Easy Math Step-by-Step, Second Edition
1st Edition
Published on 28. December 2018
350 pages
978-1-260-13522-0 (ISBN)
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Get the knowledge and skills you need to solve math problems with confidence!This book won't overwhelm you with endless drills. Instead, it offers an original, step-by-step approach to learning math. The book will first introduce you to essential math concepts-allowing you to grasp the subject almost immediately. You will gradually progress to more challenging skills. Along the way, you will learn how to solve practical problems using clear, step-by-step instructions. Exercises for each section, with detailed, worked-out solutions, let you check your progress. In no time at all, you will have acquired the knowledge and skills you need to solve math problems with confidence!Features*A unique building-block approach to mastering math*Down-to-earth explanations of important rules and concepts*Sample problems that are carefully explained-step by step*Exercises that will allow you to practice what you've learned and measure your progress*Insights on how to avoid common mistakes
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William Clark | Sandra Luna McCune
Easy Math Step-by-Step, Second Edition
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McGraw-Hill Education
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Numbers and Operations
- Natural Numbers and Whole Numbers
- Integers
- Rational, Irrational, and Real Numbers
- Terminology for the Four Basic Operations
- Division Involving Zero
- Properties of Real Numbers
- 2 Integers
- Comparing Integers
- Absolute Value
- Adding Signed Numbers
- Subtracting Signed Numbers
- Use of the - Symbol
- Multiplying Signed Numbers
- Dividing Signed Numbers
- 3 Exponents
- Exponential Notation
- Natural Number Exponents
- Zero Exponents
- Negative Exponents
- 4 Order of Operations
- Grouping Symbols
- PEMDAS
- 5 Fractions
- Fraction Concepts
- Reducing Fractions to Lowest Form
- Equivalent Fractions
- Adding and Subtracting Fractions
- Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
- Working with Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
- 6 Decimals
- Decimal Concepts
- Adding and Subtracting Decimals
- Multiplying Decimals
- Dividing Decimals
- Rounding Decimals
- 7 Percents
- Percent Concepts
- Changing Percents to Decimal Form
- Changing Decimals to Percent Form
- Changing Percents to Fraction Form
- Changing Fractions to Percent Form
- Common Percents to Know
- 8 Units of Measurement
- Metric System Prefixes
- US Customary and Metric Units
- Denominate Numbers
- Converting Units of Denominate Numbers
- Shortcut for Converting Within the Metric System
- Using a "Chain" of Conversion Fractions
- Converting Money to Different Denominations
- Rough Equivalencies for the Metric System
- Reading Measuring Instruments
- Determining Unit Price
- 9 Ratios and Proportions
- Ratio Concepts
- Proportion Concepts
- Solving Proportions
- Solving Application Problems Involving Proportions
- Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems
- 10 Roots and Radicals
- Square Roots
- Principal Square Roots and Radicals
- Perfect Squares
- Cube Roots
- 11 Algebraic Expressions
- Algebraic Terminology
- Evaluating Algebraic Expressions
- Dealing with Parentheses
- 12 Formulas
- Definition of Formula
- Evaluating Formulas
- 13 Polynomials
- Terms and Monomials
- Polynomials
- Like Terms
- Adding and Subtracting Monomials
- Simplifying Polynomial Expressions
- Adding Polynomials
- Subtracting Polynomials
- 14 Solving Equations
- Equation Terminology
- Solving Equations
- Translating and Solving Word Equations
- Writing Equations to Solve Percent Problems
- 15 Informal Geometry
- Congruence
- Similarity
- Symmetry
- Angles
- Lines
- Polygons
- Triangles
- Quadrilaterals
- Parts of a Circle
- Solid Figures
- 16 Perimeter, Area, and Volume
- Perimeter
- Perimeter of Special Shapes
- Area
- Surface Area
- Volume
- 17 Pythagorean Theorem
- Right Triangle Concepts
- Pythagorean Theorem
- Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
- 18 Counting and Probability
- Counting Methods
- Basic Probability Concepts
- Probability When Drawing with or Without Replacement
- Probability for Independent Events
- 19 Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
- Mean
- Weighted Average
- Median
- Mode
- Range
- 20 Graphical Representation of Data
- Pictographs
- Bar Graphs
- Circle Graphs
- Line Graphs
- Stem-and-Leaf Plots
- Histograms
- Dot Plots
- Answer Key
- Index
