HTMLpbMarge Lial/bMarge Lial was always interested in math; it was her favorite subject in the first grade! Marge’s intense desire to educate both her students and herself has inspired the writing of numerous best-selling textbooks. Marge, who received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from California State University at Sacramento, is now affiliated with American River College./ppMarge is an avid reader and traveler. Her travel experiences often find their way into her books as applications, exercise sets, and feature sets. She is particularly interested in archeology. Trips to various digs and ruin sites have produced some fascinating problems for her textbooks involving such topics as the building of Mayan pyramids and the acoustics of ancient ball courts in the Yucatan./phrpbJohn Hornsby/bWhen John Hornsby enrolled as an undergraduate at Louisiana State University, he was uncertain whether he wanted to study mathematics, education, or journalism. His ultimate decision was to become a teacher, but after twenty-five years of teaching at the high school and university levels and ten years of writing mathematics textbooks, both of his goals have been realized. His love for teaching and for mathematics is evident in his passion for working with students and fellow teachers as well. His specific professional interests are recreational mathematics, mathematics history, and incorporating graphing calculators into the curriculum./ppJohn’s personal life is busy as he devotes time to his family (wife Gwen, and sons Chris, Jack, and Josh). He has been a rabid baseball fan all of his life. John’s other hobbies include numismatics (the study of coins) and record collecting. He loves the music of the 1960s and has an extensive collection of the recorded works of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons./phrpbTerry McGinnis/b- A native Midwesterner, Terry received her Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education (Mathematics concentration) from Iowa?õë…¸Qì ¾Û€

A great new way to get all students in grades 5 and up excited about math! Fantasy sports are a hit worldwide with over 17 million participants in the U.S. alone.Now teachers and parents can take advantage of this phenomenon to give students a reason to look forward to learning math. Choose from baseball, football, basketball and soccer to plan lessons that last for a week or a whole season, and teach one math concept or many.Students create fantasy teams by picking their favorite real-life players, they follow their player’ s statistics, and they calculate their teams’ total points using algebraic or non-algebraic methods specifically designed to complement the math skills they are learning. The instructions are easy to follow and the dynamic hands-on games address all learning styles and abilities. In addition to the basic fantasy games, there are reproducible worksheets representing over 40 math concepts, graphing activities, quizzes, lesson plans, and an answer key, all complementing the national math standards. The student workbooks include all the reproducibles from the Teacher and Parent Guides. Dan Flockhart, MEd (Fortuna, CA) is a teacher at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California, and was a middle school math teacher when he first incorporated fantasy sports into his math curriculum. He presents his innovative method of teaching math and fantasy sportsconventions, and maintains a Web site that includes a support forum for teachers as well as contests for students at www.fantasysportsmath.com.

This brand-new hands-on workbook presents exercises, problems and quizzes with solutions and answers as it progresses through all math and science topics covered on the ACT college entrance test. Separate math chapters cover pre algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, plane geometry, coordinate geometry, and trigonometry. Separate science chapters cover data representation passages, research summary passages, and conflicting scientific viewpoints. The bookas science sections emphasize the scientific method and focus on how to read scientific passages. A glossary of helpful science terms is provided. Strategies for success are included in every chapter. A full-length practice test reflecting the ACT science and math sections come with explained answers.

Physics and engineering students need a clear understanding of mathematics in order to solve a vast array of problems posed to them in coursework. Unfortunately, in many textbooks, mathematical proofs and techniques obscure a fundamental understanding of the physical principles. In a clear and didactic manner, this book explains to the student why particular advanced mathematical techniques are useful for solving certain problems. The aim is to convey a deeper appreciation of mathematical methods that are applicable to physics and engineering through a discussion of a wide range of real physical problems. The topics covered include simultaneous equations, three-dimensional geometry and vectors, complex numbers, differential equations, partial derivatives, Taylor series, and Lagrange multipliers.Professor Lyons has the ability to reach students and expand their minds mathematically. Journal of College Science TeachingPractical and entertaining maths for science, addressing the real world rather than dry theorems.

Finally there is a book that can be used to prepare for the math portions of any of the standardized tests for college admission. Whether preparing for the SAT, ACT, one of the SAT subject tests or any combination, this one book provides all the math you need to know. It clearly identifies topics that are common to all of the tests, along with topics that are needed for each particular test. Written by a math tutor with years of experience preparing students to excel on the standardized tests, this book covers topics from pre-algebra through pre-calculus. Each topic has a lesson, homework problems, and solutions. When combined with the practice tests that the author recommends, this book gives you everything you need to achieve your goals.

Each year, nearly 230,000 highly motivated students take at least one SAT II exam, the subject-specific test used by colleges in conjunction with the SAT I for admission and course placement. Everything students need to sharpen skills and hone subject knowledge for the SAT IIs is right here in Peterson’s new SAT II Success series. Not a beat-the-test gimmick, this groundbreaking series packs solid review, training, and proven strategies into four value-packed volumes. Geared specifically to the individual SAT II tests in American History, Biology, Math IC and IIC, and Writing — the most popular of the nineteen tests offered each year — each book builds on students’ knowledge and instills confidence as it takes them through: BR– Diagnostic testing to pinpoint strengths and weaknessesBR– Instruction and review to hone subject knowledgeBR– Five full-length practice tests with explanatory answersBR– Exclusive Red Alert test-taking strategiesBR– An easy-to-follow format in student-friendly languageBR– A flexible study plan

Gary Rockswold teaches algebra in context, answering the question, Why am I learning this? By experiencing math through applications, students see how it fits into their lives, and they become motivated to succeed. Rockswold”s focus on conceptual understanding helps students make connections between the concepts and as a result, students see the bigger picture of math and are prepared for future courses. Introduction to Functions and Graphs; Linear Functions and Equations; Quadratic Functions and Equations; More Nonlinear Functions and Equations; Exponential and Logarithmic Functions; Trigonometric Functions; Trigonometric Identities and Equations; Further Topics in Trigonometry; Systems of Equations and Inequalities; Conic Sections; Further Topics in Algebra For all readers interested in college algebra and trigonometry.

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All-Star is a four-level, standards-based series for adult English learners featuring a picture-dictionary approach to vocabulary building. Big picture scenes in each unit provide springboards to a wealth of activities that develop all the language skills. An accessible, step-by-step sequence of lessons in each unit systemically builds language and math skills around life-skill topics. The series presents a family, work, or community application in each unit, and provides two alternate lesson applications in each of the All Star Workbooks.

bGeoff Martz/battended Dartmouth College and Columbia University, joining The Princeton Review in 1985 as a teacher and writer. Martz headed the development team that designed the Review’s GMAT course. He is the author or coauthor ofbCracking the ACT/b,bPaying for College/b,bCracking the GED/b, andbHow to Survive Without Your Parents’ Money/b.The Princeton Review realizes that acing the GMAT is very different from getting straight As in school. The Princeton Review doesn’t try to teach students everything there is to know about math and English—only the techniques they’ll need to score higher on the exam.iThere’s a big difference/i. InbCracking the GMAT/b, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and:brbr* Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool youbr* Raise your score by practicing with our GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Test, Scoring Guide and Explanationsbr* Use process of elimination to solve tough data sufficiency problemsbr* Master even the toughest sections: Reading Comprehension, Sentence Correction, Data Sufficiency, Critical Reasoning, and morebrbr** Study the techniques and strategies in this book, and then practice them on more than 155 practice questions inside. The Princeton Review will also show readers how to go online and take 4 full-length simulated GMAT exams with instant score analysis. Practice test questions are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual GMAT, and The Princeton Review fully explains every solution.brbriContents Include/i:brbrbI Orientationbr/bOrientationbrHow to Think About the GMATbrCracking the System: Basic PrinciplesbrCracking the system: Intermediate PrinciplesbrCracking the System: Advanced PrinciplesbrTaking the GMATbrbII How to Crack the Math GMATbr/bGMAT Math: Basic PrinciplesbrThe POE and GMAT MathbrArithmeticbrAlgebrabrGeometrybrData Suff?Ð