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 ALGEBRA
SURVIVAL GUIDE
ALGEBRA
SURVIVAL GUIDE WORKBOOK
CONSUMABLE
SURVIVAL
GUIDE WORKBOOK
TRANSPARENCY ALGEBRA SURVIVAL GUIDE
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y’s
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Testimonials:
"The Algebra Survival Guide and
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Susan Metcalfe, Secondary Math Coordinator,
Pasadena (TX) Independent School District
"The Memphis Urban Systemic Program purchased
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for many topics which often are the most difficult
for Algebra 1 students to understand."
Joan Cox, Secondary Math Coordinator, Memphis
City Schools, Memphis, TN
"The
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Mathematics Teacher,
journal
of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
"Everything
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I recommend this book to students, parents and
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Eleanor Ortiz, President of the New Mexico
State Board of Education
"This is the closest to my own explanations
that I've seen in my 27 years of teaching Algebra.
I am recommending it to all my high school students
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— Deborah Buckner, Frederick, MD
"Delightful self-paced book that is sure
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— Linda Day, Director of the UNM/Santa
Fe Public Schools Teacher Education Program
" I have incorporated the Survival Guide
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understanding. Thanks for writing it.
— Betty Cason, Middle School Math Teacher,
Hanover, NH
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Whether
you’re striving to help students:
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PASS ALGEBRA COURSE MANDATES,
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PASS
ALGEBRA EXIT EXAMS, or
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JUST PASS ALGEBRA …
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to
ENHANCE your ALGEBRA INSTRUCTION.
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AWARD-WINNING
product (winner of a Parents’ Choice award)
The
Algebra Survival Guide is …
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Teacher-Friendly:
All pages are fully reproducible and easily made into
transparencies; each page focuses on just one concept
& provides immediate feedback in the form of practice
problems; book tackles the topics that confuse students
the most.
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Anxiety
Busting:
Each page is written in Question-Answer
format, question on the top, answer at the bottom.
This format helps students focus on one idea at a time,
thereby soothing math confusion and easing anxiety.
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Loved
by Teachers & District Math Coordinators:
The Algebra Survival Guide is used by teachers NATIONWIDE
and by ALL ALGEBRA TEACHERS in the school districts
of MEMPHIS, TN; ORLANDO, FL; PASADENA, TX ; BRENTWOOD,
CA, (and the list keeps growing).
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Flexible:
The Guide supplements ANY textbook, from bare-bones
algebra texts to Standards-based conceptual texts. That’s
because the Guide hones in on the topics all students
struggle with, not matter what curriculum they’re
using.
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Comprehensive:
The Guide’s 288 pages tackle ALL
KEY TOPICS in PRE-ALGEBRA and ALGEBRA 1.
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Fun
to read:
The book features humorous cartoons, and it’s
written in a friendly, UN-textbookish style.
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A
Thorough Teaching Program:
The Guide's five kinds of pages cover all facets of
the learning process.
The Guide is broken into pages that:
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Help students memorize basic information
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Warn of common mistakes and misunderstandings
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Present step-by-step instructions alongside examples
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Make concepts real through entertaining analogies
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Offer practice problems along with answers
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See for yourself:
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to Download
TWO
ACTUAL CHAPTERS of the Algebra Survival Guide.
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KEY
TOPICS COVERED BY ALGEBRA SURVIVAL GUIDE
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Properties
of Numbers
(reflexive, associative, distributive, etc.)
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Sets of Numbers
(Naturals, Wholes, Integers, Rationals, Irrationals,
Reals)
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Rules for Combining Integers
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Order of Operations
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Combining Like Terms
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Absolute Value
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Exponent Rules
• Rules for Radicals
• Factoring (including
factoring quadratics)
•Canceling
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Solving Equations
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The Coordinate Plane
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Word Problems
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The
Algebra Survival Guide Workbook is …
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Highly
Useful:
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Each page features problem sets with many problems,
allowing students to attain mastery of concepts taught
in the Guide.
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Each problem set is keyed to a particular lesson in
the Guide.
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Problem sets can be used as tests, quizzes, concept
checks, or homework assignments.
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Made
for Teachers:
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Every page is fully reproducible.
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Answers to all problem
sets are conveniently displayed in the back of the book.
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Every problem set has
a percent box allowing teachers to easily grade students’
work and provide immediate feedback.
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A Great Diagnostic
Tool:
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Because every problem set provides ample practice on
a single concept, students’ work will reveal common
mistakes. Teachers can review this information to figure
out a class’ major misunderstandings, then provide
follow-up lessons that remediate and lead students to
success.
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Thousands
of PRACTICE PROBLEMS.
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