Testimonials
“The authors of this book have made math appear seamless once again, As an instructor who trains teachers, I can envision using elements of this text to help teacher candidates refresh their own mathematical memories. I believe the activity ideas provided can enhance parent and child understanding of important math concepts while being able to work together to accomplish a particular task. What a good resource for parents and teachers alike!”
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Eastern New Mexico University
“When younger, I could never get the hang of math. So, when my kids needed help, I searched for something to help me help them. Thanks to your book, I got the information I needed in a simple and easy form. Thank you so much for your book. Now my kids can say their stronger subject is math.”
parent
“Parents of my middle-school students comfortably help their children with homework and review by using Math for Puzzled Parents. With school bodget cuts, math books are seldom available for take-home use—thand goodness this book is available, inexpensive, and easy to understand. Homework doesn’t have to be frustrating anymore!”
35-year educator
“This book is so well written that it makes difficult concepts easy to understand. It will give you the confidence to be able to help your child through more-difficult math concepts. I really like the book and think it would be helpful to most parents.”
retired principal,
The Laureate Private School
“As an elementary school substitute teacher I found this book a great refresher to prepare me when it came time for the math part of the day. Sure I know how to do fractions but teaching it so the students understand is a different thing and I found this book invaluable. I also could see this book being a helpful tool for parents that home school or any parent that just wants to help their kids with their homework.”
substitute teacher
| 1 | Algebra Concepts | 1 |
| 1.1 | Algebra Concepts: The Basics | 2 |
| 1.2 | Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations | 6 |
| 1.3 | Solving Multiplication and Division Equations | 8 |
| 1.4 | Solving Two-Step Equations | 11 |
| 1.5 | Formulas | 15 |
| 1.6 | Function Tables and Patterns | 17 |
| 2 | Integers and Rational Numbers | 21 |
| 2.1 | Integers: The Basics | 22 |
| 2.2 | Adding Integers | 25 |
| 2.3 | Subtracting Integers | 28 |
| 2.4 | Multiplying and Dividing Integers | 31 |
| 2.5 | Operations with Rational Numbers | 34 |
| 2.6 | Solving Equations with Integers and Rational Numbers | 37 |
| 2.7 | Coordinate Plane, Graphing Equations | 40 |
| 3 | Probability | 45 |
| 3.1 | Probability: The Basics | 46 |
| 3.2 | Sample Spaces | 49 |
| 3.3 | Finding the Probability of an Event | 51 |
| 3.4 | Independent and Dependent Events | 54 |
| 3.5 | Experimental Probability | 59 |
| 3.6 | Permutations and Combinations | 61 |
| 4 | Graphing and Statistics | 65 |
| 4.1 | Mean, Median, Mode, Range | 66 |
| 4.2 | Line Plots | 69 |
| 4.3 | Stem-and-Leaf Plots | 72 |
| 4.4 | Box-and-Whisker Plots | 75 |
| 4.5 | Bar Graphs and Histograms | 79 |
| 4.6 | Line Graphs | 85 |
| 4.7 | Pictographs | 89 |
| 4.8 | Circle Graphs | 93 |
| 5 | Geometry | 99 |
| 5.1 | Geometry: The Basics | 100 |
| 5.2 | Plane Shapes | 103 |
| 5.3 | Angles and Triangles | 106 |
| 5.4 | Pythagorean Theorem | 111 |
| 5.5 | Quadrilaterals | 115 |
| 5.6 | Congruence and Similarity | 117 |
| 5.7 | Transformations | 121 |
| 5.8 | Symmetry | 125 |
| 5.9 | Solid Shapes | 127 |
| 6 | Measurement | 131 |
| 6.1 | Customary Units of Length | 132 |
| 6.2 | Customary Units of Weight and Length | 135 |
| 6.3 | Metric Units of Length | 138 |
| 6.4 | Metric Units of Mass and Capacity | 141 |
| 6.5 | Temperature | 144 |
| 6.6 | Perimeter and Circumference | 147 |
| 6.7 | Area | 152 |
| 6.8 | Surface Area | 161 |
| 6.9 | Volume | 168 |