Prealgebra : mathematics for a variable world /
Daniel J. Bach, Patricia J. Leitner.
- 3rd ed.
- Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2006.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes indexes.
pt. 1. Arithmetic operations -- Working with whole numbers -- Whole numbers and their negatives -- Fractions, decimals, and percentages -- Exponents and square roots -- pt. 2. Expressions -- Introduction to variables and expressions -- Working with polynomials -- Algebraic fractions -- pt. 3. Equations -- Solving equations and applications -- Further applications of equations -- Graphing and the coordinate plane -- Geometry and measurement.