Basic College Mathematics

About our author Elayn Martin-Gay has taught mathematics at the University of New Orleans for more than 25 years. Her numerous teaching awards include the local University Alumni Association’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, and Outstanding Developmental Educator at University of New Orleans, presented by the Louisiana Association of Developmental Educators. Prior to writing textbooks, Elayn Martin-Gay developed an acclaimed series of lecture videos to support developmental mathematics students. These highly successful videos originally served as the foundation materials for her texts. Today, the videos are specific to each book in her series. She has also created Chapter Test Prep Videos to help students during their most “teachable moment” (as they prepare for a test) along with Instructor-to-Instructor videos that provide teaching tips, hints, and suggestions for every developmental mathematics course, including basic mathematics, prealgebra, beginning algebra, and intermediate algebra. Elayn is the author of 13 published textbooks and a new Interactive Assignment MyLab® Math course, all specializing in developmental mathematics courses. She has also published series in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry. She has participated as an author across the broadest range of educational materials: textbooks, videos, tutorial software, and courseware. This provides an opportunity of various combinations for an integrated teaching and learning package offering great consistency for the student.

The Whole Numbers

1.1 Study Skill Tips for Success in Mathematics
1.2 Place Value, Names for Numbers, and Reading Tables
1.3 Adding Whole Numbers and Perimeter
1.4 Subtracting Whole Numbers
1.5 Rounding and Estimating
1.6 Multiplying Whole Numbers and Area
1.7 Dividing Whole Numbers

Integrated Review—Operations on Whole Numbers


1.8 An Introduction to Problem Solving
1.9 Exponents, Square Roots, and Order of Operations


Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

2.1 Introduction to Fractions and Mixed Numbers
2.2 Factors and Prime Factorization
2.3 Simplest Form of a Fraction

Integrated Review—Summary on Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Factors


2.4 Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
2.5 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers


Adding and Subtracting Fractions

3.1 Adding and Subtracting Like Fractions
3.2 Least Common Multiple
3.3 Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions

Integrated Review—Operations on Fractions and Mixed Numbers


3.4 Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
3.5 Order, Exponents, and the Order of Operations
3.6 Fractions and Problem Solving


Decimals

4.1 Introduction to Decimals
4.2 Order and Rounding
4.3 Adding and Subtracting Decimals
4.4 Multiplying Decimals and Circumference of a Circle

Integrated Review—Operations on Decimals


4.5 Dividing Decimals and Order of Operations
4.6 Fractions and Decimals


Ratio and Proportion

5.1 Ratios
5.2 Rates

Integrated Review— Ratio and Rate


5.3 Proportions
5.4 Proportions and Problem Solving


Percent

6.1 Introduction to Percent
6.2 Percents and Fractions
6.3 Solving Percent Problems Using Equations
6.4 Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions

Integrated Review—Percent and Percent Problems


6.5 Applications of Percent
6.6 Percent and Problem Solving: Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount
6.7 Percent and Problem Solving: Interest


Measurement

7.1 Length: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
7.2 Weight and Mass: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
7.3 Capacity: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement

Integrated Review—Length, Weight, and Capacity


7.4 Conversions Between the U.S. and Metric Systems
7.5 Temperature: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
7.6 Energy: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement


Geometry

8.1 Lines and Angles
8.2 Plane Figures and Solids
8.3 Perimeter
8.4 Area
8.5 Volume

Integrated Review—Geometry Concepts


8.6 Square Roots and the Pythagorean Theorem
8.7 Congruent and Similar Triangles


Reading Graphs and Introduction to Statistics and Probability

9.1 Pictographs, Bar Graphs, Histograms, and Line Graphs
9.2 Circle Graphs

Integrated Review—Reading Graphs


9.3 Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
9.4 Counting and Introduction to Probability


Signed Numbers

10.1 Signed Numbers
10.2 Adding Signed Numbers
10.3 Subtracting Signed Numbers

Integrated Review—Signed Numbers


10.4 Multiplying and Dividing Signed Numbers
10.5 Order of Operations


Introduction to Algebra

11.1 Introduction to Variables
11.2 Solving Equations: The Addition Property
11.3 Solving Equations: The Multiplication Property

Integrated Review—Expressions and Equations


11.4 Solving Equations Using Addition and Multiplication Properties
11.5 Equations and Problem Solving



Appendix A: Tables

A.1 Addition Table and One Hundred Addition Facts
A.2 Multiplication Table and One Hundred Multiplication Facts
A.3 Table of Geometric Figures
A.4 Table of Percents, Decimals, and Fraction Equivalents
A.5 Table on Finding Common Percents of a Number
A.6 Table of Squares and Square Roots
A.7 Compound Interest Table

Appendix B: Unit Analysis Student Resources

Study Skills Builders
Bigger Picture—Study Guide Outline
Practice Final Exam