Math Essentials 2e [Paperback]

Steven Slavin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 1576853055 | ISBN-13: 978-1576853054 | Edition: 2

New! Math shortcuts-time saving tips guaranteed to keep you from making dumb mistakes.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Well-written and easy to understand, this book will be very useful in helping people brush up their math skills. -- Virginia Crisonino, associate professor of mathematics, Union County College, NJ --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Learningexpress, Llc; 2 edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576853055
• ISBN-13: 978-1576853054
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #485,107 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very basic, November 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Math Essentials 2e (Paperback)

When I tried to help my 5th grader turn fractions into percentages I realized I needed a refresher.This book starts out with almost too basic of problem sets, such as addition and subtraction.But it quickly moves on to multiplication, division, fractions, and decimals. After testing your skills, the author fully explains and writes out the process of finding the answers and then how to double check your work.Also a chapter with some minor math tricks to make it all go a little faster.
With 2 chapters dedicated to applying these skills,the book successfully did the job I bought it for.

3.0 out of 5 stars Egg on my face!, June 8, 2010

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A. L. Hermitt "ahermitt" (, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Math Essentials (Paperback)

I purchased this book for my nephew who is considering homeschooling, and is doing a trial this summer by reviewing the classes he did poorly in. The first chapter in caused a great deal of frustration because the answer key did not have correct solutions to the problems.

Now we know to double check with a calculator before marking something wrong, but who needs that hassle. I trusted this book to be correct and as the purchaser who gave it to the child, it makes me look bad for buying a flawed product for his homeschooling.

Otherwise, I do like the book and the series as a review or refresher of a subject, but not as the main course without supplemental materials because it is not very detailed.