{"product_id":"years-6-8-maths-for-students-paperback-softback-9780730326731","title":"Years 6 - 8 Maths For Students (Paperback \/ softback) 9780730326731","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eYears 6 - 8 Maths For Students\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThe Experts at Dummies (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780730326731, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 February 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e2.4 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm, 0.936 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYour tutor in a book! Master the essential mathematical skills for success!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e'I don't know how to do this' is a refrain heard whilst many a student is doing homework. Parents are increasingly called on for assistance, but are themselves struggling to help their children. \u003ci\u003eYears 6-8 Maths For Students\u003c\/i\u003e is a reference guide for both students and parents, aiming to fill the gaps in a student's knowledge base, build confidence and reduce stress. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with the same friendly, how-to approach of the successful For Dummies books, this new educational reference will empower students and develop their mathematical skills for exams, NAPLAN testing and, most importantly, life beyond secondary school. With worries that students are being taught to pass tests at the expense of understanding — this guide will help students cement their mathematical foundations.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrasp the nuts and bolts of numbers, algebra, geometry and measurement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps students with maths as they transition from primary to secondary school\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete homework and prepare for tests with confidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eSave money on expensive tutors. \u003ci\u003eYears 6-8 Maths For Students\u003c\/i\u003e empowers students to improve their educational outcomes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Ready, Set Success! 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Getting Bigger and Smaller: Sequences, Addition and Subtraction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Going Backwards with Negative Numbers 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Say What? Turning Words into Numbers 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Parts of the Whole 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: What’s the Point? Dealing with Decimals 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: It’s All Relative: Ratios, Proportions and Speed 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Word Problems with Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Picturing and Measuring: Shapes, Weights and Graphs 231\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Shaping Up 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Considering Time, Weights, Temperature and Measurements 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Communicating Data with Graphs and Tables 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The x-Files: Introduction to Algebra 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Using the Alphabet for Maths 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Using Algebra to Solve Equations 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Algebra Word Problems 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Part of Tens 345\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Ten (Almost!) 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