CliffsQuickReview Math Word Problems - Couverture souple

Anglin, Karen L.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0764544926 ISBN 13 : 9780764544927

Editeur : CliffsNotes, 2004

Synopsis

CliffsQuickReview course guides cover the essentials of your toughest classes. Get a firm grip on core concepts and key material, and test your newfound knowledge with review questions.

CliffsQuickReview Math Word Problems gives you a clear, concise, easy-to-use review of the basics of solving math word problems. Introducing each topic, defining key terms, and carefully walking you through each sample problem gives you insight and understanding to solving math word problems. You begin by building a strong foundation in translating expressions, inserting parentheses, and simplifying expressions. On top of that base, you can build your skills for solving word problems:

• Discover the six basic steps for solving word problems
• Translate English-language statements into equations and then solve them
• Solve geometry problems involving single and multiple shapes
• Work on proportion and percent problems
• Solve summation problems by using the Board Method
• Use tried-and-true methods to solve problems about money, investments, mixtures, and distance

CliffsQuickReview Math Word Problems acts as a supplement to your textbook and to classroom lectures. Use this reference in any way that fits your personal style for study and review — you decide what works best with your needs. Here are just a few ways you can search for information:

• View the chapter on common errors and how to avoid them
• Get a glimpse of what you’ll gain from a chapter by reading through the Chapter Check-In at the beginning of each chapter
• Use the Chapter Checkout at the end of each chapter to gauge your grasp of the important information you need to know
• Test your knowledge more completely in the CQR Review and look for additional sources of information in the CQR Resource Center
• Use the glossary to find key terms fast

With titles available for all the most popular high school and college courses, CliffsQuickReview guides are a comprehensive resource that can help you get the best possible grades.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Karen Anglin, a mathematics instructor at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, since 1990, regularly presents workshops to teachers on best practices for teaching math word problems. She holds an MS in Statistics and a BS in Mathematics from Texas A&M University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CliffsNotes
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0764544926
• ISBN 13: 9780764544927
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible