Basic Mathematics

by Marvin L. Bittinger

• ISBN13: 9780201959581
• ISBN10: 0201959585
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Addison Wesley

Summary

The Bittinger System for Success, Make it Work for You! Building on its reputation for accurate content and a unified system of instruction, the Tenth Edition of the Bittinger paperback series integrates success-building study tools, innovative pedagogy, and a comprehensive instructional support package with time-tested teaching techniques.

Table of Contents

Operations on the Whole Numbers	1	(83)
Pretest	2	(1)
Standard Notation	3	(6)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Tips for Using This Textbook	6	(3)
Addition	9	(10)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Getting Started in a Math Class	14	(5)
Subtraction	19	(8)
Rounding and Estimating; Order	27	(6)
Multiplication	33	(10)
Division	43	(12)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Homework	50	(5)
Solving Equations	55	(6)
Applications and Problem Solving	61	(12)
Exponential Notation and Order of Operations	73	(10)
Summary and Review Exercises	79	(2)
Test	81	(2)
Fractional Notation: Multiplication and Division	83	(52)
Pretest	84	(1)
Factorizations	85	(8)
Divisibility	93	(6)
Fractions	99	(6)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Studying for Tests and Making the Most of Tutoring Sessions	102	(3)
Multiplication and Applications	105	(6)
Simplifying	111	(6)
Multiplying, Simplifying, and Applications	117	(6)
Division and Applications	123	(12)
Summary and Review Exercises	129	(2)
Test	131	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--2	133	(2)
Fractional Notation and Mixed Numerals	135	(58)
Pretest	136	(1)
Least Common Multiples	137	(8)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Better Test Taking	142	(3)
Addition and Multiplication	145	(6)
Subtraction, Order, and Applications	151	(6)
Mixed Numerals	157	(6)
Addition and Subtraction Using Mixed Numerals; Applications	163	(8)
Multiplication and Division Using Mixed Numerals; Applications	171	(8)
Order of Operations; Estimation	179	(14)
Summary and Review Exercises	187	(2)
Test	189	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--3	191	(2)
Decimal Notation	193	(68)
Pretest	194	(1)
Decimal Notation, Order, and Rounding	195	(8)
Addition and Subtraction with Decimal Notation	203	(8)
Multiplication with Decimal Notation	211	(8)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Learning Resources and Time Management	216	(3)
Division with Decimal Notation	219	(10)
Converting from Fractional Notation to Decimal Notation	229	(6)
Estimating	235	(6)
Applications and Problem Solving	241	(20)
Summary and Review Exercises	255	(2)
Test	257	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--4	259	(2)
Ratio and Proportion	261	(40)
Pretest	262	(1)
Introduction to Ratios	263	(4)
Rates and Unit Prices	267	(6)
Proportions	273	(6)
Applications of Proportions	279	(10)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Study Tips for Trouble Spots	284	(5)
Similar Triangles	289	(12)
Summary and Review Exercises	295	(2)
Test	297	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--5	299	(2)
Percent Notation	301	(62)
Pretest	302	(1)
Percent Notation	303	(6)
Percent Notation and Fractional Notation	309	(8)
Solving Percent Problems Using Equations	317	(6)
Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions	323	(6)
Applications of Percent	329	(10)
Consumer Applications: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount	339	(10)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: A Checklist of Your Study Skills	344	(5)
Consumer Applications: Interest	349	(14)
Summary and Review Exercises	357	(2)
Test	359	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--6	361	(2)
Data Analysis, Graphs, and Statistics	363	(54)
Pretest	364	(1)
Averages, Medians, and Modes	365	(8)
Tables and Pictographs	373	(12)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Forming Math Study Groups	378	(7)
Bar Graphs and Line Graphs	385	(12)
Circle Graphs	397	(4)
Data Analysis and Predictions	401	(16)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: How Many Women Have Won the Ultimate Math Contest?	404	(3)
Summary and Review Exercises	407	(4)
Test	411	(4)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--7	415	(2)
Geometry and Measures: Length and Area	417	(54)
Pretest	418	(1)
Linear Measures: American Units	419	(6)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Classwork Before and During Class	422	(3)
Linear Measures: The Metric System	425	(8)
Perimeter	433	(4)
Area	437	(4)
Areas of Parallelograms, Triangles, and Trapezoids	441	(6)
Circles	447	(8)
Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem	455	(16)
Summary and Review Exercises	463	(4)
Test	467	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--8	469	(2)
More Geometry and Measures	471	(42)
Pretest	472	(1)
Volume and Capacity	473	(6)
Volume of Cylinders, Spheres, and Cones	479	(6)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Classwork During and After Class	482	(3)
Weight, Mass, and Time	485	(8)
Temperature	493	(4)
Converting Units of Area	497	(4)
Angles and Triangles	501	(12)
Summary and Review Exercises	507	(2)
Test	509	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--9	511	(2)
The Real-Number System	513	(38)
Pretest	514	(1)
The Real Numbers	515	(8)
Addition of Real Numbers	523	(6)
Subtraction of Real Numbers	529	(4)
Multiplication of Real Numbers	533	(4)
Division and Order of Operations	537	(14)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Tips from a Former Student	542	(3)
Summary and Review Exercises	545	(2)
Test	547	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--10	549	(2)
Algebra: Solving Equations and Problems	551	(50)
Pretest	552	(1)
Introduction to Algebra	553	(8)
Solving Equations: The Addition Principle	561	(4)
Solving Equations: The Multiplication Principle	565	(4)
Using the Principles Together	569	(10)
Solving Applied Problems	579	(22)
Improving Your Math Study Skills: Preparing for a Final Exam	588	(5)
Summary and Review Exercises	593	(2)
Test	595	(2)
Cumulative Review: Chapters 1--11	597	(4)
Final Examination	601	(4)
Developmental Units	605
A Addition	606
S Subtraction	613
M Multiplication	621
D Division	629
Answers	A--1
Index	I-1