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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