Math : If You're Trying to Get Better Grades and Higher Test Scores, You've Gotta Have This Book!

by Forte, Imogene

• ISBN13: 9780865305762
• ISBN10: 0865305765
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Incentive Publications

Summary

Whether you are a student, parent, or teacher, this book is the ultimate helper for understanding and using math facts, skills, and concepts to get better grades in math. Easy-to-read sections cover everything from decimals and fractions to geometry, algebra, and statistics. Whether you are learning for the first time or need a convenient reference manual, this book will give you a solid understanding of math terms and processes, and it will provide ways to improve student organization, attitude, study skills, and performance -- so Get Sharp for Better Grades in Math! Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Get Ready ... Get Set ... Get Sharp	p. 11
How to Use This Book	p. 12
Get Ready	p. 13
Get Motivated	p. 14
Letter to Parents	p. 17
Get Organized	p. 18
Get Your Space Organized	p. 18
Get Your Stuff Organized	p. 19
Get Your Time Organized	p. 20
Get Your Assignments Organized	p. 22
Get Yourself Organized	p. 23
Get Healthy	p. 24
Get A Grip (on Study Habits)	p. 25
Get Set	p. 29
Get Familiar with Math Tools	p. 30
Know Your Mathematical Symbols	p. 30
Know Your Numbers	p. 31
Know Your Properties	p. 32
Know Your Formulas	p. 33
Know Your Measures	p. 34
Measurement Equivalents	p. 37
Get Sharp with Thinking Skills	p. 38
Get Polished in Problem-Solving Skills	p. 42
Get Serious About Study Skills	p. 46
Better Listening	p. 46
Careful Reading	p. 47
Taking Notes	p. 48
How to Prepare for a Test	p. 50
How to Take a Test	p. 52
Get Sharp ... on Number Concepts & Relationships	p. 55
Numbers & Number Systems	p. 56
Numbers & Sets	p. 56
The Roman Numeral System	p. 58
The Decimal System	p. 59
Kinds of Numbers	p. 59
Counting Numbers	p. 59
Whole Numbers	p. 60
Even & Odd Numbers	p. 60
Prime & Composite Numbers	p. 61
Place Value for Whole Numbers	p. 62
Reading & Writing Whole Numbers	p. 63
Rounding Whole Numbers	p. 64
Estimating	p. 65
Factors	p. 66
Multiples	p. 67
Powers, Exponents, & Scientific Notation	p. 68
Square Roots	p. 69
Integers	p. 70
Fractions & Decimals	p. 71
Rational & Irrational Numbers	p. 72
Number Concepts
Comparing & Ordering Numbers	p. 73
Patterns	p. 74
Get Sharp ... on Operations with Whole Numbers	p. 75
Operations	p. 76
Addition	p. 76
Addition with Carrying (or Renaming)	p. 77
Subtraction	p. 78
Subtraction with Borrowing (or Renaming)	p. 79
Multiplication	p. 80
Multiplication with Renaming	p. 81
Multiplication with Multiples of Ten	p. 81
Multiplication by Larger Numbers	p. 82
Division	p. 83
Dividing a Number by Itself	p. 84
Dividing a Number by One	p. 84
Divisibility	p. 84
Division with One-Digit Divisors	p. 85
Division with Ten Larger Divisors	p. 86
Averages	p. 87
Mixed Operations	p. 87
Properties	p. 88
Properties for Addition	p. 88
Properties for Multiplication	p. 89
Which Operation?	p. 90
Some Interesting Number Tricks	p. 91
Fast Facts	p. 93
Addition & Subtraction Facts Matrix	p. 93
Multiplication & Division Facts	p. 94
Get Sharp ... on Fractions & Decimals	p. 95
Fractions	p. 95
Reading & Writing Fractions	p. 96
Fractions as Part of a Whole	p. 97
Fractions as Part of a Set	p. 97
Mixed Fractional Numbers	p. 98
How to Change Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions	p. 98
How to Change Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers	p. 98
Equivalent Fractions	p. 99
Fractions in Lowest Terms	p. 100
How to Find the GCF of Two or More Numbers	p. 100
How to Reduce a Fraction to Lowest Terms	p. 100
Like and Unlike Fractions	p. 101
How to Change Unlike Fractions into Like Fractions	p. 101
Comparing & Ordering Fractions	p. 102
Adding & Subtracting Fractions	p. 103
How to Add & Subtract Like Fractions	p. 103
How to Add & Subtract Unlike Fractions	p. 103
How to Add & Subtract Mixed Numerals	p. 103
Multiplying Fractions	p. 104
How to Multiply Fractions	p. 104
How to Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number	p. 104
How to Multiply Mixed Numbers	p. 104
Dividing Fractions	p. 105
How to Divide Fractions	p. 105
How to Divide a Whole Number by a Fraction	p. 105
How to Divide Mixed Numbers	p. 105
Ratios	p. 106
Terms of a Ratio	p. 106
Reducing Ratios to Lowest Terms	p. 107
Changing Fractions to Whole Number Ratios	p. 107
Equivalent Ratios	p. 107
Using Equivalent Ratios to Find Missing Numbers	p. 107
Rates	p. 108
Reducing Rates to Find Quantities	p. 108
Using Equivalent Ratios to Find Other Rates	p. 108
Proportions	p. 109
Decimals	p. 110
Terminating Decimals	p. 110
Repeating Decimals	p. 110
Mixed Decimal Numbers	p. 110
Place Value in Decimals	p. 111
Reading & Writing Decimals	p. 111
Rounding Decimals	p. 111
Operations with Decimals	p. 112
Adding & Subtracting Decimals	p. 112
Multiplying Decimals	p. 112
Dividing a Decimal by a Whole Number	p. 113
Dividing by a Decimal	p. 113
Money	p. 114
Operations with Money	p. 115
Fractions & Decimals	p. 116
How to Write a Fraction as a Decimal	p. 116
How to Write a Decimal as a Fraction	p. 116
Percent	p. 117
How to Write a Decimal as a Percent	p. 117
How to Write a Percent as a Decimal	p. 117
How to Write a Fraction as a Percent	p. 117
How to Find a Percentage of a Number	p. 118
How to Tell What Percent One Number is of Another	p. 118
How to Find the Base When You know the Percent	p. 118
Taxes, Tips, & Discounts	p. 119
Simple Interest	p. 120
Get Sharp ... on Geometry & Measurement	p. 121
Plane Geometry
Points, Lines, and Planes	p. 122
Angles	p. 124
Angle Relationships	p. 125
Parallel Lines & Angles	p. 126
Bisecting Line Segments & Angles	p. 127
Plane Figures
Polygons	p. 128
Triangles	p. 129
Quadrilaterals	p. 130
Circles	p. 131
Congruent & Similar Figures	p. 132
Tessellations, Transformations, & Symmetry	p. 133
Space Geometry
Space Figures	p. 134
Measurement
Measuring Weight	p. 136
Measuring Length	p. 137
Measuring Perimeter & Circumference	p. 138
Measuring Area of Polygons	p. 140
Measuring Surface Area of Space Figures	p. 142
Measuring Volume of Space Figures	p. 144
Measuring Capacity	p. 146
Measuring the Earth	p. 147
Measuring Time	p. 148
Measuring Temperature	p. 150
More Measures	p. 151
Get Sharp ... on Statistics, Graphing & Probability	p. 153
Statistics	p. 154
What is Statistics?	p. 154
Range, Mean, Median, & Mode	p. 155
Frequency	p. 156
Graphing & Statistics
Bar Graphs	p. 157
Histograms	p. 158
Circle Graphs	p. 159
Pictographs	p. 160
Line Graphs	p. 161
Scattergrams	p. 162
Probability
What is Probability?	p. 163
Outcomes & Events	p. 164
Outcomes of Two Actions	p. 165
Probability of Independent Events	p. 166
Probability of Dependent Events	p. 167
Tree Diagrams	p. 168
The Counting Principle	p. 169
Permutations & Combinations	p. 170
Odds	p. 171
Sampling	p. 172
Get Sharp ... on Pre-Algebra	p. 173
Integers
Integers	p. 174
Operations with Integers	p. 176
Expressions & Equations
Mathematical Expressions	p. 178
Equations	p. 180
Inverse Operations	p. 181
Solving Equations	p. 182
Solving Multi-Step Equations	p. 184
Solving Equations with Rational Numbers	p. 185
Problem-Solving with Equations	p. 186
Inequalities	p. 187
Equations with Two Variables	p. 188
Graphing on a Coordinate Plane	p. 189
Graphing Equations with Two Variables	p. 190
Get Sharp ... on Problem Solving	p. 191
Approaching Problems	p. 192
Choosing the Operation	p. 193
The Problem-Solving Process	p. 194
Problem-Solving Strategies	p. 196
Guess & Check	p. 196
Trial & Error	p. 196
Simplify	p. 197
Find a Common Element	p. 197
Make a Model	p. 198
Draw a Diagram or Picture	p. 199
Make a Table or Graph	p. 200
Estimate	p. 201
Extend a Pattern	p. 201
Work Backwards	p. 202
Use a Formula	p. 202
Use Mental Math	p. 203
Write an Equation	p. 204
Write a Proportion	p. 204
Use Logic	p. 205
Solving Open-Ended Problems	p. 206
Reviewing Your Answers	p. 207
Problem-Solving Process Scoring Guide	p. 208
Get Sharp ... on Math Terms	p. 209
Good Words to Know for Number Concepts & Relationships	p. 210
Good Words to Know for Operations & Computations	p. 214
Good Words to Know for Fractions & Decimals	p. 217
Good Words to Know for Geometry & Measurement	p. 219
Good Words to Know for Statistics, Graphing, & Probability	p. 229
Good Words to Know for Pre-Algebra	p. 231
Good Words to Know for Problem Solving	p. 233
Index	p. 235
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