Test Yourself: Basic Mathematics [Paperback]

Patricia Newell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0844223514 | ISBN-13: 978-0844223513 | Edition: 1

Provides sample tests in mathematics designed to uncover strengths and weaknesses in the subject.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844223514
• ISBN-13: 978-0844223513
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,443,732 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, April 23, 2008

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A. Whaley "Interior Designer" (San Diego, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Test Yourself: Basic Mathematics (Paperback)

I bought this book in hopes that it would help me teach myself better mathematical skills. However this book only has about 1 page of mixed review, per category. The book doesn't really go into any depth of the individual topics. Then after the review the book goes on to do a generic test on the concepts reviewed.

I suppose that this book would be good if you are already advanced in math or in such a case as in high school and need to refresh yourself from a prolonged break, but for those of us who are no longer in school and are looking to learn some key principles in algebra I highly recommend you seek out a new book.

As far as the book itself I found the quality lacking. The binding allows the pages to be perforated for easy removal, however they fall out just reading through the book, so your left with a book full of detached pages.

Detailed sections of the book and skills that it reflects are as follows:

Whole numbers

Fractions

Decimals

Ratio and Proportion

Percents

Measurement and Geometry

Signed numbers

Introduction to Polynomials

Polynomials

Most of the review sections in the above categories are breaking the problems down and identifying what each section is called.

Example from the whole numbers review section:

Commutative Property of Multiplication- Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

(a) (b) + (b) (a)

4 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars complete boost to your mind, August 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Test Yourself: Basic Mathematics (Paperback)

i had a very nice time with solving these problems

1 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REVIEW PRE ALGEBRA, June 23, 2000

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This review is from: Test Yourself: Basic Mathematics (Paperback)

I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS BOOK BUT I CANT GET TO ORDER IT HOW DO YOU ORDER.AND ALSO FORGOTTON ALEBRA