Basic Math/Overcoming Math Anxiety | Fractions | Measurement & Dosage | Statistics | Algebra
For many of us, math is not one of our favorite subjects 😉 But no matter which program you are in at Hickey College or what your future career plans might be, you will need to understand and use math.
Fortunately, there are several excellent books and online resources to help you upgrade your math skills. Take a look at a few of the many resources available to help make math easier.
Basic Math / Overcoming Math Anxiety
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All the Math You’ll Ever Need
Basic Math and Pre-Algebra for Dummies
30 Wild And Wonderful Math Stories To Develop Problem-Solving Skills
Managing the Mean Math Blues
Mathematics for the Millions
Overcoming Math Anxiety
Rapid Math : Tricks & Tips : 30 Days To Number Power
You Can Do The Math Overcome Your Math Phobia
eBooks and Online Courses / Tests (through LearningExpress Library)
The following books are available here:
1001 Math Problems, 4th ed.
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra
Fractions, Percentages, & Decimals
Math Word Problems
Math Builder
Math To The Max : 1,200 Practice Questions To Maximize Your Math Power
Practical Math Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 5th ed.
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Websites
Math Anxiety – A pamphlet created by students and faculty at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. Contains great strategies to help overcome math anxiety.
GCFLearnFree.org – Nice interactive tutorials
Addition & Subtraction
Multiplication & Division
Decimals & Percents
Fractions
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Fabulous and Funny Fractions Stories
Painless Fractions
Online Videos (through Films on Demand Database)
Fractions
Websites
GCFLearnFree.org – Fractions tutorial
Cooking with Fractions Quiz – Practice your skills
Measurement & Dosage
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Lab Math : A Handbook Of Measurements, Calculations…
Math & Dosage Calculations for Healthcare Professionals
eBooks and Online Courses / Tests (through LearningExpress Library)
501 Measurement and Conversion Questions
Websites – Vet Tech
All About Ratios – Quiz – Simple, short quiz on ratios.
Drug Calculations for Health Professionals – Test yourself on drugs and dosages.
Fluid Dosage Calculation Quiz – Twenty-five multiple choice questions selected randomly from a pool of 60 items to test / refresh your knowledge / skills about calculating fluid medication dosages.
Metric Measurement – This is a great way to get started using the metric system.
Websites – Culinary
Ratios in the Kitchen – Interactive tutorial
Culinary Measurement and Equivalency Quizzes (Quizzes 3-7…Practice your skills)
Statistics
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The Cartoon Guide to Statistics
Naked Statistics : Stripping the Dread from the Data
Statistics for Dummies
Statistics for the Utterly Confused
What is a P-Value Anyway? : 34 Stories to Help You Actually Understand Statistics
eBooks and Online Courses / Tests (through LearningExpress Library)
Statistics Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Online Videos (through Films on Demand Database)
Statistics : The Standard Deviants Core Curriculum (10-part series)
The Passionate Statistician: Florence Nightingale
Polling and Statistics
Websites
Statistics & Probability Tutorial– For beginners. Includes problems & answers.
SticiGui (pronounced “sticky-gooey”) – An interactive tutorial designed for people who are only going to take one statistics course in their whole life.
Algebra
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Algebra, the Easy Way
Algebra Demystified
Algebra Survival Guide : a Conversational Handbook for the Thoroughly Befuddled
Bob Miller’s Algebra for the Clueless
Painless Algebra
Practical Algebra : a Self-Teaching Guide
eBooks and Online Courses / Tests (through LearningExpress Library)
The following books are available here:
1001 Algebra Problems
501 Algebra Questions, 3rd ed.
Algebra Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 5th ed.
Express Review Guides: Algebra I
Express Review Guides: Algebra II
Just in Time Algebra
Online Videos (through Films on Demand Database)
Algebra Applications (10-part series)
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