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John Tobey received his BA in mathematics from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, in 1965, his MA in mathematics education from Harvard University in 1966, and his PhD in mathematics education from Boston University in 1980. He has taught in the mathematics department at the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as the Mathematics Department Chairman at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts, for five years. John has served as the president of the New England Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges. He has received the NISOD award for outstanding teaching from the University of Texas at Austin. John is the author of seven mathematics books published by Pearson Education. John has spoken to many mathematics departments and at many professional meetings throughout the country on the topic of developmental mathematics education and distance learning in mathematics. He lives in Massachusetts.Jeffrey Slater has been a professor at North Shore Community College for thirty-eight years and received the Teacher of the Year award in 2002. Jeff travels around the country speaking on student retention and is also a consultant to the Federal Government. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife Shelley and his yellow lab Gracie.Jamie Blair has directed the Mathematics Learning Center at Orange Coast College for the past seventeen years. She designed, developed, and implemented the center, and as a result of this effort, has provided technical expertise related to the particulars of the Math Center to numerous other two-year colleges and at many conferences. In 2007, Jamie was appointed to the Team of Basic Skills Specialists by the California State Academic Senate. She is also currently participating on Title 3 committees on her campus. She specializes in teaching students who have never been successful in mathematics. She is an expert in the area of basic skills in relation to the learning needs of students. She lives in California.Jennifer Crawford received her BS in mathematics from the University of Minnesota–Duluth in 1995 and her MS in mathematics from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities in 1998. She taught a wide range of courses at North Shore Community College in Danvers, Massachusetts for five years. She currently teaches at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, where her focus is working with developmental math students. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her husband, two young children, and black lab.

• 1. Real Numbers and Variables1.1 Adding Real Numbers1.2 Subtracting Real Numbers1.3 Multiplying and Dividing Real Numbers1.4 Exponents1.5 The Order of Operations1.6 Using the Distributive Property to Simplify Algebraic Expressions1.7 Combining Like Terms1.8 Using Substitution to Evaluate Algebraic Expressions and Formulas1.9 Grouping SymbolsChapter 1 OrganizerChapter 1 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 1 TestMath Coach2. Equations and Inequalities 2.1 The Addition Principle of Equality2.2 The Multiplication Principle of Equality2.3 Using the Addition and Multiplication Principles Together2.4 Solving Equations with Fractions2.5. Formulas2.6 Solving Inequalities in One VariableChapter 2 OrganizerChapter 2 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 2 TestMath Coach3. Solving Applied Problems 3.1 Translating English Phrases into Algebraic Expressions3.2 Using Equations to Solve Word Problems3.3 Solving Word Problems: Comparisons3.4 Solving Word Problems: The Value of Money and Percents3.5 Solving Word Problems Using Geometric Formulas3.6 Using Inequalities to Solve Word ProblemsChapter 3 OrganizerChapter 3 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 3 TestMath Coach4. Exponents and Polynomials 4.1 The Rules of Exponents4.2 Negative Exponents and Scientific Notation4.3 Fundamental Polynomial Operations4.4 Multiplying Polynomials4.5 Multiplication: Special Cases4.6 Dividing PolynomialsChapter 4 OrganizerChapter 4 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 4 TestMath Coach5. Factoring 5.1 Removing a Common Factor5.2 Factoring by Grouping5.3 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c5.4 Factoring Trinomials of the Form ax2 + bx+ c5.5 Special Cases of Factoring5.6. A Brief Review of Factoring5.7 Solving Quadratic Equations by FactoringChapter 5 OrganizerChapter 5 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 5 TestMath Coach6. Rational Expressions and Equations6.1 Simplifying Rational Expressions6.2 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions6.3 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions6.4 Simplifying Complex Rational Expressions6.5 Solving Equations Involving Rational Expressions6.6 Ratio, Proportion, and Other Applied ProblemsChapter 6 OrganizerChapter 6 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 6 TestMath Coach7. Graphing and Functions 7.1 The Rectangular Coordinate System7.2 Graphing Linear Equations7.3 The Slope of a Line7.4 Writing the Equation of a Line7.5 Graphing Linear Inequalities7.6 FunctionsChapter 7 OrganizerChapter 7 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 7 TestMath Coach8. Systems of Equations 8.1 Solving a System of Equations in Two Variables by Graphing8.2 Solving a System of Equations in Two Variables by the Substitution Method8.3 Solving A System of Equations in Two Variables by the Addition Method8.4 Review of Methods for Solving Systems of Equations8.5 Solving Word Problems Using Systems of EquationsChapter 8 OrganizerChapter 8 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 8 TestMath Coach9. Radicals9.1 Square Roots9.2 Simplifying Radical Expressions9.3 Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions9.4 Multiplying Radical Expressions9.5 Dividing Radical Expressions9.6 The Pythagorean Theorem and Radical Equations9.7 Word Problems Involving Radicals: Direct and Inverse VariationChapter 9 OrganizerChapter 9 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 9 TestMath Coach10. Quadratic Equations10.1 Introduction to Quadratic Equations10.2 Using the Square Root Property and Completing the Square to Find Solutions10.3 Using the Quadratic Formula to Find Solutions10.4 Graphing Quadratic Equations10.5 Formulas and Applied ProblemsChapter 10 OrganizerChapter 10 Review ProblemsHow Am I Doing? Chapter 10 TestMath Coach