Basic College Mathematics, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (February 21, 2018) © 2019

  • Elayn Martin-Gay University of New Orleans, Lakefront
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Respected author-educator Elayn Martin-Gay believes that every student can succeed, an approach that is woven throughout Basic College Mathematics. Martin-Gay gives you the ideal amount of support through her accessible writing and built-in study skills resources, such as Chapter Test Prep videos and a Video Organizer note-taking guide, that encourage student success. In the 6th Edition, new Getting Ready for the Test exercises precede each Chapter Test to check your understanding of the chapter topics. Exercise sets and applications have been refined and updated where appropriate. Additional expanded resources in this revision bring even more updates to the Martin-Gay program, all shaped by her student-focused perspective that makes her course materials beloved by students and instructors alike.

  1. The Whole Numbers
    • 1.1 Study Skill Tips for Success in Mathematics
    • 1.2 Place Value, Names for Numbers, and Reading Tables
    • 1.3 Adding Whole Numbers and Perimeter
    • 1.4 Subtracting Whole Numbers
    • 1.5 Rounding and Estimating
    • 1.6 Multiplying Whole Numbers and Area
    • 1.7 Dividing Whole Numbers
      • Integrated Review—Operations on Whole Numbers
    • 1.8 An Introduction to Problem Solving
    • 1.9 Exponents, Square Roots, and Order of Operations
  2. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
    • 2.1 Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers
    • 2.2 Factors and Prime Factorization
    • 2.3 Simplest Form of a Fraction
      • Integrated Review—Summary on Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Factors
    • 2.4 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
    • 2.5 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers
  3. Adding and Subtracting Fractions
    • 3.1 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
    • 3.2 Least Common Multiple
    • 3.3 Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
      • Integrated Review—Operations on Fractions and Mixed Numbers
    • 3.4 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
    • 3.5 Order, Exponents, and the Order of Operations
    • 3.6 Fractions and Problem Solving
  4. Decimals
    • 4.1 Introduction to Decimals
    • 4.2 Order and Rounding
    • 4.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimals
    • 4.4 Multiplying Decimals and Circumference of a Circle
      • Integrated Review—Operations on Decimals
    • 4.5 Dividing Decimals and Order of Operations
    • 4.6 Fractions and Decimals
  5. Ratio and Proportion
    • 5.1 Ratios
    • 5.2 Rates
      • Integrated Review— Ratio and Rate
    • 5.3 Proportions
    • 5.4 Proportions and Problem Solving
  6. Percent
    • 6.1 Introduction to Percent
    • 6.2 Percents and Fractions
    • 6.3 Solving Percent Problems Using Equations
    • 6.4 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions
      • Integrated Review—Percent and Percent Problems
    • 6.5 Applications of Percent
    • 6.6 Percent and Problem Solving: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount
    • 6.7 Percent and Problem Solving: Interest
  7. Measurement
    • 7.1 Length: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
    • 7.2 Weight and Mass: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
    • 7.3 Capacity: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
      • Integrated Review—Length, Weight, and Capacity
    • 7.4 Conversions Between the U.S. and Metric Systems
    • 7.5 Temperature: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
    • 7.6 Energy: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
  8. Geometry
    • 8.1 Lines and Angles
    • 8.2 Plane Figures and Solids
    • 8.3 Perimeter
    • 8.4 Area
    • 8.5 Volume
      • Integrated Review—Geometry Concepts
    • 8.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
    • 8.7 Congruent and Similar Triangles
  9. Reading Graphs and Introduction to Statistics and Probability
    • 9.1 Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Histograms, and Line Graphs
    • 9.2 Circle Graphs
      • Integrated Review—Reading Graphs
    • 9.3 Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
    • 9.4 Counting and Introduction to Probability
  10. Signed Numbers
    • 10.1 Signed Numbers
    • 10.2 Adding Signed Numbers
    • 10.3 Subtracting Signed Numbers
      • Integrated Review—Signed Numbers
    • 10.4 Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers
    • 10.5 Order of Operations
  11. Introduction to Algebra
    • 11.1 Introduction to Variables
    • 11.2 Solving Equations: The Addition Property
    • 11.3 Solving Equations: The Multiplication Property
      • Integrated Review—Expressions and Equations
    • 11.4 Solving Equations Using Addition and Multiplication Properties
    • 11.5 Equations and Problem Solving

Appendix A: Tables

  • A.1 Addition Table and One Hundred Addition Facts
  • A.2 Multiplication Table and One Hundred Multiplication Facts
  • A.3 Table of Geometric Figures
  • A.4 Table of Percents, Decimals, and Fraction Equivalents
  • A.5 Table on Finding Common Percents of a Number
  • A.6 Table of Squares and Square Roots
  • A.7 Compound Interest Table

Appendix B: Unit Analysis

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