Basic College Mathematics : A Real-World Approach
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9780077217884
- ISBN10:
0077217888
- Edition: 3rd
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 2008-01-16
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| A Real-World Approach | |
| Whole numbers | |
| Standard Numerals | |
| Ordering and Rounding Whole Numbers | |
| Addition | |
| Subtraction | |
| Multiplication | |
| Division | |
| Primes, Factors, and Exponents | |
| Order of Operations and Grouping Symbols | |
| Equations and Problem Solving | |
| Fractions and mixed numbers | |
| Fractions and Mixed Numbers | |
| Equivalent Fractions | |
| Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Mixed Numbers | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Fractions | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Mixed Numbers | |
| Order of Operations and Grouping Symbols | |
| Equations and Problem Solving | |
| Decimals | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Decimals | |
| Multiplication and Division of Decimals | |
| Fractions and Decimals | |
| Decimals, Fractions, and Order | |
| Equations and Problem Solving | |
| Ratio, rate, and proportion | |
| Ratio and Proportion | |
| Rates | |
| Word Problems Involving Proportions | |
| Percent | |
| Percent Notation | |
| Percent Problems | |
| Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions | |
| Taxes, Interest, Commissions, and Discounts | |
| Applications | |
| Percent of Increase or Decrease | |
| Consumer Credit | |
| Statistics and graphs | |
| Tables and Pictographs | |
| Bar and Line Graphs | |
| Circle Graphs (Pie Charts) | |
| Mean, Median, and Mode | |
| Measurement and the metric system | |
| Linear (Length) Measures | |
| The Metric System | |
| Converting Between American and Metric Units | |
| Converting Units of Area | |
| Capacity | |
| Weight and Temperature | |
| Geometry | |
| Finding Perimeters | |
| Finding Areas | |
| Volume of Solids | |
| Angles and Triangles | |
| Square Roots and Pythagoras’ Theorem | |
| The real numbers | |
| Addition and Subtraction of Integers | |
| Multiplication and Division of Integers | |
| The Rational Numbers | |
| Order of Operations | |
| Introduction to algebra | |
| Introduction to Algebra | |
| The Algebra of Exponents | |
| Scientific Notation | |
| Solving Linear Equations | |
| Applications | |
| Word Problems | |
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