There are a large number of textbooks for each elementary math course. We may easily agree on what a bad textbook reads like but have different opinions about what makes a good textbook. In my humble opinion, a good textbook must explain math clearly in a precise and concise manner, demonstrates a variety of problemContinue reading “Textbooks of Elementary Math Courses”
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Prealgebra
Prealgebra serves as a bridge to connect arithmetic and algebra. As its name suggests, Prealgebra is a course to prepare students for algebra, the unifying thread of almost all mathematics. In my Prealgebra course, I cover the following topics. Integers; Powers with integer exponents Basics of number theory: Divisibility, Prime factorization, LCM and GCD/GCF Fractions;Continue reading “Prealgebra”
