Easy guide to math
By: [written by Anna Medvedovsky ; story by Chris Kensler]
Contributors: Kensler, Chris, author
Publisher: Fall River Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9781435147478
Subjects: Mathematics
Description: This book explains basics of mathematics using an engaging and easy-to-follow story. It's a tale about rock 'n' roll, duplicity, spies, and basic math skills and concepts such as two-digit divisors, greatest common factor, comparing fractions, dividing with decimals, working with percents, and more. Includes lots of tips, tricks and shortcuts.
Notes: "Clear, easy-to-understand language, the painless way to learn high school math basics, raise your score on standardized tests"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Numbers; title: Addition and subtraction; title: Multiplication; title: Division; title: Operations and properties; title: Factoring; title: Fractions; title: Adding and subtracting fractions; title: Multiplying and dividing fractions; title: Decimals; title: Percent; title: Exponents and powers; title: Square roots; title: Positive and negative numbers; title: Rations and proportions; title: Statistics and graphs; title: Review.