LEARNING AND APPLYING ALGEBRA

100 Algebra Workouts and Practical Teaching Tips by Tony G. Williams. Teaching and Learning C., 2008. For Grades 6-8. These warm-ups are designed to capture students' interest in algebra and provides reinforcement of algebra skills. Included are such workouts as Algebraic Sudoku, Deal or No Deal, The Fractionator, The Chair Challenge, Tricks of the Trade, World Currency, Factoring Carnival, and 93 more. The workouts all support current algebra curricula and are designed to take 3-10 minutes at the beginning of class. Topics covered include equations, games, linear equations, system of equations, polynomials, logic, factoring, pre-geometry, radials, PSAT preparation, quadratic equations, and more. Answers are provided. 112 pages. BTH-5466    . $11.66-D

Algebra 1 by Sara Freeman. Milliken, 2002. Part of the Math Reproducibles Series. This easy-to-use workbook will engage your students and motivate their interest in algebra while reinforcing the major algebra concepts. A variety of puzzles, mazes, and games will challenge students to think creatively as they sharpen their algebra skills. A special assessment section is also included to help prepare students for standardized tests. I recommend this as a reproducible supplement to an algebra text or workbook. Answers are provided. For grades 6-8. 48 pages. BTH-4750. $7.17-D

Algebra 2 by Sara Freeman. Milliken, 2002. Part of the Math Reproducibles Series. This easy-to-use workbook is sure to motivate your students and engage their interest in algebra while reinforcing the major algebra concepts. A variety of puzzles, mazes, and games will challenge students to think creatively as they sharpen their algebra skills. A special assessment section is also included to help prepare students for standardized tests. I recommend this as a reproducible supplement to an text, not as a stand-alone Algebra 2 text. Answers are provided. 48 pages. For grades 7-9. BTH-4751. $7.17-D

Algebra Demystified: A Self-Teaching Guide by Rhonda Huettenmueller. McGraw Hill, 2003. This book provides clear and concise explanations of algebra's trickiest  topics, detailed examples and solutions, and special attention to word problems and other difficulties. It covers fractions, variables, decimals, negative numbers, exponents and roots, factoring, linear equations, linear applications, linear inequalities, quadratic equations, and quadratic applications. Also included are an Appendix, a Final Review, and an Index. 441 pages.  Has remainder mark and possible bent  corner. BTH-3971 . $7.93-B

Algebra Puzzlers by Theresa Kan McKell. Good Apple, 1998. For grades 9-12. This collection of challenging and engaging puzzles will work with students at all algebra skill levels. They can be used as warm-ups, homework, or even entire math lessons. 112 pages. BTH-5302. $13.49-D

Algebra Puzzles: Build Pre-Algebra and Algebra Skills through Puzzles and Problems by Hank Garcia. Creative Teaching Press, 2006. This book uses games, puzzles, and other problem-solving activities to give students fresh, new ways of exploring learned concepts. While reviewing essential concepts and vocabulary for pre-algebra and algebra, the book helps students visualize and think more deeply about these abstract ideas. Key algebra terms are defined so that students can master the vocabulary they need. The perfect antidote to algebra anxiety. 80 pages. BTH-5468. $12.59-D

Algebra the Easy Way, Third Edition, by Douglas Downing. This algebra text is in the form of a fantasy novel where the characters solve practical problems by using algebra. Includes hundreds of problems with solutions with more than 100 drawings and diagrams. Paperback / 334 Pages / 7 13/16 x 10 7/8 / 1996. Cat. #BAR-93933. $12.56-D

Table of Contents:
Rules of Behavior for Numbers
Equations
Negative Numbers and Integers
Fractions and Rational Numbers
Exponents
Roots and Real Numbers
Algebraic Expressions
Functions
Graphs
Systems of Two Equations
Quadratic Equations
Circles, Ellipses, and Parabolas
Polynomials
Series
Permutations, Combinations, and the Binomial Formula
Proofs by Mathematical Induction
Exponential Functions and Logarithms
Multiple Simultaneous Equations
Matrices and Determinants
Imaginary Numbers
Answers to Exercises
Glossary
Table of Common Logarithms
Index

Applied Math Series (from Garlic Press): These show students in the upper grades how various mathematics disciplines can be used to solve everyday problems. Titles are listed below. 8.96-D each. Prices can change at any time. Follow links below for most accurate pricing and to check availability or buy on line. If title is out of stock there, you can email me to see when it should be in or go ahead and use information here for purchase orders.

Applying Algebra: Helps students apply algebra to daily activities. Answers included.  BTH-77. $9.86-D
Basic Equations: 49 pages of instruction and problems to help students understand linear equations. Emphasis is placed on translating simple algebra and geometry concepts into the mathematical statements needed to solve everyday problems. Covers equations and number relationship, solving basic linear equations, word problems, and formulas. Each topic has step-by-step explanations, examples, and applications. Answers are provided.BTH-79. $9.86-D
Metrics at Work: Provides 81 pages of instruction and problems to help learn and apply the metric system to daily activities and commerce. Covers conversions between the SI Metrics and the English System of measurement, square and volume measurements, temperature measurements, SI Metrics and percents. Answers to problems provided.BTH-80. $9.86-D
Solving Word Problems: Provides a consistent and logical strategy for solving any word problem. It is meant to be used by teacher and students at all levels from beginning algebra on through differential calculus. Covers defining qualities, reducing the number of variables, and setting and solving equations, There are applications to algebra, trigonometry, and calculus. 125 pages, including answers. BTH-78. $9.86-D

Building a Teen Center: An Integrated Algebra Project by Mary Ann Christina. A Key Curriculum Publication with blackline activity masters for grades 6-10. This is a concept to completion project in which students work in teams to conceive of, design, and build a model of a recreational center for teenagers. As students learn algebraic concepts, they will apply them as they build their teen center project. As the project grows, so will student enthusiasm for learning the concepts and skills they need to complete it. The project may be done completely or in part, spread throughout the year or concentrated into a few weeks. It is compatible with any algebra, geometry, or integrated curriculum, and is especially compatible with block scheduling. 178 pages. BTH-730. $17.96-D

Core Skills Algebra for Grades 5-8
This consumable workbook prepares students to master the skills and concepts found on most state standardized tests. It provides plenty of examples and practice for reinforcement. A preview test pinpoints strengths and weaknesses so you'll know what to work on. Unit reviews tests how well students have mastered each unit. A final review can be compared to the preview test to measure improvement.

This book uses the "Rule-Example-Practice" format which has proved effective for independent learning. It offers a variety of approaches for attacking and solving math, geometry, and algebra problems. It introduces math vocabulary in the context of lessons rather than in isolation, and it provides a glossary of over 120 terms for review.

Answers are bound in. 256 pages. BTH-514. $15.29-D

Graphic Algebra by Gary Asp, John Dowsey, Kaye Stacey and David Tynan. A Key Curriculum book, quality paper, punched for three-hole notebook. This book of engaging blackline masters provides activities for algebra students to use with the graphing calculators and graphing software-technology which is rapidly becoming commonplace in the high school math classroom. Creating graphs is no longer a time consuming task for students, which leaves them more time to use graphs to study the properties of functions. Graphic Algebra helps develop new insights into algebra by providing easy-to-use lessons in which students graph and study functions using any graphing calculator or computer software for graphing.

The book helps students use graphs to solve problems set in real-world contexts; to link different representations in order to move easily between tables of values, algebraic expressions, and graphs; to develop understanding of different types of functions and their properties; to learn concepts and skills needed for graphing on a calculator or a computer; and to explore transformations of functions.

This book grew out of a research project conducted at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Graphic Algebra was designed to be used in a variety of ways to supplement and complement the teaching of algebra. Some problems can be used to introduce new ideas; others offer a novel way to review familiar ideas in a new context. The book is a perfect supplement for any curriculum involving algebra. The materials assume that students have a basic familiarity with algebraic notation and the Cartesian plane. Other prerequisite knowledge is noted for each chapter. Teachers can select short or long sequences of work designed for students at various levels. The book contains reproducible blackline masters, as well as teaching suggestions for using graphing calculators in algebra, extensive teacher notes, and appendices with specific instructions for the Texas Instruments TI-82 and TI-83, Hewlett-Packard^® HP-38G, and Casio^® CFX-9850G graphing calculators.
Grades 8-11 . Cat. BTH-731. $16.16-D

 A Graphing Matter: Activities for Easing into Algebra by Mark Illingworth, Key Curriculum, 2004. Ease your middle school, prealgebra and algebra students into algebra with fun and real-world applications of variables and relationships that will make them laugh as they graph. The activities in this book will engage the students in problems and experiments in which variables represent quantities they can see and measure. These informal explorations of graphs and equations provide a bridge between the concrete and the abstract and help build a foundation for more formal operations students will later meet in their study of algebra.

 There are problems in these five areas: line plots, looking for patterns, linear graphs, nonlinear graphs, and graphs from equations. Among other things, students will examine Dr. Olivio's Hairy Eyeball Theory, how water gets colder as it gets deeper, how long it takes to recite tongue twisters, how the mass of a Petri dish of alcohol changes as the alcohol burns away, and more -- 26 investigations in all.  There is plenty of resource and lesson plan material to assist teachers, complete answers to problems, and an appendix of reproducible worksheets and graph papers for student use. 188 pages plus another seven in the appendix and some with graph paper to reproduce. BTH-4986. Please click title link for current price, availability, and cover art. If I'm out of stock, I can order it for you.

Hands On Pre-Algebra Grades 6-8 by Susan Dean. Instructional Fair / Frank Schaffer, 2007. This a great supplement for grades 6-8. It is full of activities which can be adapted for varying levels of difficulty. Many activities are self-guided with questions for additional exploration. You will find a variety of pre-algebra puzzles, games and other activities which will help students to understand and enjoy math. 80 pages. BTH-5303. $9.89-D

Key Curriculum Algebra

 The Pattern and Function Connection by Brad S. Fulton and Bill Lombard. 2001. The 11 progressively paced activities, which include blackline-master worksheets and homework pages, introduce students in pre-algebra and algebra to the fundamental concept of function and its multiple representations. Students recognize, graph, analyze, and solve algebraic functions, transitioning from concrete to abstract. Full teacher notes and solutions are provided, as well as an alignment to the NCTM Principles and Standards. 161 pages. Punched to fit three-hole binder. BTH-4987. Please click title link for current price, availability, and cover art. If I'm out of stock, I can order it for you.

Painless Algebra, by Lynette long. Published by Barron's.  This book guides the apprehensive student painlessly through the steps of working out algebra problems. It begins with integers, progresses to simple equations with one variable, and then leads into a clear explanation of inequalities, systems of equations, exponents, and roots and radicals. When all this is understood, the student graduates to the mastery of quadratic equations. All along the way are fun-to-solve "brain tickler" problems (answers provided). This book will help middle and high school students who are having trouble in their algebra courses. BTH-104. $8.06-D

Power Practice Pre-Algebra by Wendy Osterman, Creative Teaching Press, 2004. For grades 5-8. Books in this series contain over 100 ready-to-use activity pages to provide skill practice for students. These books supplement and extend any curriculum and can be used for independent class work or homework. Answers are provided. This book correlates to the NCTM Standards. Topics include factors and multiples; decimals; rational numbers; percents; polynomials; square roots; and solving equations. 128 pages. BTH-5467

Saxon Algebra ½ Homeschool Kit: This includes the student textbook, a tests booklet, and an answer key booklet. this course covers all the topics normally taught in prealgebra, and also some topics from geometry and discrete mathematics. It represents the culmination of the study of prealgebra mathematics from review of arithmetic operations to evaluation and simplification of algebraic expressions, word problems involving algebraic concepts, and classification of geometric figures and solids. 3rd Edition. 137 lessons. Saxon-499X. BTH-4585. $58.50-D

Saxon Algebra I Homeschool Kit: This kit contains everything you need to teach first year algebra at home -- a textbook, an answer key for homework, and tests with answers. This course includes five instructional components: introduction of the new increment, examples with complete solutions, practice of the increment, daily problem sets, and cumulative assessments. This course covers all topics normally introduced in first year algebra. these topics range from algebra-based real-world problems to functions and graphics -- from algebraic proofs to statistics and probability. 3rd edition. 120 lessons. Saxon-1230. BTH-4582. $61.50-D

Saxon Algebra 1 Solutions Manual: This contains contains step-by-step solutions to the practice problems and problem sets in Algebra 1. Early solutions contain every step. later solutions omit obvious steps. Saxon-1370. BTH-4583.  $31.50-D

Saxon Homeschool Teacher, Algebra 1 Lesson and Test CDs for Third Edition, 2008. This is the only official video supplement to the Saxon Math Homeschool program. It supplements, not replaces, the student textbook. Contains over 130 hours of Algebra 1 content, including instruction for every part of every lesson, as well as complete solutions for every example problem, practice problem, problem set, and test problem. The user-friendly CD format offers students helpful navigation tools within a customized player and is compatible with both Windows and Mac. Contains 6 CDs.  BTH-4614. $80.99-D

Saxon Algebra 2 Homeschool Kit, 2nd Edition, 129 lessons. The homeschool kit contains everything you need to teach the course -- the textbook, the answer key for homework, and the tests with answers. This covers not only all the second-year algebra topics, but also a lot of geometry, including writing proof outlines. At the end of the course, your child will have completed the equivalent of one semester of informal geometry. Saxon-1257. BTH-4584. $58.05-D

Saxon Algebra 2 Homeschool Kit, 3rd Edition.  The homeschool kit contains everything you need to teach the course -- the textbook, the answer key for homework, and the tests with answers. This covers not only all the second-year algebra topics, but also a lot of geometry, including writing proof outlines. At the end of the course, your child will have completed the equivalent of one semester of informal geometry.  BTH-4584. $60.30-D

Saxon Algebra 2 Homeschool Kit with Solutions Manual, 3rd Edition, 129 lessons. The homeschool kit contains everything you need to teach the course -- the textbook, the answer key for homework, and the tests with answers. This covers not only all the second-year algebra topics, but also a lot of geometry, including writing proof outlines. At the end of the course, your child will have completed the equivalent of one semester of informal geometry. Saxon-1257. BTH-4615. $89.10-D

Saxon Algebra 2 Solutions Manual for the 3rd edition. Has step-by-step solutions to the problem sets. BTH-4526. $28.80-D

Saxon Advanced Mathematics: An Incremental Development, Homeschool Kit,  Second Edition, by John Saxon Jr., 2003.  Advanced Mathematics fully integrates topics for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, discrete mathematics, and mathematical analysis. Word problems are developed throughout the problem sets and become progressively more elaborate. With this practice, high-school level students will be able to solve challenging problems such as rate problems and work problems involving abstract quantities. Conceptually oriented problems that help prepare students for college entrance exams (such as the ACT and SAT) are included in the problem sets. Set includes the hardcover student textbook with 125 lessons, proofs and index, answers to all problems in book, 748 pages, and a Homeschool Packet with test forms and answers to all problem sets in text and for the 31 tests in packet. BTH-4612 . $64.80-D

Straight Forward Series, Math Large Editions: by Garlic Press. This series presents the basic facts of the subjects covered in each book. There is an assessment test at the beginning of each book. This helps you determine what your student needs to learn. Then there is instruction (about one-half page per lesson on the average) in a basic concept or skill. This is followed by exercises which allow the student to practice the skill taught. At the end of the book is a final test to see if the students have mastered the skills. These books are reproducible. $8.96 each

Algebra Book 1 BTH-66. $9.86-D
Algebra Book 2 BTH-67. $9.86-D
Algebra Book 3 BTH-5465.$9.86-D

    Prealgebra books are available in the Advanced Straight Forward Series

 Visual Approach to Functions by Frances Van Dyke. This series of visual exercises introduces all of the standard functions and applications students encounter in algebra. Lessons consisting of blackline masters and teacher notes and answers are organized into six chapters, each with optional activities that use graphing calculators and motion detectors. The six chapter titles are Distance as a Function of Time, Value as a Function of Time, Exponential Growth and Decay, Investments, Height of a Projectile, and Quadratic Applications. 170 pages. BTH-5095. (Follow link for availability and current price.)

Working With Numbers: Algebra, by James Shea. Steck-Vaughn. For Middle School, Junior High, and High School levels. Pretests and Mastery Tests help place and access students. 208 pages, grades 8-12. BTH-146. $19.22--D
Teacher's Guide, BTH-149, $9.59-D

The Write Tool to Teach Algebra by Virginia Gray, Key Curriculum Press. This activities in this book are designed to break down student resistance to mathematics with writing exercises that entertain while they promote critical thinking skills. This friendly, non-intimidating approach will encourage even your most reluctant writers to express themselves . The books contains specific class instructions, writing activities, reproducible teacher's aids, and assessment suggestions. This is a valuable resource for those who wish to address the NCTM Standards' emphasis on communication in mathematics classrooms. 104 pages. BTH-3101. $13.46-D

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