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Book SynopsisAlgebra is the language that must be mastered for any course that uses math because it is the gateway for entry into any science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline. Math Remediation for the College Bound fosters mastery of critical math and algebraic concepts and skills essential to all of the STEM disciplines and some of the social sciences. This booklet is designed to accompany the main book, Math Remediation for the College-Bound: How Teachers Can Close the Gap, from the Basics through Algebra. With the exception of Chapters 1 and 2, each chapter of the booklet consists of five sections: (1) practice homework, (2) a sample test, (3) the answers to selected and numbered exercises corresponding to their numbering in the book, (4) answers to the practice homework, and (5) answers to sample tests. This pattern begins with Chapter 3 and continues for the remainder of the book.
Trade ReviewThe book should be useful to at least four teaching audiences: 1. college professors teaching remedial math courses 2. High school teachers teaching intensive \catch-up" math courses, such as Algebra II, in a summer session 3. Other math professionals teaching preparatory courses for college placement, such as for the scholastic aptitude test 4. Math-trained professionals who are engaged in home-schooling efforts. A fifth audience is, of course, students who will be involved in these programs * Zentralblatt MATH *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 3 Mental Math Chapter 3 4 Integers and Arithmetic Operations Chapter 4 5 Data, Statistics, and Graphs Chapter 5 6 A Love-Hate Relationship Chapter 6 7 The Two Great Devils—The Negative Sign and the Negative Numbers Chapter 7 8 Change for Currency Notes—Simple Fractions Chapter 8 9 Exponents—Powers of 10 Chapter 9 10 Powers of Variables and Constants Chapter 10 11 The World of Expressions and Elementary Equations Chapter 11 12 The Algebra Savior—Cross Products Chapter 12 13 Ratio and Proportion Chapter 13 14 Just Shopping for the Best Deal Chapter 14 15 How Big?—Perimeter, Area, and Volume Chapter 15 16 Slopes and Intercepts on the Algebra Trail Chapter 16 17 Mixed Numerals Chapter 17 18 Polynomials and Their Basic Operations Chapter 18 19 Factoring Chapter 19 20 Rational, Complex Rational and Radical Expressions—Becoming an Algebra Guru
