'Remember that it is all about understanding. If you don't understand, how can it not be hard? If you do understand, how can it not be easy?' That's just one piece of advice in this motivating, reassuring book. Michael Goldberger has pinpointed specific student difficulties and come up with innovative strategies for overcoming them. The result is this book - a veritable 'anatomy of algebra.' The six sections cover general information, factoring, word problems, graphing and solving for x, graphs of conic sections, and square roots and logarithms. For each of the 62 specific topics, there are clear explanations, step-by-step directions, pointers, examples, and problems. A complete answer key for all the problems is included. Grades 8 and up. |
