"Basic College Mathematics" will be a review of fundamental math concepts for some students and may break new ground for others. Nevertheless, students of all backgrounds will be delighted to find a refreshing book that appeals to all learning styles and reaches out to diverse demographics. Through down-to-earth explanations, patient skill-building, and exceptionally interesting and realistic applications, this worktext will empower students to learn and master mathematics in the real world.
| ISBN | 0077217888 | | Part volume | Mandatory Package | | ISBN13 | 9780077217884
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education - Europe | | Weight (grammes) | 1372 | | Imprint | McGraw Hill Higher Education | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 274 | | Publication date | 16 Jan 2008 | | Width (mm) | 215 | | DEWEY | 510 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General | | Pages | 633 | |
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1. WHOLE NUMBERS 1.1 Standard Numerals 1.2 Ordering and Rounding Whole Numbers 1.3 Addition 1.4 Subtraction 1.5 Multiplication 1.6 Division 1.7 Primes, Factors, and Exponents 1.8 Order of Operations and Grouping Symbols 1.9 Equations and Problem Solving 2. FRACTIONS AND MIXED NUMBERS 2.1 Fractions and Mixed Numbers 2.2 Equivalent Fractions 2.3 Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers 2.4 Addition and Subtraction of Fractions 2.5 Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers 2.6 Order of Operations and Grouping Symbols 2.7 Equations and Problem Solving 3. DECIMALS 3.1 Addition and Subtraction of Decimals 3.2 Multiplication and Division of Decimals 3.3 Fractions and Decimals 3.4 Decimals, Fractions, and Order 3.5 Equations and Problem Solving 4. RATIO, RATE, AND PROPORTION 4.1 Ratio and Proportion 4.2 Rates 4.3 Word Problems Involving Proportions 5. PERCENT 5.1 Percent Notation 5.2 Percent Problems 5.3 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions 5.4 Taxes, Interest, Commissions, and Discounts 5.5 Applications: Percent of Increase or Decrease 5.6 Consumer Credit 6. STATISTICS AND GRAPHS 6.1 Tables and Pictographs 6.2 Bar and Line Graphs 6.3 Circle Graphs (Pie Charts) 6.4 Mean, Median, and Mode 7. MEASUREMENT AND THE METRIC SYSTEM 7.1 Linear (Length) Measures 7.2 The Metric System 7.3 Converting Between American and Metric Units 7.4 Converting Units of Area 7.5 Capacity 7.6 Weight and Temperature 8. GEOMETRY 8.1 Finding Perimeters 8.2 Finding Areas 8.3 Volume of Solids 8.4 Angles and Triangles 8.5 Square Roots and Pythagoras' Theorem 9. THE REAL NUMBERS 9.1 Addition and Subtraction of Integers 9.2 Multiplication and Division of Integers 9.3 The Rational Numbers 9.4 Order of Operations 10. INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRA 10.1 Introduction to Algebra 10.2 The Algebra of Exponents 10.3 Scientific Notation 10.4 Solving Linear Equations 10.5 Applications: Word Problems
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