Are you afraid of math? Do you hate math? Do you think you just stink at math? Do you feel beaten down and discouraged by... More > the math "system?" Have you been avoiding math and are now stuck having to take it? Do you need some serious encouragement? Karen Lyn Davis, the creator of Coolmath.com, knows exactly how you feel because she was there. Starting out as a freaked-out mathphobe and graphic artist, a strange turn of events transformed her into a math lover and a college math teacher. She has a very unique view of math and really understands what students need - especially when they are confused and frustrated. She really views herself more of a motivational speaker than as a math teacher and her irreverent sense of humor usually puts an interesting twist on things. This inspirational book will take you through the process of dealing with your fears and anxieties of the past and guide you forward to success in math and everything else! This book can change your life… if you let it! < Less

This is NOT your typical math book!Karen Lyn Davis, creator of the popular website, Coolmath.com, has taken her experience... More > of teaching Precalculus and Calculus and put it into a book that will really prepare you for Calculus 1.There’s so much in Precalculus courses that you don’t need for Calculus… and so much that’s covered, but much differently than how you’ll really use it… and then some other things you’ll need that aren’t covered enough! This book has what you really need… Along with a great preview of Calculus.As a graphic artist and former mathphobe, Karen has a very unique view of math and really understands what students need. In the classroom, she views herself more as a motivational speaker than as a math teacher. Her often irreverent sense of humor actually makes this stuff fun!Each section of this book is completely written out for you as if Karen was right there, teaching you in person.Study tips included! < Less

This is NOT your typical math book!Karen Lyn Davis, creator of the popular website, Coolmath.com, has taken her award... More > winning approach to teaching Algebra and put it into a series of books. As a graphic artist and former mathphobe, Karen has a very unique view of math and really understands what students need – especially when they are confused and frustrated. In the classroom, she views herself more as a motivational speaker than as a math teacher. Her often irreverent sense of humor actually makes this stuff fun! Part 3 covers absolute value inequalities, sequences & series, combinatorics, graphing and zeros of polynomials, graphing rational functions and matrices. Unlike regular textbooks and help books, you don’t just get one example… Each lesson is completely written out for you as if Karen was right there, teaching you in person. Study tips included! < Less

This is NOT your typical math book!Karen Lyn Davis, creator of the popular website, Coolmath.com, has taken her award... More > winning approach to teaching Algebra and put it into a series of books.As a graphic artist and former mathphobe, Karen has a very unique view of math and really understands what students need – especially when they are confused and frustrated. In the classroom, she views herself more as a motivational speaker than as a math teacher. Her often irreverent sense of humor actually makes this stuff fun!Part 2 covers quadratics, complex numbers, systems, functions, inverse functions, exponentials and logarithms. Unlike regular textbooks and help books, you don’t just get one example… Each lesson is completely written out for you as if Karen was right there, teaching you in person.Also included is a bonus “Math Survival Guide” for dealing with math anxiety and strategies for success in math and in life! < Less

This is NOT your typical math book! Karen Lyn Davis, creator of the popular website, Coolmath.com, has taken her award... More > winning approach to teaching Algebra and put it into a series of books.As a graphic artist and former mathphobe, Karen has a very unique view of math and really understands what students need – especially when they are confused and frustrated. In the classroom, she views herself more as a motivational speaker than as a math teacher. Her often irreverent sense of humor actually makes this stuff fun!Part 1 covers exponents, radicals, polynomials, factoring, lines, linear equations and linear inequalities. Unlike regular textbooks and help books, you don’t just get one example… Each lesson is completely written out for you as if Karen was right there, teaching you in person.Also included is a bonus “Math Survival Guide” which includes dealing with math anxiety and strategies for success in math and in life! < Less

This packet of materials describes the classroom teaching method Survivor Algebra.