Pre- Algebra 1 with Biology

The Human Face of Pre-Algebra

A spring morning in Fred's life. Learn . . .

• What it takes to run a shopping mall
• How to ask for oats in Scotland
• The correct way to deliver flowers to a hospital patient
• ...and even some algebra and biology

All fun! Just open & enjoy.

Definition of Life, Sets, Fractions, Germination of Seeds, Area of a Rectangle, Volume of a Cube, Ordinal Numbers, Diameter and Circumference of a Circle, Definition of π, 2% of 500, Four Ways Plants Make New Plants, d = rt, 20% Discount, the Five Kingdoms, Phyla, Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, Your Brain, Conversion Factors, Where the Non-Water Mass of a Plant Comes From—Plants Don’t Eat Dirt, Subsets of Sets, Digestion, Eyes, Negative Numbers, Dominant Genes, Genotypes, Phenotypes, Blood, Staying Alive, Solving Algebraic Equations, Volume of a Cylinder, Word Problems, Breathing, Chlorophyll vs. Hemoglobin vs. Hemocyanin, Avogadro’s Number, Stoichiometry, the Whole Numbers, a Proof that Division by Zero is Not Permitted, Bones, the Integumentary System, Epidermis and Dermis, Meiosis and Mitosis, Chromosomes, DNA, Alleles, Changing Your Phenotype.

Need more practice with Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology? We've got you covered. Zillions of Practice Problems Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology has lots more to do with math, with biology, and with the continuing adventures of Jan and Ivy.

This book is keyed directly to Life of Fred: Pre-Algebra 1 with Biology. Each of the chapters contains both exercises on the current topic and review questions from the beginning the book up to that point. All the problems have completely worked out solutions. The problems are fun with lots of stories about Jan's acting career, Ivy's ice cream store, and Cassie's genotype.