Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies [Paperback]

Mark Zegarelli (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470135379 | ISBN-13: 978-0470135372 | Publication Date: October 1, 2007 | Edition: 1

Tips for simplifying tricky operations

Get the skills you need to solve problems and equations and be ready for algebra class

Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations.


* Understand fractions, decimals, and percents
*

Unravel algebra word problems
*

Grasp prime numbers, factors, and multiples
*

Work with graphs and measures
*

Solve single and multiple variable equations

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Tips for simplifying tricky operations

Get the skills you need to solve problems and equations and be ready for algebra class

Whether you're a student preparing to take algebra or a parent who wants to brush up on basic math, this fun, friendly guide has the tools you need to get in gear. From positive, negative, and whole numbers to fractions, decimals, and percents, you'll build necessary skills to tackle more advanced topics, such as imaginary numbers, variables, and algebraic equations.

• Understand fractions, decimals, and percents

• Unravel algebra word problems

• Grasp prime numbers, factors, and multiples

• Work with graphs and measures

• Solve single and multiple variable equations

About the Author

Mark Zegarelli is the author of Logic For Dummies (Wiley). He holds degrees in both English and math from Rutgers University. He has earned his living for many years writing vast quantities of logic puzzles, a hefty chunk of software documentation, and the occasional book or film review. Along the way, he’s also paid a few bills doing housecleaning, decorative painting, and (for ten hours) retail sales. He likes writing best, though.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470135379
• ISBN-13: 978-0470135372
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,641 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Zegarelli is the author of Logic For Dummies. He holds degrees in both English and math from Rutgers University. He has earned his living for many years writing vast quantities of logic puzzles, a hefty chunk of software documentation, and the occasional book or film review. Along the way, he's also paid a few bills doing housecleaning, decorative painting, and (for ten hours) retail sales. He likes writing best, though.

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Would not have passed without it!!, September 21, 2008

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Donald R. Poling "natas09" (Miami, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies (Paperback)

Amazing book! I HATED math in high school! When I found myself going to college at 35, the entrance exam with all the algebraic problems was all French to me...I took the Pre-Algebra prep course at the college but found the textbook to be overwhelmingly confusing. This book cured all that. The For Dummies series is one of the best inventions since the wheel and this volume helped me pass Pre-Algebra as well as showing me that math can actually be a better experience than going to the dentist.

44 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not for the Kinesthetic learner / No practice problems in the book, March 5, 2009

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Rita S "Rita S" (Oxnard, CA.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies (Paperback)

This book, while well written, is not adequate for someone like me who learns better from doing and practicing. I am going back to school after a 12 year sabbatical and was nervous about having to take a college math class. Math has always been my worst subject and the old saying, for me, is true. "If you don't use it, you lose it". I know how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and figure up percentages. As for working fractions some of the facts have escaped me and I remember nothing of Algebra. So, I got this book to help me remember how to do it. This book gives you a brief explanation of how to do it, again very briefly, and then they jump to a new subject. No practice problems for you to try to work the problem yourself to make sure you understand. If I don't practice by doing the problem myself I'm going to forget how to do it.

So, if you can do the math if someone just tells you how to do it, then you may like this book. If I wanted someone to rush through telling me how to do math and not give me any chance to try it out for myself I would have just asked my husband to tell me.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So helpful!!, January 18, 2008

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Jennifer C. Bledsoe "book lover" (Misawa, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra For Dummies (Paperback)

I've been out of high school for almost 14 years and really need a refresher. These "dummies" books are great. The book explains math very well. A great help!