Loose Leaf Version Prealgebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning

by Messersmith, Sherri; Perez, Lawrence; Feldman, Robert S.

• ISBN13: 9781260374025
• ISBN10: 1260374025
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781260374278
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780077823375
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Loose-leaf
• Copyright: 2018-03-13
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Table of Contents

Prealgebra with P.O.W.E.R. Learning, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1: Operations with Integers

Study Strategies: An Introduction to the P.O.W.E.R. Framework

Section 1.1Place Value and Rounding

Section 1.2Introduction to Integers

Section 1.3Adding Integers

Section 1.4Subtracting Integers

Section 1.5Estimating a Sum or Difference

Section 1.6Multiplying Integers and Estimation

Section 1.7Dividing Integers and Estimation

Putting It All Together

Section 1.8Exponents, Roots, and Order of Operations

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Who's in Charge?

Chapter 1 Summary

Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 1 Test

Chapter 2: Expressions and Equations

Study Strategies: Strategies for Reading Math (and other) Textbooks

Section 2.1Introduction to Algebra

Section 2.2Simplifying Expressions

Section 2.3Solving Linear Equations Part I

Section 2.4Solving Linear Equations Part II

Section 2.5Solving Linear Equations Part III

Section 2.6Solve Applied Problems Involving One Unknown

Section 2.7Solve Applied Problems Involving Two Unknowns

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Discover Your Reading Attention Span

Chapter Summary

Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 2 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-2

Chapter 3: Operations with Signed Fractions

Study Strategies: Time Management

Section 3.1Introduction to Signed Fractions

Section 3.2Writing Fractions in Lowest Terms

Section 3.3Multiplying and Dividing Signed Fractions

Section 3.4Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions and Finding a Least Common Denominator

Section 3.5Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

Section 3.6Operations with Mixed Numbers

Putting It All Together

Section 3.7Order Relations and Order of Operations

Section 3.8Solving Equations Containing Fractions

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Find Your Procrastination Quotient

Chapter Summary

Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 3 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-3

Chapter 4: Basic Geometry Concepts and Algebra

Study Strategies: Taking Notes in Class

Section 4.1 Introduction to Geometry

Section 4.2Rectangles, Squares, Parallelograms, and Trapezoids

Section 4.3Triangles

Section 4.4Volume and Surface Area

Putting It All Together

Section 4.5Solving Geometry Applications Using Algebra

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Active Listening

Chapter Summary

Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 4 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-4

Chapter 5: Signed Decimals

Study Strategies: Taking Math Tests

Section 5.1Reading and Writing Decimals

Section 5.2Rounding Decimals

Section 5.3Adding and Subtracting Signed Decimals

Section 5.4Multiplying Signed Decimals

Section 5.5Dividing Signed Decimals and Order of Operations

Putting It All Together

Section 5.6Writing Fractions as Decimals

Section 5.7Mean, Median, and Mode

Section 5.8Solving Equations Containing Decimals

Section 5.9Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem

Section 5.10Circles, Spheres, Cylinders, and Cones

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Is Anxiety the Hardest Problem on the Test?

Chapter Summary

Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 5 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-5

Chapter 6: Ratios, Rates, and Proportions

Study Strategies: Doing Math Homework

Section 6.1Ratios

Section 6.2Rates

Section 6.3Proportions

Section 6.4Solve Proportions

Section 6.5Solve Applied Problems Involving Proportions

Section 6.6Angles

Section 6.7Solve Applied Problems Involving Congruent and Similar Triangles

Group Activity

emPOWERme: The Right Approach for Homework

Chapter Summary

Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 6 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-6

Chapter 7: Measurement and Conversion

Study Strategies: Know Your School

Section 7.1Using U.S. Customary Measurements

Section 7.2The Metric System: Length

Section 7.3The Metric System: Capacity and Weight (Mass)

Section 7.4Solve Applied Problems Involving Metric Units

Section 7.5Metric – U.S. Customary Conversions and Temperature

Group Activity

emPOWERme: My School

Chapter Summary

Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 7 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-7

Chapter 8: Percents

Study Strategies: Using the Internet to Supplement Your Learning

Section 8.1Percents, Fractions, and Decimals

Section 8.2Compute Basic Percents Mentally

Section 8.3Use an Equation to Solve Percent Problems

Section 8.4Solve Applications Involving Percents

Putting It All Together

Section 8.5More Applications with Percents

Section 8.6Simple and Compound Interest

Group Activity

emPOWERme: The Internet, Learning, and Me

Chapter Summary

Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 8 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-8

Chapter 9: Graphs and the Rectangular Coordinate System

Study Strategies: Beginning Financial Literacy

Section 9.1Reading Tables, Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Line Graphs

Section 9.2Frequency Distributions and Histograms

Section 9.3Using and Making Circle Graphs

Section 9.4Introduction to Linear Equations in Two Variables

Section 9.5Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Discover Your Personal Financial Philosophy

Chapter Summary

Chapter 9 Review

Chapter 9 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-9

Chapter 10: The Rules of Exponents and Polynomials

Study Strategies: Improving Your Memory

Section 10.1The Product Rule and Power Rules

Section 10.2Integer Exponents and the Quotient Rule

Putting It All Together

Section 10.3Scientific Notation

Section 10.4Adding and Subtracting Polynomials

Section 10.5Multiplying Polynomials

Group Activity

emPOWERme: What's Your Memory Style?

Chapter Summary

Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 10 Test

Cumulative Review for Chapters 1-10

Chapter 11 (Online): Transition to Algebra

Study Strategies: The Writing Process

Section 11.1 Sets of Numbers

Section 11.2 More on Solving Linear Equations

Section 11.3Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable

Section 11.4Solving Linear Inequalities in One Variable

Group Activity

emPOWERme: Writing Clearly

Appendix A: Whole Number Arithmetic

Section A.1Adding Whole Numbers

Section A.2Subtracting Whole Numbers

Section A.3Multiplying Whole Numbers

Section A.4Introduction to Division and Short Division

Section A.5Long Division of Whole Numbers

Appendix B (Online)

Section B.1 Deriving the Area of a Parallelogram and the Area of a Triangle

Section B.2 Inductive and Deductive Reasoning