pt. I. Starting off with the basics. Assembling your tools ; Assigning signs: positive and negative numbers ; Figuring out fractions and dealing with decimals ; Exploring exponents and raising radicals ; Doing operations in order and checking your answers
pt. II. Figuring out factoring. Working with numbers in their prime ; Sharing the fun: distributing ; Factoring the first degree ; Getting the second degree ; Factoring special cases
pt. III. Working equations. Lining up for linear equations ; Solving linear equations ; Taking a crack at quadratic equations ; Distinguishing equations with distinctive powers ; Fixing inequalities
pt. IV. Applying algebra. Making formulas behave ; Sorting out story problems ; Going visual: graphing
pt. V. The part of tens. The ten most common errors ; Ten ways to factor a polynomial ; Ten divisibility rules ; Ten tips for dealing with story problems.
