Basic Math ( Numbers and Variables, Writing and Expressing numbers, Grouping and Simplifying, Factors and Exponents, Evaluating Expression, Geometry, Transforming Equation Involving Subtraction,... More > Distributive Property, Transforming Equations, and Factoring ).< Less
This is a prealgebra textbook, used by the Department of Mathematics at College of the Redwoods, Eureka, California, in their Math 376 course.
Errata and Individual chapter and solutions are... More > available at:
http://mathrev.redwoods.edu/PreAlgText_f12/< Less
This book combines the Elementary Math and the Intermediate Math of the fifth editions into a single volume. The arithmetic topics include whole numbers, fractions, decimals, the percent symbol (%);... More > ratio, proportion, areas, perimeters, scientific notation, and measurements. The elementary algebra and geometry topics include exponents; polynomials; linear equations; word problems; factoring; quadratic equations; graphs, slopes, intercepts, straight lines; systems of equations, radicals; Pythagorean theorem and applications; algebraic fractions; and inequalities. The intermediate math topics include exponents; radicals; polynomials; graphs, slopes, intercepts, parallel and perpendicular lines; graphs of parabolas; linear and compound inequalities; algebraic fractions; fractional and radical equations; complex numbers; absolute value equations and inequalities; logarithms; logarithmic and exponential equations; congruency theorems; similar triangles; trigonometry; equations and circles..< Less
Do you know what a square root is. Can you explain the Pythagorean Theorem? What is an irrational number? If you cannot easily answer all of these questions then this book is for you. Or, even if... More > you can, this book will be a useful companion in revisiting these fundamental building blocks. This book is for people of all ages and abilities. It is an attempt to bring mathematics and its sister discipline geometry to everyone in a simple and deep manner. It takes the person at their point of understanding and joins them in a leisurely stroll through some of the most basic and critical elements of mathematics. It is designed to be an entry point and guide to everyone from young children at play to college math students struggling to comprehend what may seem incomprehensible. It is for the elderly who wish to understand and appreciate the beauty, integrity, and significance of a subject that may have been a mystery to them their whole life.< Less
Do you know what a square root is. Can you explain the Pythagorean Theorem? What is an irrational number? If you cannot easily answer all of these questions then this book is for you. Or, even if... More > you can, this book will be a useful companion in revisiting these fundamental building blocks. This book is for people of all ages and abilities. It is an attempt to bring mathematics and its sister discipline geometry to everyone in a simple and deep manner. It takes the person at their point of understanding and joins them in a leisurely stroll through some of the most basic and critical elements of mathematics. It is designed to be an entry point and guide to everyone from young children at play to college math students struggling to comprehend what may seem incomprehensible. It is for the elderly who wish to understand and appreciate the beauty, integrity, and significance of a subject that may have been a mystery to them their whole life.< Less
