All the Math You'll Ever Need: A Self-Teaching Guide (Hardcover)

by Steve Slavin (Author) "Tens of millions of Americans are mathematically illiterate..." (more)
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Product Description
Designed with a unique writing style that's friendly, funny, motivating, and easy to understand, this guide will reinforce those fundamental math skills that have grown rusty over time.

From the Publisher
An easy-to-read guide to sharpening math skills for those who have taken mathematics and elementary algebra in high school or college and find they need to brush up on these skills for use in their professional or personal life. Examples and problems are related to real-life situations.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1st edition (September 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471506362
• ISBN-13: 978-0471506362
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #602,657 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brush up on math - successfully, May 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: All the Math You'll Ever Need: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) (Paperback)

I bought this book because my job search requires me to take civil service exams again and again for various jobs. The exams are full of mathematics (even if the job has nothing to do with that subject). I needed a math refresher course in the worst way when I realized that I'd forgotten my long division and multiplication, the more difficult stretches of the multiplication table, percentages, and anything to do with fractions. This book teaches you these things (and much more) in a very nice, courteous, non-intimidating, non-condescending manner. I really appreciate it. I don't want to become a mathematician. I just want to recall enough to get by. Thank goodness this book helps you do that. I definitely recommend it. I bought it together with a similar refresher math book and found out that this one is the only one you really need.

93 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone can learn math with this step-by-step book!, November 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: All the Math You'll Ever Need: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) (Paperback)

I needed to pass a math portion of a job placement test, and had not been to school in 20 years! I took this book and in one week learned all the math needed to pass the test. Very easy to understand, and you can go at your own pace. Funny too!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST Math Book You'll Ever Need, August 8, 2005

By	Brandi Godfrey (S.C.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: All the Math You'll Ever Need: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-Teaching Guides) (Paperback)

This book can be used by anyone. If we had been taught to do math like this in school we would have all done a little bit better!!! This book broke everything down so anyone could understand the simple approach to mathamatics. It taught me things that I had forgotten and also helped me with things that I was never taught in school. I have never read a book like this.
I was sold when I read other review's. When I read the book I was still amazed at the simple detail that Steve Slavin provided throughout the entire book. We thank you for our NEW knowledge on math!!!!