Practice Makes Perfect Basic Math

Introduction
Part I: Number Sense
Chapter 1: Talking about Numbers
The families of numbers
Vocabulary and symbols
Chapter 2: The Size of Things
Large and Small
Estimation and Rounding
Chapter 3: Ins and Outs
Prime or Composite
Even or Odd
Factors, Divisors, and Multiples
Part II: Calculation
Chapter 4: Number Crunching
Order of Operations
Integers
Chapter 5: Part Time
Fractions
Decimals
Percent
Chapter 6: Powers Play
Powers
Roots
Part III: Algebraic Reasoning
Chapter 7: Changing the Look of Expressions
Removing Parentheses
Combining Like Terms
Lifting Radicals
Dealing with Denominators
Chapter 8: Finding a Solution
Solving Linear Equations
Solving Inequalities
Chapter 9: Solving Quadratic Equations
Factoring
Square Roots
Quadratic Formula
Chapter 10: Functions and their Graphs
Linear Functions
Quadratic Functions
Part IV: Geometric Relationships
Chapter 11: Measurement Matters
Segments
Angles
Chapter 12: The Shape of Things
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Other Polygons
Chapter 13: Round About Circles
Angles and Arcs
Lines and Segments
Chapter 14: Area
Three and Four
More
Circles
Surface Area
Chapter 15: Volume
Straight Talk
To the Point
Part V: Statistical Thinking
Chapter 16: Counting on the Probability
Getting a Count
Understanding Your Chances
Chapter 17:Every Picture Tells a Story
Types of Graphs
Good and Bad
Reading Graphs
Chapter 18: Making Sense
Summarizing Data
Expressing Relationships
Answer Key

Carolyn Wheater teaches middle school and upper school mathematics at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City. Educated at Marymount Manhattan College and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, she has taught math and computer techlogy for 30 years to students from preschool through college. She is a member of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the Association of Teachers in Independent Schools.