Painless pre-algebra

Amy Stahl

Book - 2021

Presents a guide to pre-algebra using word problems and number puzzles, and includes easy-to-utilize methods for solving equations and examples of using pre-algebra in everyday life.

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Genres
Problems and exercises
Instructional and educational works
Published
New York, NY : Kaplan Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series [2021]
Language
English
Main Author
Amy Stahl (author)
Edition
Third edition
Physical Description
vii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781506273150
  • How to Use This Book
  • Chapter 1. Exponents
  • Exponents
  • Properties of Exponents
  • Negative Exponents
  • Operations with Negative Exponents
  • Scientific Notation
  • Multiplication and Division with Scientific Notation
  • Adding and Subtracting in Scientific Notation
  • Applications of Operations with Scientific Notation
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 2. Solving Equations
  • Two-Step Equations
  • Combining Like Terms
  • The Distributive Property
  • Multistep Equations
  • Variables on Both Sides
  • More Multistep Equations
  • 0, 1, and Infinite Solutions
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 3. Linear Equations
  • Graphing a Line Using a Table of Values
  • Graphing Horizontal and Vertical Lines
  • Slope of a Line
  • Slope of Horizontal and Vertical Lines
  • Applications of Slope
  • Slope-Intercept Form of a Line
  • Graphing Using the Slope-Intercept
  • A Closer Look at y = mx + b
  • A Closer Look at x- and y-Intercepts
  • Writing the Equation of a Line
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 4. Systems of Equations
  • Solve by Graphing
  • Solve Using Substitution
  • Systems of Equations Word Problems
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 5. Introduction to Functions
  • Relations and Functions
  • Function Notation
  • Evaluating Functions from a Graph
  • Comparing Functions
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 6. Triangles and Angles
  • Types of Angles
  • Finding Measures of Angles Algebraically
  • The Sum of Angles in Triangles
  • Exterior Angles in Triangles
  • Similar Figures
  • Two Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal
  • Parallel Lines Cut by a Transversal-Algebraically
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 7. Transformations
  • Translations
  • Reflections
  • Rotations
  • Dilations
  • Series of Transformations
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 8. Real Number System
  • Squares and Square Roots
  • Estimating Square Roots
  • Cubes and Cube Roots
  • The Real Number System
  • Rational Numbers-Repeating and Nonrepeating Decimals
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 9. Geometry
  • Pythagorean Theorem
  • Volume of Cylinders
  • Volume of Cones
  • Volume of Spheres
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Chapter 10. Introduction to Bivariate Statistics
  • Two-Way Tables
  • Scatterplots
  • Line of Best Fit
  • BRAIN TICKLERS-THE ANSWERS
  • Index