Kiss My Math : Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss
by McKellar, DanicaFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2009-06-30
Publisher(s): Plume
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Summary
With her first book, Math Doesn't Suck, actress and math genius Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years, The West Wing) made waves nationwide, challenging the "mathnerd" stereotype and showing students everywhere how to ace middle school math in her unique just-us-girls style. In Kiss My Math, Danica empowers a new crop of girls, taking on the next level in the math curriculum: pre-algebra.
Author Biography
Danica Mckelar, famous for her roles on The Wonder Years and The West Wing, is also an internationally recognized mathematician. Chosen as ABC World News Tonight-'s -ôPerson of the Week-ö for writing the bestseller Math Doesn-'t Suck, she makes frequent national media appearances on TV and radio.
Table of Contents
| What's Inside? | |
| Acknowledgments | p. x |
| Kiss My What? | p. xv |
| Faqs: How to Use This Book | p. xvii |
| Number Stuff | |
| Breath Mint, Anyone? Adding and Subtracting Integers (Including Negative Numbers!) | p. 1 |
| The Popular Crowd The Associative and Commutative Properties | p. 20 |
| Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall ... Multiplying and Dividing Integers (Including Negative Numbers!) | p. 39 |
| A Relaxing Day at the Spa Intro to Absolute Value | p. 53 |
| Long-Distance Relationships: Are They Worth It? Mean, Median, Mode | p. 62 |
| You Said: Most Embarrassing Moments in School! | p. 73 |
| Poll: What Guys Really Think ... About Smart Girls No The Cover | p. 75 |
| Quiz: Are You a Stress Case? | p. 77 |
| Variable Stuff | |
| The Blind Date Getting Cozy with Variables | p. 83 |
| Backpack Too Heavy? Adding and Subtracting with Variables | p. 99 |
| Something Just Went "Squish" Multiplying and Dividing with Variables | p. 107 |
| Do You Like Him Like Him? Combining Like Terms | p. 121 |
| The Costume Party The Distributive Property | p. 130 |
| Didn't That Guy Say He Was Going to Call? Using Variables to Translate Word Problems | p. 145 |
| More Than 20 Ways to Beat Stress! On The Cover | p. 159 |
| Math ... In Jobs You Might Never Expect! | p. 161 |
| Solving For X | |
| The Art of Gift Wrapping Solving Equations | p. 166 |
| Nope, She Never Gets Off the Phone Word Problems and Variable Substitution | p. 192 |
| Can a Guy Be Too Cute? Intro to Solving and Graphing Inequalities | p. 210 |
| You Said: Your Horror Stories About Procrastination! | p. 226 |
| Poll: What Guys Really Think ... About Talented Girls | p. 229 |
| Quiz: Do You Pick Truly Supportive Friends? On The Cover | p. 231 |
| All About Exponents | |
| Champagne and Caviar Intro to Exponents | p. 237 |
| Excuse Me, Have We Met Before? Intro to Variables with Exponents | p. 254 |
| You Said: Well ... That Didn't Work! | p. 261 |
| Do You Sudoku? | p. 264 |
| Intro to Functions and Graphing Lines | |
| Secret Sausages Intro to Functions | p. 265 |
| Creative Uses for Bubblegum Intro to Graphing Points and Lines | p. 279 |
| A Final Word | p. 303 |
| Math Test Survival Guide! | p. 305 |
| Appendix | p. 312 |
| Answer Key | p. 318 |
| Index | p. 327 |
| About the Author | p. 332 |
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