areas


The Pythagorean Theorem


Angles and Triangles


Exterior Angles


Congruent and Similar Triangles


Polygons


Similar Polygons


The Circle


Solid Geometry


Area


Volume


Trigonometry


Analytic Geometry



Review of Equations


Linear Equations With One Variable


Equations With Denominators


Non-Proportion Equations


Simultaneous Equations


Quadratic Equations


Answers to Practice Problems


Index


About the Author