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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Chapter 1: Arming Yourself with Math Basics
• Understanding Sets of Numbers
• The Big Four Operations
• Fun and Useful Properties of the Big Four Operations
• Other Operations: Exponents, Square Roots, and Absolute Values
• Finding Factors
• Finding Multiples
• Chapter 2: Evaluating Arithmetic Expressions
• The Three E’s: Equations, Expressions, and Evaluations
• Following the Order of Operations
• Chapter 3: Say What? Making Sense of Word Problems
• Handling Basic Word Problems
• Solving More-Challenging Word Problems
• Chapter 4: Figuring Out Fractions
• Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms
• Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
• Adding Fractions
• Subtracting Fractions
• Working with Mixed Numbers
• Chapter 5: Deciphering Decimals
• Performing the Big Four Operations with Decimals
• Converting between Decimals and Fractions
• Chapter 6: Puzzling Out Percents
• Understanding Percents Greater than 100%
• Converting to and from Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
• Solving Percent Problems
• Applying Percent Problems
• Chapter 7: Fraction, Decimal, and Percent Word Problems
• Adding and Subtracting Parts of the Whole
• Multiplying Fractions in Everyday Situations
• Multiplying Decimals and Percents in Word Problems
• Handling Percent Increases and Decreases in Word Problems
• Chapter 8: Using Variables in Algebraic Expressions
• Variables: X Marks the Spot
• Expressing Yourself with Algebraic Expressions
• Simplifying Algebraic Expressions
• Chapter 9: X’s Secret Identity: Solving Algebraic Equations
• Understanding Algebraic Equations
• Checks and Balances: Solving for X
• Rearranging Equations to Isolate X
• Chapter 10: Decoding Algebra Word Problems
• Using a Five-Step Approach
• Choosing Your Variable Wisely
• Solving More-Complex Algebra Problems
• Chapter 11: Geometry: Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, and Volume
• Closed Encounters: Understanding 2-D Shapes
• Adding Another Dimension: Solid Geometry
• Measuring Shapes: Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, and Volume
• Chapter 12: Picture It! Graphing Information
• Examining Three Common Graph Styles
• Using Cartesian Coordinates
• Chapter 13: Ten Essential Math Concepts
• Playing with Prime Numbers
• Zero: Much Ado about Nothing
• Delicious Pi
• Equal Signs and Equations
• The Cartesian Graph
• Relying on Functions
• Rational Numbers
• Irrational Numbers
• The Real Number Line
• Exploring the Infinite
• Index
• About the Authors
• Advertisement Page
• Connect with Dummies
• End User License Agreement