Basic College Mathematics with Early Integers

Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Personal Acknowledgements
About the Author
Applications Index
1 The Whole Numbers
	1.1 Study Skill Tips for Success in Mathematics
	1.2 Place Value, Names for Numbers, and Reading Tables
	1.3 Adding Whole Numbers and Perimeter
	1.4 Subtracting Whole Numbers
	1.5 Rounding and Estimating
	1.6 Multiplying Whole Numbers and Area
	1.7 Dividing Whole Numbers
		Integrated Review— Operations on Whole Numbers
	1.8 An Introduction to Problem Solving
	1.9 Exponents, Square Roots, and Order of Operations
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
2 Integers and Introduction to Variables
	2.1 Introduction to Variables and Algebraic Expressions
	2.2 Introduction to Integers
	2.3 Adding Integers
	2.4 Subtracting Integers
		Integrated Review—Integers
	2.5 Multiplying and Dividing Integers
	Order of Operations
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
3 Fractions and Mixed Numbers
	3.1 Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers
	3.2 Factors and Simplest Form
	3.3 Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
	3.4 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions, Least Common Denominator, and Equivalent Fractions
		Integrated Review—Summary on Fractions and Operations on Fractions
	3.5 Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
	3.6 Complex Fractions, Order of Operations, and Mixed Numbers
	3.7 Operations on Mixed Numbers
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
4 Decimals
	4.1 Introduction to Decimals
	4.2 Adding and Subtracting Decimals
	4.3 Multiplying Decimals and Circumference of a Circle
	4.4 Dividing Decimals
		Integrated Review—Operations on Decimals
	4.5 Fractions, Decimals, and Order of Operations
	4.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
5 Ratio, Proportion, and Measurement
	5.1 Ratios
	5.2 Proportions
	5.3 Proportions and Problem Solving
		Integrated Review—Ratio and Proportion
	5.4 Length: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
	5.5 Weight and Mass: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
	5.6 Capacity: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
	5.7 Conversions Between the U.S. and Metric Systems
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
6 Percent
	6.1 Percents, Decimals, and Fractions
	6.2 Solving Percent Problems Using Equations
	6.3 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions
		Integrated Review—Percent and Percent Problems
	6.4 Applications of Percent
	6.5 Percent and Problem Solving: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount
	6.6 Percent and Problem Solving: Interest
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
7 Reading Graphs and Introduction to Statistics and Probability
	7.1 Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Histograms, and Line Graphs
	7.2 Circle Graphs
		Integrated Review—Reading Graphs
	7.3 Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
	7.4 Counting and Introduction to Probability
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready For The Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
8 Introduction to Algebra
	8.1 Introduction to Variables
	8.2 Solving Equations: The Addition Property
	8.3 Solving Equations: The Multiplication Property
		Integrated Review—Expressions and Equations
	8.4 Solving Equations Using Addition and Multiplication Properties
	8.5 Equations and Problem Solving
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
9 Geometry
	9.1 Lines and Angles
	9.2 Plane Figures and Solids
	9.3 Perimeter
	9.4 Area
	9.5 Volume and Surface Area
		Integrated Review—Geometry Concepts
	9.6 Congruent and Similar Triangles
		Vocabulary Check
		Chapter Highlights
		Chapter Review
		Getting Ready for the Test
		Chapter Test
		Cumulative Review
Appendices
Appendix A Tables
	A.1 Addition Table and One Hundred Addition Facts
	A.2 Multiplication Table and One Hundred Multiplication Facts
	A.3 Tables of Geometric Figures
	A.4 Table of Percents, Decimals, and Fraction Equivalents
	A.5 Table on Finding Common Percents of A Number
	A.6 Table of Squares and Square Roots
	A.7 Compound Interest Table
Appendix B Exponents and Polynomials
	B.1 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
	B.2 Multiplication Properties of Exponents
	B.3 Multiplying Polynomials
Appendix C Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
	Student Resources
	Study Skills Builders
	Bigger Picture—Study Guide Outline
	Practice Final Exam
Answers to Selected Exercises
Solutions to Selected Exercises
Photo Credits
Subject Index
Photo Credits
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