Math: Expert Guides and Resources

Set yourself up for mathematical success with this helpful guide. Basic Math & Pre-Algebra For Dummies, 3rd Edition helps you build a solid math foundation. With easy-to-understand explanations, you’ll learn about positive and negative numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, and beyond. Packed full of practical examples and methods that align with teaching standards (perfect for following right along with your class!

Feel confident in Algebra I Algebra I For Dummies, 3rd Edition is your clear guide to grasping basic algebra. With the easy-to-follow explanations in this book, you’ll understand variables, polynomials, absolute value, linear equations, and beyond. The content matches right up with Algebra I curricula and teaching methods, so you can follow right along in class and shine at exam time.

Sharpen your probability skills What are the chances you'll ace your next exam? Land that promotion? Beat the house in Vegas? With Probability Workbook For Dummies, you'll stop guessing and start knowing. This book is your practical toolkit for learning to calculate the probability of, well, anything. Through crystal-clear explanations and real-world scenarios, you'll discover how probability shapes every decision you make—and how understanding it gives you a serious edge.

An easy, straightforward, and fun guide for learning fractions and its counterparts Fractions For Dummies is the perfect strategy guide for both understanding and using one of math's most common (and most challenging) topic areas. You'll explore current solving strategies for fraction-related problems, and you'll also discover how to solve problems involving fractions' closely related cousins, decimals and percentages.

Learn how to calculate your chances with easy-to-understand explanations of probability Probability—the likelihood or chance of an event occurring—is an important branch of mathematics used in business and economics, finance, engineering, physics, and beyond. We see probability at work every day in areas such as weather forecasting, investing, and sports betting.

Don't be a square! Strengthen your geometrical skills Lots of students need extra practice to master geometry. Thankfully, there's Geometry Workbook For Dummies. Packed with hundreds of practice problems and easy-to-understand concept explanations, this book takes a hands-on approach to showing you the geometric ropes.

Break down biostatistics, make sense of complex concepts, and pass your class If you're taking biostatistics, you may need or want a little extra assistance as you make your way through. Biostatistics For Dummies follows a typical biostatistics course at the college level, helping you understand even the most difficult concepts, so you can get the grade you need.