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Prealgebra

Authors: Charles P. McKeague, Kate Pawlik

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Prealgebra

Authors: Charles P. McKeague, Kate Pawlik

ABOUT THE BOOK

Prealgebra introduces students to negative numbers and equations early on in the course. Negative numbers are in the second chapter, and equations are in the fourth chapter. Students get an early introduction to algebra, then we follow up by integrating those ideas into the rest of the book.


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Getting Ready for Class

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Getting Ready for the Next Section

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Facts from Geometry

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Charles P. McKeague
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I have taught elementary school through to calculus. I am best suited for teaching developmental math at the community college level. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have students that always impressed me with their willingness to improve their position in life through education.

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Charles P. McKeague
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I have taught elementary school through to calculus. I am best suited for teaching developmental math at the community college level. Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to have students that always impressed me with their willingness to improve their position in life through education.

Kate Pawlik
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