Takehome Teacher: Middle-School Math Explained

by Kahover, Brian, M.Ed.

• ISBN13: 9780977430697
• ISBN10: 0977430693
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-06
• Publisher: Acacia Pub Inc

Summary

Well, that person (which might even be you!) needn't worry any longer. Takehome Teacher, written by veteran middle-school math teacher Brian Kahover, puts everything you need to know in one convenient, easy-to-use, handbook. Takehome Teacher was written to help parents and students work their way through the entire spectrum of middle-school/junior high math - from decimals, number theory, and statistics to geometry, equations, and polynomials.

Table of Contents

Decimal Numbers
The Whole Number Place Values	p. 1
Decimal Place Values	p. 2
Comparing Decimal Numbers	p. 3
Decimal Numbers on the Number Line	p. 4
Rounding Decimal Numbers	p. 5
Estimation: Rounding	p. 6
Estimation: Front-end	p. 7
Estimation: Compatible Numbers	p. 8
Addition of Decimal Numbers	p. 9
Subtraction of Decimal Numbers	p. 10
Multiplication of Decimal Numbers	p. 11
Division of Decimal Numbers by a Whole Number	p. 12
Terminating and Repeating Decimal Numbers	p. 13
Division of Decimal Numbers by a Decimal Number	p. 14
Properties: Identity and Commutative	p. 15
Properties: Associative, Zero, and Distributive	p. 16
Using the Properties	p. 17
Number Theory
Understanding Fractions	p. 1
Comparing Fractions, Part 1	p. 2
Comparing Fractions, Part 2	p. 3
Multiples and the Least Common Multiple	p. 4
Comparing Fractions, Part 3	p. 5
Exponents and the Order of Operations	p. 6
The Order of Operations, Part 2	p. 7
Factors and the Divisibilty Tests	p. 8
Prime Numbers and Prime Factoring	p. 9
Prime Factoring, Part 2	p. 10
The Greatest Common Factor & Simplifying Fractions	p. 11
GCF/LCM from Prime Factorizations	p. 12
Understanding Mixed Numbers	p. 13
Fractions into Decimals, Part 1	p. 14
Fractions into Decimals, Part 2	p. 15
Decimals into Fractions	p. 16
Fractions & Mixed Numbers
Estimating with Fractions	p. 1
Adding & Subtracting Fractions	p. 2
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Renaming	p. 3
Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Renaming, Part 2	p. 4
Multiplying Fractions & Mixed Numbers	p. 5
More on Multiplying Mixed Numbers	p. 6
Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers	p. 7
Measurements
The U.S. Customary Measurement System	p. 1
The Inch Ruler/Converting in the U.S. System	p. 2
Converting in the U.S. System, Part 2	p. 3
The Metric Measurement System	p. 4
Measuring and Converting in the Metric System	p. 5
Converting in the Metric System	p. 6
Integers
Comparing and Ordering Integers	p. 1
Adding Integers	p. 2
Adding and Subtracting Integers	p. 3
More Adding and Subtracting Integers	p. 4
Multiplying and Dividing Integers	p. 5
Statistics
Frequency Tables and Line Plots	p. 1
Histograms and Bar Graphs	p. 2
Line Graphs and Double Line Graphs	p. 3
Statistical Measures: Mean and Median	p. 4
Statistical Measures: Mode and Range	p. 5
Working with Statistical Measures	p. 6
Stem-and-Leaf Plots	p. 7
Using Stem-and-Leaf Plots	p. 8
Box-and-Whisker Plots	p. 9
Scatter Plots	p. 10
Equations
Variables and Expressions	p. 1
Writing Variable Expressions	p. 2
Writing and Evaluating Variable Expressions	p. 3
Writing Equations	p. 4
Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations	p. 5
Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations, Part 2	p. 6
Solving Equations with Multiplication and Division	p. 7
Solving Two-Step Equations	p. 8
Understanding and Graphing Inequalities	p. 9
Solving Inequalities	p. 10
Square Roots	p. 11
Estimating Square Roots	p. 12
Simplifying Square Roots	p. 13
Working with Exponents	p. 14
Real Numbers	p. 15
Equations with Rational Numbers	p. 16
Scientific Notation	p. 17
Negative Exponents	p. 18
Ratios and Proportions
Ratios, Rates, and Unit Rates	p. 1
More on Unit Rates	p. 2
Proportions	p. 3
Setting up Proportions	p. 4
Similar Geometric Figures	p. 5
Using Similar Figures	p. 6
Scale Drawings	p. 7
Percents
Understanding Percents	p. 1
Fractions and Percents	p. 2
Decimals and Percents	p. 3
Finding a Percent of a Number	p. 4
Taxes and Discounts	p. 5
The Percent Proportion	p. 6
The Percent Proportion, Part 2	p. 7
Solving Percent Problems with Equations	p. 8
Percent of Change	p. 9
Circle Graphs	p. 10
Simple and Compound Interest	p. 11
Geometry-Terms and Basic Ideas
Lines and Angles	p. 1
Angle Relationships	p. 2
Parallel Lines and Their Angles' Relationships	p. 3
Polygons	p. 4
Triangles	p. 5
Quadrilaterals	p. 6
Polygon Angles	p. 7
Circles	p. 8
Symmetry	p. 9
Tessellations	p. 10
Geometry-Perimeter, Area, and Volume
Perimeter	p. 1
Area of a Parallelogram	p. 2
Area of a Triangle	p. 3
Area of a Trapezoid	p. 4
Other Polygon Areas	p. 5
Circumference and Area of Circles	p. 6
The Pythagorean Theorem	p. 7
Three-Dimensional Figures	p. 8
Surface Area and Volume	p. 9
Surface Area of Prisms	p. 10
Surface Area of Prisms, Part 2	p. 11
Surface Area of a Cylinder	p. 12
Surface Area of a Pyramid and a Cone	p. 13
Volume of a Prism	p. 14
Volume of a Cylinder	p. 15
Volume of a Pyramid and a Cone	p. 16
Spheres	p. 17
Probabilities
Experimental Probabilities	p. 1
Theoretical Probabilities and Odds	p. 2
Sample Spaces	p. 3
The Counting Principle	p. 4
Independent and Dependent Events	p. 5
Permutations	p. 6
Combinations	p. 7
Functions and the Coordinate Plane
Patterns and Sequences	p. 1
Functions	p. 2
Function Tables and Rules	p. 3
Graphing Functions	p. 4
The Coordinate Plane	p. 5
Graphing Equations with Two Variables	p. 6
Linear and Nonlinear Equations	p. 7
Slope and the y-Intercept	p. 8
Graphing Inequalities with Two Variables	p. 9
Transformations	p. 10
Translations	p. 11
Reflections	p. 12
Rotations	p. 13
Polynomials
Understanding and Simplifying Polynomials	p. 1
Adding and Subtracting Polynomials	p. 2
Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial	p. 3
Multiplying Binomials	p. 4
Factoring Polynomials	p. 5
Dividing Polynomials	p. 6
Index
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