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• Business/Technical Mathematics

  Author(s): Izabela Mazur, Thompson River University, Kim Moshenko, Thompson River University

  Updated: Jun 28, 2022

  Description: The content of this textbook is aligned with the British Columbia Adult Basic Education learning outcomes for the Advanced Level Business/Technical Mathematics. The textbook covers nine groups of learning outcomes organized in chapters. The first three chapters cover the core learning outcomes: 1. Operations with Real Numbers, 2. First Degree Equations and Inequalities, 3. Equations and their Graphs. The remaining chapters cover the following six topics: 4. Systems of Equations, 5. Trigonometry...[more]

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• Adult Literacy Fundamentals Mathematics: Book 6 – 2nd Edition

  Author(s): Liz Girard, Wendy Tagami

  Updated: Apr 5, 2022

  Description: This is book six in a six-book series on fundamental mathematics for adult learners. These books include glossaries, self tests, practice requests, grades records, and unit tests. Ancillary Resources include the Instructor's Manual. Topics in this book include: ratio, rate, and proportion; percent; and statistics. These books align with the learning outcomes for Adult Fundamental Math as outlined in the BC ABE Articulation Handbook.

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• Adult Literacy Fundamentals Mathematics: Book 6

  Author(s): Liz Girard, Wendy Tagami

  Updated: Apr 5, 2022

  Description: THIS BOOK WILL BE ARCHIVED ON OCTOBER 1, 2022 AS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEW EDITION. This is book six in a six-book series on fundamental mathematics for adult learners. These books include glossaries, self tests, practice requests, grades records, and unit tests. Ancillary Resources include the Instructor's Manual.

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• Adult Literacy Fundamental Mathematics: Book 1 - 2nd Edition

  Author(s): Wendy Tagami, Liz Girard

  Updated: Mar 30, 2022

  Description: This is book one in a six-book series on fundamental mathematics for adult learners. These books include glossaries, self tests, practice requests, grades records, and unit tests. Ancillary Resources include the Instructor's Manual. Topics in this book include: number and number operations, patterns, functions and relations, real life applications, geometry, and time. These books align with the learning outcomes for Adult Fundamental Math as outlined in the BC ABE Articulation Handbook.

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• Introductory Algebra

  Author(s): Izabela Mazur, Thompson Rivers University

  Updated: Mar 2, 2022

  Description: This textbook is aligned with the British Columbia Adult Basic Education learning outcomes for Mathematics: Intermediate Level Algebra. The textbook introduces the fundamental concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry while addressing the needs of students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles. Each topic builds upon previously developed material to demonstrate the cohesiveness and structure of mathematics. This text was adapted from Elementary Algebra and Prealgebra, textbooks ori...[more]

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• Data Analysis

  Author(s): Paul Grinder, Okanagan College

  Updated: Jan 27, 2021

  Description: This resource covers the following learning objectives: explain the uses and misuses of statistics; demonstrate an understanding of mean, median, mode, range, quartiles, percentiles, standard deviation, the normal curve, z scores, sampling error, and confidence intervals; graphically present data in the form of frequency tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and stem and leaf plots; and design and conduct a statistics project, analyze the data and communicate your observations about the data. This ...[more]

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• Financial Mathematics

  Author(s): Paul Grinder, Okanagan College

  Updated: Oct 29, 2020

  Description: We are often faced with questions concerning our finances: Am I saving enough to put my daughter through college? How much will my investment be worth five years from now? Should I pay down my mortgage with weekly or monthly payments? The mathematics of finance allows us to answer these and similar questions. This textbook aligns with Adult Basic Education (ABE) Advanced Level Mathemativs.

• Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry

  Author(s): Anna Kuczynska, University of Fraser Valley

  Updated: May 5, 2020

  Description: This textbook is intended for adult learners who wish to review and improve their algebra skills. The content covers all the ABE outcomes for the Algebraic Math - Advanced Level. The concepts are explained concisely, but with enough depth to provide students with the background necessary for success in college or university level mathematics. The ample number of examples and exercises makes this text a great resource for students as well as for instructors.

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• Key Concepts of Intermediate Level Math

  Author(s): Meizhong Wang, College of New Caledonia

  Updated: Apr 15, 2020

  Description: This textbook is a concise, understandable, and effective guide on intermediate level mathematics. This book can be used by Adult Basic Education programs at colleges; students in community colleges, high schools, tutoring, or resource rooms; self-study readers, including new teachers to brush up on their mathematics; professionals as a quick review of some basic mathematic formulas and concepts; and by parents to help their children with homework. In this book, each topic, concept, term, and p...[more]

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• Adult Literacy Fundamentals Mathematics: Book 3

  Author(s): Liz Girard, Wendy Tagami

  Updated: May 21, 2019

  Description: This is book three in a six-book series on fundamental mathematics for adult learners. These books include glossaries, self tests, practice requests, grades records, and unit tests. Ancillary Resources include the Instructor's Manual.

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