Algebra survival guide a conversational handbook for the thoroughly befuddled

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...

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Main Author: Rappaport, Josh
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Fe, N.M. : Singing Turtle Press, 2000.
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245 1 0 |a Algebra survival guide :  |b a conversational handbook for the thoroughly befuddled /  |c written by Josh Rappaport ; illustrated by Sally Blakemore. 
260 |a Santa Fe, N.M. :  |b Singing Turtle Press,  |c 2000. 
300 |a xii, 276 p., [1] folded leaf of plates :  |b ill. ;  |c 28 cm. 
520 |a 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. 
500 |a Includes index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
650 0 |a Algebra. 
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