Math for STEM and STEAM: Prealgebra

The "Math for STEM and STEAM" series was written to help teach or reinforce any math skill that might be required for a student to be successful in a STEM lesson, a STEAM lesson, in a makerspace, etc. In this volume, Math for STEM and STEAM: Prealgebra, each of the major concepts in a standard Prealgebra course is given its own section and problems. After a list of the problems for a concept, the answers are given so that students can compare their answers to the correct ones. Following the answers are detailed worked solutions to each problem. The answers are given first because many students do not want to see a worked solution immediately upon finding that their answer is not the correct one. At the end of the book are two Final Exams that test whether or not the student has grasped all of the math skills in the book. Because students must be able to solve problems regardless of the order that they appear in a STEM or STEAM learning situation, the Finals are not in the same order as that given in the Table of Contents. The first Final Exam groups concepts that are similar (although not in the same order as presented in the book), and the second Final Exam completely randomizes the concepts and problems. As with every other problem in the "Math for STEM and STEAM" series, both answers and solutions to all Final Exam questions are included in the book. Our sincere hope is that this book will aid both educators and students in their quest to be effective STEM and STEAM problem solvers!