CONTENTS AT A GLANCE

Part 1: Getting Started with Basic Math and Pre-Algebra.
Chapter 1: Playing the Numbers Game
Chapter 2: It's All in the Fingers: Numbers and Digits
Chapter 3: The Big Four: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division

Part II: Getting a Handle on Whole Numbers
Chapter 4: Putting the Big Four Operations to Work
Chapter 5: A Question of Values: Evaluating Arithmetic Expressions.
Chapter 6: Say What? Turning Words into Numbers.
Chapter 7: Divisibility.
Chapter 8: Fabulous Factors and Marvelous Multiples

Part III: Parts of the Whole: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Chapter 9: Fooling with Fractions
Chapter 10: Parting Ways: Fractions and the Big Four Operations
Chapter 11: Dallying with Decimal
Chapter 12: Playing with Percents.
Chapter 13: Word Problems with Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Part IV: Picturing and Measuring - Graphs, Measures, Stats, and Sets.
Chapter 14: A Perfect Ten: Condensing Numbers with Scientific Notation..
Chapter 15: How Much Have You Got? Weights and Measures.
Chapter 16: Picture This: Basic Geometry
Chapter 17: Seeing Is Believing: Graphing as a Visual Tool.
Chapter 18: Solving Geometry and Measurement Word Problems.
Chapter 19: Figuring Your Chances: Statistics and Probability
Chapter 20: Setting Things Up with Basic Set Theory

Part V: The X-Files: Introduction to Algebra.
Chapter 21: Enter Mr. X: Algebra and Algebraic Expressions.
Chapter 22: Unmasking Mr. X: Algebraic Equations.
Chapter 23: Putting Mr. X to Work: Algebra Word Problems.

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 24:Ten Little Math Demons That Trip People Up.
Chapter 25: Ten Important Number Sets to Know

INDEX