Math Thematics

by Harcourt School

• ISBN13: 9780395775011
• ISBN10: 0395775019
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-03-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Table of Contents

MODULE 1 AMAZING FEATS, FACTS, and FICTION	1	(80)
We've Got a Problem Here	2	(13)
Problem Solving and Rates
Problem Solving Approach	3	(3)
Using Rates	6	(9)
Amazing Musicians	15	(12)
Displaying Data
Stem-and-Leaf Plots	16	(2)
Box-and-Whisker Plots	18	(9)
Athletic Triumphs	27	(12)
Scatter Plots
Making a Scatter Plot	28	(3)
Fitting a Line	31	(8)
Amazing Appetites	39	(15)
Circumference and Volume
Finding Circumference	40	(3)
Finding Volume	43	(11)
Extraordinary Rules of Thumb	54	(14)
Equations and Expressions
Writing Equations	55	(2)
Solving Equations	57	(3)
Simplifying Expressions	60	(8)
An Amazing Lake	68	(12)
Area and Perimeter
Exploring Area and Perimeter	69	(11)
MODULE 2 AT THE MALL	80	(80)
Your Opinion Counts!	82	(14)
Using Proportions and Percents
Proportions and Percent	84	(3)
Samples and Percent	87	(9)
The Price Is Right, Isn't It?	96	(11)
Working with Percents
Estimating with Percents	97	(1)
Percent of Change	98	(9)
The Grand Giveaway	107	(14)
Exploring Probability
Theoretical Probability	108	(3)
Experimental Probability	111	(2)
Tree Diagrams	113	(8)
The Video Arcade	121	(15)
Operations with Integers
Adding Integers	122	(3)
Subtracting Integers	125	(2)
Multiplying and Dividing Integers	127	(9)
A World Class Wonder	136	(8)
Operations with Fractions
Working with Negative Fractions	137	(7)
Nice T-Shirt!	144	(16)
Inequalities and Box-and-Whisker Plots
Graphing Inequalities	145	(3)
Making Box-and-Whisker Plots	148	(12)
MODULE 3 THE MYSTERY OF BLACKTAIL CANYON	160	(76)
Ancient Sites of Mystery	162	(13)
Square Roots and Measurement
Finding Square Roots	165	(3)
Length, Area, and Volume	168	(7)
On the Road	175	(14)
Equations and Graphs
Order of Operations	176	(3)
Graphing Equations	179	(10)
Big Foot	189	(12)
Slope and Equations
Find Slope	190	(3)
Using Equations	193	(8)
Cliff Dwellers	201	(12)
Similar Figures and Constructions
Similar Figures	202	(3)
Bisecting Chords	205	(8)
Forgotten Bones	213	(11)
Scientific Notation and Decimal Equations
Using Scientific Notation	214	(2)
Equations and Decimals	216	(8)
Whodunit?	224	(12)
Logical Thinking
Using And, Or, Not	225	(11)
MODULE 4 PATTERNS AND DISCOVERIES	236	(80)
New Patterns for an Old World	238	(18)
Fractals, Sequences, and Triangles
Fractals and Sequences	239	(2)
Constructing Traingles	241	(3)
The Sierpinski Triangle	244	(12)
Nature's Sequences	256	(12)
Rotations and Rational Numbers
Rotational Symmetry	258	(2)
Rational and Irrational Numbers	260	(8)
Music to Your Ears	268	(12)
Equations with Fractions and Quadrilaterals
Equations with Fractions	270	(2)
Classifying Quadrilaterals	272	(8)
Patterns in Art	280	(10)
Rational Numbers and Polygons
Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers	281	(2)
Angles of Polygons	283	(7)
Right On!	290	(12)
Working with Triangles
Triangle Side Length Relationships	292	(2)
The Pythagorean Theorem	294	(8)
Discoveries in the Deep	302	(14)
Geometry and Probability
Geometric Probability	304	(1)
Multistage Experiments	305	(11)
MODULE 5 INVENTIONS	316	(76)
Can Do!	318	(13)
Working with Cylinders
Surface Areas of Cylinders	319	(2)
Surface Area and Volume	321	(10)
Color My World	331	(13)
Slopes and Equations of Lines
Exploring Slope	332	(2)
Slope-Intercept Form	334	(10)
Big and Small	344	(12)
Working with Exponents
Rules of Exponents	345	(2)
Zero and Negative Exponents	347	(9)
Oh, What a Sight!	356	(13)
Complements, Supplements, and Tangents
Complementary and Supplementary Angles	357	(3)
The Tangent Ratio	360	(9)
Reading is Believing	369	(13)
Counting Techniques
Counting and Permutations	371	(3)
Combinations	374	(8)
Lock It Up!	382	(10)
Working with Probability
Probability and Counting	383	(9)
MODULE 6 ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS	392	(74)
Where Do You Stand?	394	(10)
Geometry and Perspective
Cubes and Prisms	395	(2)
Points of View	397	(7)
Building Blocks	404	(14)
Geometry and Constructions
Constructing Nets	405	(2)
Angles and Triangles	407	(11)
Where You Live	418	(14)
Surface Area and Volume
Surface Areas of Prisms and Pyramids	419	(3)
Volumes of Prisms, Pyramids, and Cones	422	(10)
Meet Me in the Middle	432	(10)
Angles Formed by Intersecting Lines
Parallel Lines and Transversals	434	(8)
The Human Factor	442	(9)
Solving Inequalities
Solving Simple Inequalities	443	(2)
Multistep Inequalities	445	(6)
Building Models	451	(15)
Scale Drawings and Similar Figures
Scale Drawings	452	(2)
Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures	454	(12)
MODULE 7 VISUALIZING CHANGE	466	(68)
Time for a Change	468	(14)
Graphs and Functions
Modeling Change	469	(3)
Functions	472	(10)
A Penny Saved	482	(16)
Linear Equations and Problem Solving
Linear Change	483	(4)
Multistep Equations	487	(11)
How Sweet It Is	498	(12)
Modeling Exponential Change
Exponential Change	499	(2)
Exponential Models	501	(9)
Moving Around	510	(11)
Algorithms and Transformations
Using Algorithms	511	(10)
It's All in the Curve	521	(13)
Exploring Quadratic Functions
Parabolas	522	(2)
Quadratic Functions	524	(10)
MODULE 8 MAKING AN IMPACT	534	(78)
Getting the Facts	536	(15)
Collecting Data
Using Data Sources	537	(3)
Surveys and Sampling	540	(2)
Observations and Experiments	542	(9)
On the Web	551	(11)
Making Data Displays
Circle Graphs	552	(2)
Histograms	554	(8)
Displaying the News	562	(16)
Representing Data
Choosing a Data Display	563	(4)
Misleading Graphs	567	(2)
Pictorial Models and Demonstrations	569	(9)
State Your Case	578	(34)
Equivalent Rates and Relative Frequency
Rates and Frequency	579	(12)
Student Resources
Toolbox	591	(18)
Tables	609	(3)
Glossary	612
Index