Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Whole Numbers: The Building Blocks of Maths 5
Chapter 1: Ready, Set ... Success! 7
Chapter 2: Getting Bigger and Smaller: Sequences, Addition and Subtractio n27
Chapter 3: Equal Piles: Multiplying and Dividing 53
Chapter 4: Going Backwards with Negative Numbers 89
Chapter 5: Say What? Turning Words into Numbers 97
Part II: Parts of the Whole 109
Chapter 6: Cake or Death: Fractions without Fear 111
Chapter 7: What’s the Point? Dealing with Decimals 153
Chapter 8: It’s All Relative: Ratios, Proportions and Speed 185
Chapter 9: Perfect Percentages, 100% of the Time 201
Chapter 10: Word Problems with Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 219
Part III: Picturing and Measuring: Shapes, Weights and Graphs 231
Chapter 11: Shaping Up 233
Chapter 12: Considering Time, Weights, Temperature and Measurements 247
Chapter 13: Communicating Data with Graphs and Tables 287
Part IV: The x-Files: Introduction to Algebra 303
Chapter 14: Using the Alphabet for Maths 305
Chapter 15: Using Algebra to Solve Equations 319
Chapter 16: Algebra Word Problems 333
Part V: The Part of Tens 345
Chapter 17: Ten Tricks for Remembering Your Number Facts 347
Chapter 18: Ten (Almost!) Pitfalls to Avoid 355
Chapter 19: Ten (or so) Ways to Make Any Test Easier 359
Index 365
