Kiss my math : showing pre-algebra who's boss / Danica McKellar.
Presents a pre-algebra primer for seventh- to ninth-graders, in a reference that shares time-saving tricks, real-world examples, and detailed practice problems.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780452295407
- ISBN: 0452295408
- Physical Description: xix, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Plume, [2009]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1 Number Stuff -- Chapter 1 Breath Mint, Anyone? Adding and Subtracting Integers (Including Negative Numbers!) 1 -- Chapter 2 Popular Crowd The Associative and Commutative Properties 20 -- Chapter 3 Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall ... Multiplying and Dividing Integers (Including Negative Numbers!) 39 -- Chapter 4 A Relaxing Day at the Spa Intro to Absolute Value 53 -- Chapter 5 Long-Distance Relationships: Are They Worth It? Mean, Median, Mode 62 -- Part 2 Variable Stuff -- Chapter 6 Blind Date Getting Cozy with Variables 83 -- Chapter 7 Backpack Too Heavy? Adding and Subtracting with Variables 99 -- Chapter 8 Something Just Went "Squish" Multiplying and Dividing with Variables 107 -- Chapter 9 Do You Like Him Like Him? Combining Like Terms 121 -- Chapter 10 Costume Party The Distributive Property 130 -- Chapter 11 Didn't That Guy Say He Was Going to Call? Using Variables to Translate Word Problems 145 -- Part 3 Solving For X -- Chapter 12 Art of Gift Wrapping Solving Equations 166 -- Chapter 13 Nope, She Never Gets Off the Phone Word Problems and Variable Substitution 192 -- Chapter 14 Can a Guy Be Too Cute? Intro to Solving and Graphing Inequalities 210 -- Part 4 All About Exponents -- Chapter 15 Champagne and Caviar Intro to Exponents 237 -- Chapter 16 Excuse Me, Have We Met Before? Intro to Variables with Exponents 254 -- Part 5 Intro to Functions and Graphing Lines -- Chapter 17 Secret Sausages Intro to Functions 265 -- Chapter 18 Creative Uses for Bubblegum Intro to Graphing Points and Lines 279.
- Target Audience Note:
- 870L Lexile
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- Subject:
- Algebra > Study and teaching.
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Girls. - Genre:
- Problems and exercises.
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | 512 MCK (Text) | 30229100678951 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
