Arithmetic and Algebra Again: Leaving Math Anxiety Behind Forever / Edition 2

by Jean Burr-Smith, Brita Immergut

Overview

The bestselling guide updated and expanded for today's mathphobes

Written by two pioneers of the concept of math anxiety and how to overcome it, Arithmetic and Algebra Again has helped tens of thousands of people conquer their irrational fear of math.

This revised and expanded second edition of the perennial bestseller:

• Features the latest techniques for breaking through common anxieties about numbers
• Takes a real-world approach that lets mathphobes learn the math they need as they need it
• Covers all key math areas—from whole numbers and fractions to basic algebra
• Features a section on practical math for banking, mortgages, interest, and statistics and probability
• Includes a new section on the graphing calculator, a chapter on the metric system, a section on word problems, and all updated exercises

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071435338
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/18/2005
Edition description:	List
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	1,081,066
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jean Burr Smith taught mathematics for 22 years at Middlesex Community College in Connecticut. One of the originators of the concept of math anxiety, she received numerous awards for her math teaching techniques.

Britta Immergut, Ed.D. taught mathematics for more than 30 years in middle schools, high schools, and at Fiorello H. LaGuardia Community College, the City University of New York. The author of several books, Professor Immergut received an Ed.D. degree in mathematics education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Jean Burr Smith taught mathematics for 22 years at Middlesex Community College in Connecticut. One of the originators of the concept of math anxiety, she received numerous awards for her math teaching techniques.

Table of Contents

Part One. Arithmetic
1. The Arithmetic of Whole Numbers
2. Integers
3. Decimals and Percents
4. Fractions
5. Measurements
6. Basic Operations
7. Equations and Inequalities
8. Graphing
9. Word Problems
Part Two. Practical Mathematics
10. Applications
11. Mathematics in Banking
12. Statistics
13. Probability
14. Calculators