Access to math. The book starts with a discussion of variables and expressions, then proceeds through formulas for volume, area, interest, slope of a line, temperature conversion and others. Many of the two to four page lessons in this book are introduced with a sample problem from a real life experience. The lesson on volume of a cone, for example, has the student determine a fair price for a cone of popcorn when the price of a cylinder of popcorn is known. The student is guided through finding the volume of a cone when the diameter and height are known.
Exercises give the student an opportunity to solve other problems using the volume formula.
The lesson ends with an application section which has the student write a sentence explaining the relationship between the volume of a cylinder and the volume of a cone. The book contains cumulative reviews. Answers to the odd number problems are included. The accompanying teachers manual contains suggestions for teaching approaches and discusses common errors. ENC does NOT distribute this resource.