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If you think algebra has to be boring, confusing and unrelated to anything in the real world, think again! Written in a humorous, conversational style, this book gently nudges students toward success in pre-algebra and Algebra I. With its engaging question/answer format and helpful practice problems, glossary and index, it is ideal for homeschoolers, tutors and students striving for classroom excellence. It features funky icons and lively cartoons by award-winning Santa Fe artist Sally Blakemore, an Emergency Fact Sheet tear-out poster, and even an "Algebra Wilderness" board game guaranteed to help students steer clear of "Negatvieland"--and have fun.The Algebra Survival Guide is the winner of a Paretns' Choice award, and it meets the Standards 2000 of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Its 12 content chapters tackle all the trickiest topics: Properties, Sets of Numbers, Order of Operations, Absolute Value, Exponents, Radicals, Factoring, Cancelling, Solving Equations, the Coordinate Plane and yes even those dreaded word problems. The Guide is loaded with practice problems and answers, and its 288 pages give students the boost they need in a style they'll enjoy to master the skills of algebra.
About the Author
Josh Rappaport, recipient of the outstanding Young Educator award, is a teacher and tutor in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to writing the Algebra Survival Guide, Josh writes for thousands of subscribers worldwide in the online newsletter, the Algebra Times, available through his website, www.algebrawizard.com. Josh also gives workshops nationwide on algebra and other math topics. Josh received a B.A. from St. John's College, an M.A. in print journalism from the University of MIssouri, and a B.S. in education from the University of New MExico. He's taught both junior high and high school in the Santa Few Public Schools, and has run the "Now I Get It!" Learning Center in Santa Fe for the last 12 years.
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The Fundamentals Made Easy,
By John D MacDonald (Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Algebra Survival Guide: A Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled (Paperback)
Let me start by saying that in High School, I felt like a mathmatical retard. I failed math horribly. I never got the basics. It didn't help that I was a bit lazy, but nevermind that! At age 30, and a liberal arts degree later, I decided it was time to learn Algebra properly, once and for all. This book, and the workbook that goes with it was a balanced and enlightening start that truly was painless. I have just about finished the book and will be moving on to harder algebra. I would HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone looking to simply the fog that surrounds the word "ALGEBRA".
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Thank God for Algebra Survival Guide: a Conversational Guide,
By Vanessa A. Turner (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Algebra Survival Guide: A Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled (Paperback)
It has been over 20 years since I took my college algebra course. I pulled out my old college algebra book and it was just as confusing to me now as it was then. I purchased the Algebra Survival Guide: a Conversational Guide for the Thoroughly Befuddled and the questions I had from studying my college algebra book were being answered as I studied the Algebra Survival Guide: a Conversational Guide for the Thoroughly Befuddled. This book is very informative and easy to understand and read. There are step by step instructions which I think is a blessing. It is as if Josh knew what was going through my mind as I studied my college algebra book and wrote the book for me. This book is so informative and well written that it makes learning algebra easy. Algebra is not the big bad wolf to me anymore. I am passing this book down to my 16-year-old and my 11-year-old. I wish I had had it for my 20-year-old when she took algebra in high school.
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This should be the standard for all math textbooks.,
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This review is from: Algebra Survival Guide: A Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled (Paperback)
I returned to college recently after a long hiatus brought on largely by my poor math skills. I was determined to return to school and finish my degree, but that would mean learning algebra so I could complete the higher level courses that I would need to graduate. I purchased several other books, and while they were good in their own right, my algebra skills were below even what *those* books required.Almost ready to give up again, I found this book and worked my way through it in about two weeks. All the complexity of algebra was completely taken away and I was able to work with concepts that I had never truly understood before then. Since returning to college, I've maintained a high A average in each math class I've taken and have encountered no difficulty in each course. Math begins at the basics and this book explains those basics like nothing else I've seen. 5 stars all the way, no reservations.
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