Homework Helpers

Homework Helpers: Basic Math and Pre-Algebrawill help build a solid mathematical foundation and enable students to gain the confidence they need to continue their education in mathematics. Particular attention is placed on topics that students traditionally struggle with the most. The topics are explained in everyday language before the examples are worked. The problems are solved clearly and systematically, with step-by-step instructions provided. Problem-solving skills and good habits, such as checking your answers after every problem, are emphasized along with practice problems throughout, and the answers to all of the practice problems are provided.Homework Helpers: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra is a straightforward and easy-to-read review of arithmetic skills. It includes topics that are intended to help prepare students to successfully learn algebra, including:Working with fractionsUnderstanding the decimal system Calculating percentagesSolving linear equalitiesGraphing functions Understanding word problems

This title in the Homework Helpers series will reinforce mathematical foundations and bolster students' confidence in pre-calculus. The concepts are explained in everyday language before the examples are worked. Good habits, such as checking your answers after every problem, are reinforced.There are practice problems throughout the book, and the answers to all of the practice problems are included. The problems are solved clearly and systematically, with step-by-step instructions provided.Particular attention is placed on topics that students traditionally struggle with the most. While this book could be used to supplement a standard pre-calculus textbook, it could also be used by college students or adult learners to refresh long-forgotten concepts and skills.Homework Helpers: Pre-Calculus is a straightforward and understandable introduction to differential calculus and its applications. It covers all of the topics in a typical Calculus class, including:•Linear functions•Polynomials•Rational functions•Exponential functions•Logarithmic functions•Systems of equationsThis book also contains a review of the pre-calculus concepts that form the foundation on which calculus is built.

Homework Helpers: Biology is a user-friendly review book that will make any student-or those trying to help them-feel like he or she has a private Biology tutor. The book covers all of the topics included in a typical one-year Biology curriculum, including:An approach to the study of biology using the scientific method and the skills and equipment used by most biologists.The concept of the cell as the unit of structure and function of all life.DNA and the chemical processes of inheritance.The evolution of life on this planet and how humans are part of the process.The study of the environments of life and how all life is interconnected on this planet.Each chapter includes detailed questions that allow students to assess how well they've mastered each idea. Not only does the author provide the right answers to these self-study questions, but also detailed explanations of why the wrong answers are wrong.

Homework Helpers: Chemistry is a user-friendly review book that will make every student-or parent trying to help their child feel like he or she has a private Chemistry tutor. Concepts are explained in clear, easy-to-understand language, and problems are worked out with step-by-step methods that are easy to follow. Each lesson comes with numerous review questions and answer keynotes that explain each correct answer and why it's correct.This book covers all of the topics in a typical one-year Chemistry curriculum, including:A systematic approach to problem solving, conversions, and the use of units.Naming compounds, writing formulas, and balancing chemical equations.Gas laws, chemical kinetics, acids and bases, electrochemistry, and more.While Homework Helpers: Chemistryis an excellent review for any standardized Chemistry test, including the SAT-II, its real value is in providing support and guidance during the year's entire course of study.

“Homework Helpers: Calculus” is a straightforward and understandable introduction to differential calculus and its applications. It covers all of the topics in a typical Calculus class, including: • Limits • Continuity • The product, quotient, and chain rules • Implicit differentiation • Related rates • Graphical analysis • Optimization. This book also contains a review of the pre-calculus concepts that form the foundation on which calculus is built.

Homework Helpers: Earth Science covers all of the topics typically included in a high school or undergraduate course, including:•How to understand "the language of rocks."•The events that we see in the sky and how they affect us.•Earthquakes and what they can tell us about the inside workings of our world.•How to understand the weather and what the weatherman is saying.Homework Helpers: Earth Science is loaded with practical examples using everyday experiences. Every topic includes a number of simple tricks to make even the toughest ideas understandable and memorable. Each chapter ends with practice questions and explanations of answers. As a reference tool Homework Helpers: Earth Science can be used as a preview of tomorrow--s class or a reinforcement of today--s. It will leave students with a firm grasp of the material and the confidence that will inspire a deeper understanding.

Homework Helpers: Algebra is a straightforward and easy-to-read review of arithmetic skills emphasizes the role that arithmetic plays in the development of algebra covering all of the topics in a typical Algebra I class, including:Solving linear equalities and inequalitiesSolving systems of linear equationsFactoring polynomialsGraphing functionsWorking with rational functionsSolving quadratic equationsUnderstanding word problemsHomework Helpers: Algebra will help build a solid mathematical foundation and enable students to gain the confidence they need to study Algebra II. This book also contains a summary of important formulas for easy reference.

Trigonometry includes concepts that have both a geometric and an algebraic component. Homework Helpers: Trigonometry covers all of the topics in a typical Trigonometry class, including: • The unit circle • Trigonometric functions • Inverse trigonometric functions • Identities • Graphical analysis • Applications. This book also contains a review of the algebraic and geometric ideas that are the foundation of trigonometry.

Essential preparation for the new SAT Writing and Grammar Section. “Homework Helpers: English Language & Composition” is a user-friendly review book that will make any student-or those trying to help them-feel like he or she has a private tutor. Each chapter includes detailed questions that allow students to assess how well they've mastered each idea. Not only does the author provide the right answers to these self-study questions, but also detailed explanations of why the wrong answers are wrong. When is a comma used? Why are some titles capitalized? How are dangling modifiers prevented? There are hundreds of grammatical and compositional rules, many of them difficult to understand and memorize. And just as many exceptions to the rules! Homework Helpers: English Language and Composition focuses on all aspects of writing, with clear lessons and exercises on: • Parts of speech • Punctuation • Tone • The writing process • Types of sentences • Types of essays • Revisions • Common errors to avoid Students from high school through college will find this book to be an essential writing tool. Younger students can follow the lessons from beginning to end to learn everything they need to know about language and composition. The more experienced student can pick and choose lessons and exercises according to need-especially if they're facing the new SAT.