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Help your kids with math : a unique step-by-step visual guide / Carol Vorderman.

By: Vorderman, Carol.
London, England, UK : DK Publishing, ©2014Edition: Rev. and updated new edition.Description: 264 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781409355717 (pbk).Subject(s): Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) | Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school) | Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary)DDC classification: 510.07 V91 2014
Contents:
1. Numbers -- Addition -- Subtraction -- Multiplication -- Division -- Prime numbers -- Units of measurement -- Telling the time -- Roman numerals -- Positive and negative numbers -- Powers and roots -- Surds -- Standard form -- Decimals -- Binary numbers -- Fractions -- Ration and proportion -- Percentages -- Converting fractions, decimals, and percentages -- Mental math -- Rounding off -- Using a calculator -- Personal finance -- Business finance -- 2. Geometry -- Tools in geometry -- Angles -- Straight lines -- Symmetry -- Coordinates -- Vectors -- Translations -- Rotations -- Reflections -- Enlargements -- Scale drawings -- Bearings -- Constructions -- Loci -- Triangles -- Constructing triangles -- Congruent triangles -- Area of a triangle -- Similar triangles -- Pythagorean Theorem -- Quadrilaterals -- Polygons -- Circles -- Circumference and diameter -- Area of a circle -- Angles in a circle -- Chords and cyclic quadrilaterals -- Tangents -- Arcs -- Sectors -- Solids -- Volumes -- Surface area of solids -- 3. Trigonometry -- Using formulas in trigonometry -- Finding missing sides -- Finding missing angles -- 4. Algebra -- Sequences -- Working with expressions -- Expanding and factorizing expressions -- Quadratic expressions -- Formulas -- Solving equations -- Linear graphs -- Simultaneous equations -- Factorizing quadratic equations -- The quadratic formula -- Quadratic graphs -- Inequalities -- 5. Statistics -- Collecting and organizing data -- Bar graphs -- Pie charts -- Line graphs -- Averages -- Moving averages -- Measuring spread -- Histograms -- Scatter diagrams -- 6. Probability -- Expectation and reality -- Combined probabilities -- Dependent events -- Tree diagrams.
Summary: Using a full-color illustrated approach, a guide to parental math tutoring looks at every aspect of the challenging subject, from simple sums to simultaneous equations, in a book with simple explanations and clear illustrations that parents can share with their children.
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Includes index.

1. Numbers --
Addition --
Subtraction --
Multiplication --
Division --
Prime numbers --
Units of measurement --
Telling the time --
Roman numerals --
Positive and negative numbers --
Powers and roots --
Surds --
Standard form --
Decimals --
Binary numbers --
Fractions --
Ration and proportion --
Percentages --
Converting fractions, decimals, and percentages --
Mental math --
Rounding off --
Using a calculator --
Personal finance --
Business finance --
2. Geometry --
Tools in geometry --
Angles --
Straight lines --
Symmetry --
Coordinates --
Vectors --
Translations --
Rotations --
Reflections --
Enlargements --
Scale drawings --
Bearings --
Constructions --
Loci --
Triangles --
Constructing triangles --
Congruent triangles --
Area of a triangle --
Similar triangles --
Pythagorean Theorem --
Quadrilaterals --
Polygons --
Circles --
Circumference and diameter --
Area of a circle --
Angles in a circle --
Chords and cyclic quadrilaterals --
Tangents --
Arcs --
Sectors --
Solids --
Volumes --
Surface area of solids --
3. Trigonometry --
Using formulas in trigonometry --
Finding missing sides --
Finding missing angles --
4. Algebra --
Sequences --
Working with expressions --
Expanding and factorizing expressions --
Quadratic expressions --
Formulas --
Solving equations --
Linear graphs --
Simultaneous equations --
Factorizing quadratic equations --
The quadratic formula --
Quadratic graphs --
Inequalities --
5. Statistics --
Collecting and organizing data --
Bar graphs --
Pie charts --
Line graphs --
Averages --
Moving averages --
Measuring spread --
Histograms --
Scatter diagrams --
6. Probability --
Expectation and reality --
Combined probabilities --
Dependent events --
Tree diagrams.

Using a full-color illustrated approach, a guide to parental math tutoring looks at every aspect of the challenging subject, from simple sums to simultaneous equations, in a book with simple explanations and clear illustrations that parents can share with their children.

Junior High School

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