If You're Trying To Get Better Grades & Higher Test Scores In Math You've Got To Have This Books!

by Forte, Imogene

• ISBN13: 9780865306455
• ISBN10: 0865306451
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-15
• Publisher: Incentive Pubns
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Table of Contents

GET READY . . . GET SET . . . GET SHARP	11	(2)
How to Use This Book	12	(1)
GET READY	13	(14)
Get Motivated	14	(4)
Get Organized	18	(5)
Get Your Space Organized	18	(1)
Get Your Stuff Organized	19	(1)
Get Your Time Organized	20	(1)
Get Your Assignments Organized	21	(1)
Get Yourself Organized	22	(1)
Get Healthy	23	(1)
Get a Grip (on Study Habits)	24	(3)
GET SET	27	(26)
Get Familiar with Math Tools	28	(10)
Know Your Numbers	28	(2)
Know Your Properties	30	(2)
Know Your Mathematical Symbols	32	(1)
Know Your Formulas	33	(1)
Know Your Measurement Units	34	(3)
Measurement Equivalents	37	(1)
Get Tuned-Up with Thinking Skills	38	(4)
Get Polished in Problem-Solving Skills	42	(4)
Get Serious About Study Skills	46	(7)
Better Listening	46	(1)
Careful Reading	47	(1)
How to Prepare for a Test	48	(2)
How to Take a Test	50	(3)
GET SHARP . . . ON NUMBER CONCEPTS & RELATIONSHIPS	53	(22)
Numbers & Sets	54	(2)
The Roman Numeral System	56	(1)
The Decimal System	57	(1)
Counting Numbers	57	(1)
Whole Numbers	58	(7)
Even & Odd Numbers	58	(1)
Prime & Composite Numbers	59	(1)
Place Value for Whole Numbers	60	(2)
Reading & Writing Whole Numbers	62	(2)
Rounding Whole Numbers	64	(1)
Estimating	65	(1)
Factors	66	(1)
Multiples	67	(1)
Powers, Exponents, & Scientific Notation	68	(1)
Squares & Square Roots	69	(1)
Integers	70	(1)
Fractions	71	(1)
Decimals	72	(1)
Comparing & Ordering Numbers	73	(1)
Patterns	74	(1)
GET SHARP . . . ON OPERATIONS WITH WHOLE NUMBERS	75	(20)
Addition	76	(2)
Subtraction	78	(2)
Multiplication	80	(3)
Multiplication with Renaming	81	(1)
Multiplication with Multiples of Ten	81	(1)
Multiplication by Larger Numbers	82	(1)
Division	83	(5)
Dividing a Number by Itself	84	(1)
Dividing a Number by One	84	(1)
Divisibility	84	(1)
Division with One-Digit Divisors	85	(1)
Division with Multiples of Ten	85	(1)
Division with Larger Divisors	86	(1)
Averages	87	(1)
Which Operation?	88	(2)
Some Interesting Number Tricks	90	(3)
Fast Facts	93	(2)
Addition & Subtraction Matrix	93	(1)
Multiplication & Division Matrix	94	(1)
GET SHARP . . . ON FRACTIONS & DECIMALS	95	(26)
Fractions	96	(14)
Proper and Improper Fractions	96	(1)
Reading and Writing Fractions	96	(1)
Fractions as Part of a Whole	97	(1)
Fractions as Part of a Set	97	(1)
Mixed Fractional Numbers	98	(1)
How to Change Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions	98	(1)
How to Change Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers	98	(1)
Equivalent Fractions	99	(1)
Fractions in Lowest Terms	100	(1)
How to Find the GCF of Two or More Numbers	100	(1)
How to Reduce a Fraction to Lowest Terms	100	(1)
Like and Unlike Fractions	101	(1)
How to Change Unlike Fractions into Like Fractions	101	(1)
Comparing & Ordering Fractions	102	(1)
Adding & Subtracting Fractions	103	(1)
How to Add & Subtract Like Fractions	103	(1)
How to Add & Subtract Unlike Fractions	103	(1)
How to Add & Subtract Mixed Numerals	103	(1)
Multiplying Fractions	104	(1)
How to Multiply Fractions	104	(1)
How to Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number	104	(1)
How to Multiply Mixed Numbers	104	(1)
Dividing Fractions	105	(1)
How to Divide Fractions	105	(1)
How to Divide a Whole Number by a Fraction	105	(1)
How to Divide Mixed Numbers	105	(1)
Ratio	106	(2)
Terms of a Ratio	106	(1)
Reducing Ratios to Lowest Terms	107	(1)
Changing Fractions to Whole Number Ratios	107	(1)
Equivalent Ratios	107	(1)
Using Equivalent Ratios to Find Missing Numbers	107	(1)
Rates	108	(1)
Reducing Rates to Find Quantities	108	(1)
Using Equivalent Ratios to Find Other Rates	108	(1)
Proportions	109	(1)
Decimals	110	(6)
Terminating Decimals	110	(1)
Repeating Decimals	110	(1)
Mixed Decimal Numbers	110	(1)
Place Value in Decimals	111	(1)
Reading & Writing Decimals	111	(1)
Rounding Decimals	111	(1)
Operations with Decimals	112	(2)
Adding & Subtracting Decimals	112	(1)
Multiplying Decimals	112	(1)
Dividing Decimals	113	(1)
Money	114	(2)
Operations with Money	115	(1)
Fractions & Decimals	116	(1)
How to Write a Fraction as a Decimal	116	(1)
How to Write a Decimal as a Fraction	116	(1)
Percent	117	(4)
How to Write a Decimal as a Percent	117	(1)
How to Write a Percent as a Decimal	117	(1)
How to Write a Fraction as a Percent	117	(1)
How to Find a Percentage of a Number	118	(1)
How to Tell What Percent One Number is of Another	118	(1)
How to Find the Base When You Know the Percent	118	(1)
Taxes, Tips, & Discounts	119	(1)
Simple Interest	120	(1)
GET SHARP . . . ON GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT	121	(32)
Plane Geometry	122	(12)
Points, Lines, & Planes	122	(2)
Angles	124	(1)
Angle Relationships	125	(1)
Parallel Lines & Angles	126	(1)
Bisecting Line Segments & Angles	127	(1)
Plane Figures	128	(6)
Polygons	128	(1)
Triangles	129	(1)
Quadrilaterals	130	(1)
Circles	131	(1)
Congruent & Similar Figures	132	(1)
Tessellations, Transformations, & Symmetry	133	(1)
Space Geometry	134	(2)
Space Figures	134	(2)
Measurement	136	(17)
Measuring Weight	136	(1)
Measuring Length	137	(1)
Measuring Perimeter & Circumference	138	(2)
Measuring Area of Polygons	140	(2)
Measuring Surface Area of Space Figures	142	(2)
Measuring Volume of Space Figures	144	(2)
Measuring Capacity	146	(1)
Measuring the Earth	147	(1)
Measuring Time	148	(1)
Measuring Rate	149	(1)
Measuring Temperature	150	(1)
More Measures	151	(2)
GET SHARP . . . ON STATISTICS, GRAPHING & PROBABILITY	153	(20)
Statistics	154	(3)
What is Statistics?	154	(1)
Range, Mean, Median, & Mode	155	(1)
Frequency	156	(1)
Graphing & Statistics	157	(6)
Bar Graphs	157	(1)
Histograms	158	(1)
Circle Graphs	159	(1)
Pictographs	160	(1)
Line Graphs	161	(1)
Scattergrams	162	(1)
Probability	163	(10)
What is Probability?	163	(1)
Outcomes & Events	164	(1)
Outcomes of Two Actions	165	(1)
Probability of Independent Events	166	(1)
Probability of Dependent Events	167	(1)
Tree Diagrams	168	(1)
The Counting Principle	169	(1)
Permutations & Combinations	170	(1)
Odds	171	(1)
Sampling	172	(1)
GET SHARP . . . ON PRE-ALGEBRA	173	(18)
Integers	174	(4)
Operations with Integers	176	(2)
Expressions & Equations	178	(13)
Mathematical Expressions	178	(2)
Equations	180	(1)
Inverse Operations	181	(1)
Solving Equations	182	(2)
Solving Multi-Step Equations	184	(2)
Problem Solving with Equations	186	(2)
Graphing on a Coordinate Plane	188	(3)
GET SHARP . . . ON PROBLEM SOLVING	191	(18)
Approaching Problems	192	(2)
The Problem-Solving Process	194	(2)
Problem-Solving Strategies	196	(10)
Guess & Check	196	(1)
Trial & Error	196	(1)
Simplify	197	(1)
Find a Common Element	197	(1)
Make a Model	198	(1)
Draw a Diagram or Picture	199	(1)
Make a Table or Graph	200	(1)
Estimate	201	(1)
Extend a Pattern	201	(1)
Work Backwards	202	(1)
Use a Formula	202	(1)
Use Mental Math	203	(1)
Write an Equation	204	(1)
Write a Proportion	204	(1)
Use Logic	205	(1)
Solving Open-Ended Problems	206	(1)
Reviewing Your Answers	207	(1)
Problem-Solving Process Scoring Guide	208	(1)
GET SHARP . . . ON MATH TERMS	209	(26)
Good Words to Know for Number Concepts & Relationships	210	(4)
Good Words to Know for Operations & Computations	214	(3)
Good Words to Know for Fractions & Decimals	217	(2)
Good Words to Know for Geometry & Measurement	219	(10)
Good Words to Know for Statistics, Graphing, & Probability	229	(2)
Good Words to Know for Pre-Algebra	231	(2)
Good Words to Know for Problem Solving	233	(2)
Index	235