Understanding Algebra

This area of mathematics is often felt to be the most difficult by many school students.

Here mathematics teacher and writer Graham Lawler explains the basic concepts, patterns and sequences and shows you how to use basic algebraic techniques to solve problems.The book explains: Multiples, factors and Primes; Number Patterns and Sequences; Square numbers, triangular numbers, cube numbers; Directed Numbers and Indices; How to calculate and find hcf's and lcm's; How you can write numbers as powers; How to multiply and divide in algebra; How you can pattern spot in mathematics; How to undertake an investigation; How to solve linear equation; How to change the subject of a formula; How to solve an equation with an unknown on one side or both sides of the equals sign and/or with a negative co-efficient; How to solve equations with brackets; How to solve equations with fractions; How to Factorise in Algebra; How to deal with the difference of two squares; How to factorise quadratic equations; How to complete the square as a mechanism for factorising; How to solve inequalities; How you can solve simultaneous equation; How you can understand graphs of straight lines and their equations; How to understand the meaning of graphs of simultaneous linear equations, quadratics and cubics