Basic Math and Pre-Algebra Book

The essential help you need when your textbook just isn't making the grade!

Homework Helpers: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra is the latest book in the popular series designed to help you master the material and tackle the tests. It is a straightforward and easy-to-read review of the basic skills that are the foundation of Algebra:

• Working with fractions
• Understanding the decimal system
• Calculating percentages
• Solving linear equalities
• Graphing functions
• Understanding word problems

Each subject is explained in everyday language before numerous examples are worked. Practice problems are included throughout the book and are solved clearly and systematically. Problem-solving skills and good habits, such as checking your answers after every problem, are emphasized.

Particular attention is placed on topics that students traditionally struggle with the most. The final chapter covers word problems in detail and teaches you several problem-solving strategies.

Whether used as a stand-alone text or to supplement a poorly written or badly organized "official" one, each volume in the Homework Helpers series is just what students need to boost their confidence…and their grades.

Denise Szecsei earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Redlands. She served four years as a technical instructor in the U.S. Navy before she received her Doctorate in Mathematics from the Florida State University. She has been teaching since 1985 and is currently teaching mathematics at Stetson University.