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    Algebra survival guide : a conversational handbook for the thoroughly befuddled / by Josh Rappaport ; illustrations by Sally Blakemore.

    By: Rappaport, Josh [author.]Contributor(s): Blakemore, Sally [illustrator.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Santa Fe, NM : Singing Turtle Press, [2015]Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780984638192Subject(s): Algebra -- Study and teaching | Teaching -- Aids and devices | Algebra -- Study and teaching | Teaching -- Aids and devicesDDC classification: 512 LOC classification: QA152.2 | .R377 2015
    Contents:
    What is algebra? -- Properties -- Sets of numbers -- Positive & negative numbers -- Order of operations & like terms -- Absolute value -- Exponents -- Radicals -- Factoring -- Cancelling -- Equations -- Coordinate plane -- Word problems -- Supplies.
    Summary: 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.--From publisher description.
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    Includes fold-out fact sheet.

    Includes index.

    What is algebra? -- Properties -- Sets of numbers -- Positive & negative numbers -- Order of operations & like terms -- Absolute value -- Exponents -- Radicals -- Factoring -- Cancelling -- Equations -- Coordinate plane -- Word problems -- Supplies.

    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.--From publisher description.

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