Algebra

by Debra Anne Ross

Book Overview

Get ready to master the principles and operations of algebra Master Math: Algebra is a comprehensive reference guide that explains and clarifies algebraic principles in a simple, easy-to-follow style... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564141942
• ISBN13: 9781564141941
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

they way it should be done

This is they way it should be done. Right to the point. Not some arrogant teacher trying to impress students with what he/she knows, while managing not to teach anything. For me, this was a quick and refreshing review after 30 years out of school. 'Solving Systems of linear equations with 2 or 3 Unknown Variables' was never made so easy. Clear and concise. That's the approach. If you are looking for a quick and comprehensive review, this is the book. I have order her next book 'Geometry'. I thought it would be better to order the 3rd book in the series after reading both the 'Geometry' and 'Trigonometry' books.

The Best Basic Algebra Book Available!

This is the best book out there on learning basic algebra. Like the other Master Math books by Ross, the topics flow logically so that what you are learning or looking up is in context with the information around it. It is thorough yet concise. You do not need to wade through irrelevant information as you do in other books. The information is explained clearly and in a way that makes sense. What is really being explained and what are you really learning are evident. What a breath of fresh air after the often confusing text books students are given in school. I really feel I can explain algebra to young people using this book!

Master Math

This book has an excellent treatment of word problems which are at the heart of student problems in algebra. Some students simply cannot translate verbiage into mathematical equations. This book has a step-by-step explanation of the transition between language, numerical representations and the construction of unique solution sets. The book would be extremely helpful to both teachers and students alike. It contains many practical problems with step-by-step solutions. Some students never learn algebra correctly. That is a shame. This book can help the chronically puzzled students out of the quagmire of incomplete understanding of the material.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents for the second book in the Master Math series, AlgebraIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Translating Problems into Algebraic Equations 51.1. Introduction to algebra 5 1.2. Translating English into algebraic equations 6 1.3. Algebra terminology 8 1.4. Simple word problems 12Chapter 2 Simplifying Algebraic Equations 222.1. Commutative, associative and distributive properties of addition and multiplication 22 2.2. Using associative and distributive properties 23 2.3. Combining like terms in algebraic equations 26 2.4. Simplifying algebraic equations by removing parentheses and combining like terms 28 2.5. The general order to perform operations in algebra 30Chapter 3 Solving Simple Algebraic Equations 313.1. Solving algebraic equations that have one unknown variable 31 3.2. Solving simple algebraic equations containing fractions 39 3.3. Solving simple algebraic equations containing radicals 43Chapter 4 Algebraic Inequalities 464.1. Solving algebraic inequalities with one unknown variable 46Chapter 5 Polynomials 495.1. Definitions 49 5.2. Addition of polynomials 51 5.3. Subtraction of polynomials 52 5.4. Multiplication of polynomials 53 5.5. Division of polynomials 55 5.6. Factoring polynomials with a common monomial factor 61 5.7. Factoring polynomial expressions with the form ax2+bx+c 62Chapter 6 Algebraic Fractions with Polynomial Expressions 726.1. Factoring and reducing algebraic fractions 72 6.2. Multiplication of algebraic fractions 73 6.3. Division of algebraic fractions 74 6.4. Addition and subtraction of algebraic fractions 76Chapter 7 Solving Quadratic Polynomial Equations with One Unknown Variable 817.1. Defining and solving quadratic (polynomial) equations 82 7.2. Using factoring to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable 83 7.3. Using the quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable 87 7.4. Using the square root method to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable 90 7.5. Using the method of completing the square to solve quadratic equations with one unknown variable 92Chapter 8 Solving Systems of Linear Equations with Two or Three Unknown Variables 958.1. Solving systems of linear equations with two or more unknown variables 96 8.2. Using the elimination method to solve systems of linear equations with two unknown variables 98 8.3. Using the substitution method to solve systems of linear equations with two unknown variables 103 8.4. Using the method of determinants to solve systems of two linear equations with two unknown variables 105 8.5. Solving systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables 110 8.6. Using the elimination method to solve systems of three linear equations with three unknown variables 111 8.7. Using the substitution method to solve systems of three linear equations with three

Learn algebra in leaps instead of baby steps.

In "Master Math: Algebra," Debra Anne Ross teaches algebraic techniques without breaking concepts into tiny pieces and assigning an excess of practice problems. This book will be useful for people who are more able than the average, people who can learn from the printed word, systematic thinkers and those who learned algrbra easily and need to recoup their knowledge. I am using it to teach a gifted nine-year-old. Since traditional textbooks are aimed at a fairly slow learner, we would have to do several lessons each day using a traditional text. Using "Master Math: Algebra," we study one page each day, covering a new idea completely