Practical Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day

by LearningExpress

Practical Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day is created specifically to guide you through pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry-the fundamental concepts you're striving to conquer, or the ones you once learned but have forgotten-painlessly, in just 20 easy steps for 20 minutes per day. Not everyone is good at math. But math literacy is essential for meeting the demands of the work and standardized testing world. This book will teach you how to approach intimidating concepts, piece by piece, so you can approach exams and real-life math situations with confidence! Inside, you'll find: A Pretest to pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses Lessons with hundreds of practice exercises in test format covering ALL VITAL MATH SKILLS, from handling word problems (commonly used in testing) to figuring out odds and percentages A Posttest to evaluate your progress A glossary of key math terminology An appendix of tips to help you prepare for important standardized tests Math topics covered include: Fractions Word Problems Decimals Percents Ratios and Proportions Averages Probability Angles and Lines Polygons and Triangles Quadrilaterals and Circles Squares and Square Roots Algebraic Equations

230 pages, Paperback

Published May 16, 2009

Reviews

[Sarah Toton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good review of basic concepts and has some cool shortcuts too. I wouldn't recommend these until you know the regular ways backwards and forwards.

I do think the pretest was easier than the post test though. Also the lottery ticket question of the pretest was unclear about if the winning ticket outcomes are independent or not.

Would recommend for beginner brush-up in math.

[MJ James · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has been very helpful when studying for the GRE. Although the name is a misnomer. There were plenty of times where the lessons took well over an hour. Overall I thought the book was a thorough glance into basic arithmetic. My one complaint is that there are a few answers that I knew where wrong in the book. It lead me to wonder if there were more that I didn't know where wrong.

[Carrie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hate math, so I only read this because I am so terrible at it that I knew there was no way I'd be able to pass the GMAT without first boning up on the basics. For a math book, it was ok. I have to admit it was helpful, and I'm glad I got it.