Prealgebra: Mathematics for a Variable World w/ MathZone Student Access Code
McGraw-Hill Professional
9780073101576 (ISBN)
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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.
Daniel Bach earned his B.A and M.A degrees in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley, specializing in algebraic number theory. He is currently a popular math instructor at Diablo Valley College, having previously taught the subject at Mills College and UC-Berkeley. Dan was head tutor for the Minority Engineering Students Asociation and a Math Specialist at Black Pine Circle Day School, where he coauthored several California Junior High Math Competitions during the 1980s. Dan is the author and programmer of "Dan's Basic Math Clinic," an interactive multimedia courseware in arithmetic, prealgebra, and beginning algebra. In the 1990s, Dan was awarded an NSF developer's grant to write a series of notebooks Precalculus and Mathematica, for the Interactive Math Textbook Project. Since 1997, he has maintained an active website with free math lessons, a weekly contest, feature pages, and an international puzzle-problem community. He is an avid coffee drinker, runner, and bicyclist and enjoys creating 3D animations in his hard-to-find spare time. Patricia Leitner received her B.A. in Applied Mathematics and her M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley. She has taught Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley and at City College in San Francisco and currently teaches at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. Patricia has focused her career on making Mathematics understandable and accessible to every student. Many have attributed their success in Math to her teaching style. She was awarded the Nikki Kose Memorial Teaching Prize by the UC-Berkeley, and she has also served on the Mathematical Association of America's National Committee on Two-Year Colleges. Patricia helped design and implement a state-of-the-art computer lab at Diablo Valley College and has written a series of Computer Calculus Tutorials. She has also been a principal developer of the college's self-paced Algebra program and recently created a video series aimed at helping learning-disabled students grasp the concepts of algebra. Patricia has traveled extensively, particularly in France, where she has fun subjecting the locals to her suboptimal French. Most recently, she has begun a second career writing fiction. Patricia currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she enjoys long walks, fitness swimming, and relaxing in cafes with a good book.
Part I Arithmetic Operations1 Working with Whole Numbers1.1 Whole Numbers and Place Value, Reading Tables1.2 Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers, Estimation and Calculators1.3 Multiplication of Whole Numbers, the Laws of Arithmetic1.4 Division, Quotients and Remainders; Divisibility1.5 Prime Numbers, Factor Trees, Prime Factorizations1.6 Greatest Common Divisors and Least Common MultiplesA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test2 Whole Numbers and their Negatives2.1 The Number Line, Integers, Absolute Value, Reading Bar Charts2.2 Inequality Symbols, Comparison of Integers2.3 Addition of Positive and Negative Numbers2.4 Subtraction of Positive and Negative Numbers; Applications2.5 Multiplication and Division of Positive and Negative Numbers2.6 Order of Operations and Using ParenthesesA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test3 Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages3.1 Signed Fractions, Lowest Terms, Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers3.2 Ratios, Rates, Proportions, and Probability: An Introduction3.3 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions; Reciprocals3.4 Adding and Subtracting Fractions and Order of Operations3.5 Working with Decimal Numbers3.6 Introduction to Percentages and Pie ChartsA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test4 Exponents and Square Roots4.1 Exponents and Scientific Notation4.2 Rules of Exponents (Part 1), Integer Exponents4.3 Rules of Exponents (Part 2)4.4 Exponents and the Order of Operations4.5 Square Roots and the Pythagorean TheoremA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter TestPart II Expressions5 Introduction to Variables5.1 Introduction: What is a Variable?5.2 Expressions Containing Variables, Geometry Formulas, Laws of Arithmetic5.3 Evaluating Algebraic Expressions; The Prime Code5.4 Applications: Translating Word Phrases into ExpressionsA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test6 Working With Polynomials6.1 Monomials and Like Terms6.2 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials6.3 Multiplying Monomials; Rules of Exponents Revisited6.4 Multiplying Polynomials; The FOIL Method6.5 Factoring Out a Common FactorA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test7 Algebraic Fractions7.1 Reducing Algebraic Fractions to Lowest Terms7.2 Multiplying and Dividing Algebraic Fractions7.3 Building Fractions; Least Common Multiples7.4 Adding and Subtracting Algebraic FractionsA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter TestPart III Equations8 Solving Equations and Applications8.1 Introduction: What is an Equation?8.2 Solution Sets and Missing Number Statements8.3 Solving Linear Equations Using Addition and Subtraction8.4 Solving Linear Equations and Proportions Using Multiplication and Division8.5 Applications: Translating Word Statements Into Equations8.6 Linear Equalities and Their UsesA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test9 Further Applications of Equations9.1 Rates, Ratios and Proportions: A Variable Approach9.2 Applications With More Than One Unknown Quantity9.3 Percentage and Simple Interest Applications9.4 Distance-Rate-Time and Mixture ProblemsA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test10 Graphing and the Coordinate Plane10.1 The Coordinate Plane; Plotting Points10.2 Equations With Two Variables and Their Graphs10.3 The Slope of a Line, Rates of Change10.4 Finding the Equation of a Line (Optional) 10.5 Statistics, Charts, and GraphsA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test11 Geometry and Measurement11.1 Geometry of Lines, Angles, and Polygons11.2 Triangles; Congruence and Similarity; The Pythagorean Theorem11.3 Perimeters and Areas of Common Shapes11.4 Composite Shapes, Volumes and Surface Areas11.5 Measurement and Conversion Using U.S. Units11.6 The Metric System and Conversion Between SystemsA World of MathChapter Summary, Chapter Review, Chapter Test
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.2.2005 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 208 x 274 mm |
| Gewicht | 1860 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Algebra |
| ISBN-13 | 9780073101576 / 9780073101576 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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