Pre-Algebra Demystified (Demystified)

TAKE THE ANXIETY OUT OF PRE-ALGEBRA

In Pre-Algebra Demystified, experienced math instructor Allan Bluman provides an effective, anxiety-soothing, and totally painless way to master the math fundamentals so crucial to college¿but so difficult for the math-impaired and anxious.

With Pre-Algebra Demystified, you master the subject one simple step at a time — at your own speed. This unique self-teaching guide offers problems at the end of each chapter, quizzes to pinpoint weaknesses, and a 100-question final exam to reinforce the entire book.

This is a fast and entertaining self-teaching course that's specially designed to reduce anxiety. Get ready to:

* Build a working knowledge of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratios, and percents

* Grasp word problems and underlying math concepts

* Learn basic equations and operations with integers

* Construct a solid foundation for algebra, geometry, statistics, and business math

* Prepare to take pre-college exams

Get over math anxiety using a special program included in the book

* Take a "final exam" and grade it yourself!

Pre-Algebra Demystified is your direct route to confidence with higher math!

Say goodbye to dry presentations, grueling formulas, and abstract theories that would put Einstein to sleep — now there's an easier way to master the disciplines you really need to know.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written "brush-ups" you can find.

Organized as self-teaching guides, they come complete with key points, background information, questions at the end of each chapter, and even final exams. You'll be able to learn more in less time, evaluate your areas of strength and weakness and reinforce your knowledge and confidence.

A self-teaching guide to basic arithmetic, covering whole numbers, fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion, basic algebra, basic geometry, basic statistics and probability.

McGraw-Hill's Demystified Series teaches complex subjects in a unique, easy-to-absorb manner, and is perfect for users without formal training or unlimited time. They're also the most time-efficient, interestingly written 'brush-ups' you can find.

Allan G. Bluman taught mathematics and statistics in high school, college, and graduate school for 39 years. He received his Ed.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and has written three mathematics textbooks published by McGraw-Hill. Mr. Bluman is the recipient of "An Apple for the Teacher Award" for bringing excellence to the learning environment and the "Most Successful Revision of a Textbook" award from McGraw-Hill. His biographical also record appears in Who's Who in American Education, Fifth Edition.

UNIT 1 ? WHOLE NUMBERS

Addition

Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

Rounding Whole Numbers

Word Problems

UNIT 2 ? FRACTIONS

Reducing Fractions

Changing Fractions to Higher Terms

Conversions

Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Adding Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers

Comparing Fractions

Word Problems

UNIT 3 ? DECIMALS

Place Value, Rounding, and Order

Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Multiplying Decimals

Dividing Decimals

Converting Fractions and Decimals

Word Problems

UNIT 4 ? PERCENTAGES

Converting Decimals to Percents and Percents to Decimals

Converting Fractions to Decimals and Decimals to Fractions

Three Types of Percent Problems

Word Problems

UNIT 5 ? RATIO AND PROPORTIONS

Ratio

Proportions

Word Problems

UNIT 6 ? BASIC ALGEBRA

Integers

Adding Integers

Subtracting Integers

Multiplying Integers

Dividing Integers

Solving Basic Equations

Word Problems

UNIT 7 ? BASIC GEOMETRY

Basic Geometric Figures

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