Basic Mathematics
Tips for Teachers

Tips for Teachers are intended to spotlight topics in this text that can be particularly challenging for students to master.

Suggestions for introducing and teaching these selected topics, as well as common stumbling blocks for students, will be presented by chapter and by section. Information on additional resources available to students and instructors is included at the end of each section’s “Tips”.

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1 Operations on the Whole Numbers
2 Fractional Notation: Multiplication and Division
3 Fractional Notation and Mixed Numerals
4 Decimal Notation
5 Ratio and Proportion
6 Percent Notation
7 Data Analysis, Graphs, and Statistics
8 Geometry Measures: Length and Area
9 More Geometry and Measures
10 The Real-Number System
11 Algebra: Solving Equations and Problems