Algebra Handbook for Gifted Middle School Students: Strategies, Concepts, and More Than 700 Problems with Solutions - Paperback

by Tayyip Oral (Author), Serife Turan (Author), Steve Warner (Author)

The "Algebra Handbook for Gifted Middle School Students" gives you the most effective methods, tips, and strategies for solving algebra problems in both conventional and unconventional ways. The techniques taught here will allow students to arrive at answers to algebra questions more quickly and to avoid making careless errors.

The material in this book includes:

• 700+ algebra questions with full explanations
• A comprehensive review of the most important algebra topics

The questions presented in this book were created to prepare middle school students for the MATHCOUNTS competition and include many types of number theory, algebra, probability and statistics questions that one can expect to find on the MATHCOUNTS exams.

Algebra Handbook Table Of Contents (Selected)
Here's a selection from the table of contents:

Integers
Operations with Integers
Consecutive Integers
Odd and Even Integers
Factorials
Number Theory
Prime Numbers
Prime Factorization
...
Proportionality
Ratios
Direct Proportionality
Inverse Proportionality
Exponents
Negative and Fractional Exponents
Exponential Equations
...
Other Bases
Changing to Base Ten
Changing From Base Ten to another Base
Arithmetic in Other Bases
Additional Problems - Questions
Answers to Additional Problems
Actions to Complete After You Have Read This Book
About the Authors
Books by Tayyip Oral
Books by Dr. Steve Warner

Author Biography

Tayyip Oral graduated from Qafqaz University in Azerbaijan in 1998 with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, and he received an MBA from the same university in 2010. Tayyip is an educator who has written several books related to math and intelligence questions. He has previously taught math and IQ classes at Baku Araz preparatory school for 13 years. Serife Turan graduated from Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in 2008 with a B.A. in education, and she worked for three years as a math teacher. She is currently pursuing her Master's Degree in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Houston Victory. Dr. Steve Warner earned his Ph.D. at Rutgers University in Mathematics, and he currently works as an Associate Professor at Hofstra University. Dr. Warner has over 15 years of experience in general math tutoring and over 10 years of experience in SAT math tutoring. He has tutored students both individually and in group settings and has published several math prep books for the SAT, ACT and AP Calculus exams.