The Cartoon Guide to Algebra

Larry Gonick

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Harper Collins
27 January 2015

Mathematics & Sciences; Algebra

Series: Cartoon Guide Series

A comprehensive and comical illustrated guide to algebra.

Do you think that a Cartesian plane is a luxury jetliner? Does the phrase algebraic expression leave you with a puzzled look? Do you believe that the Order of Operations is an Emmy-winning medical drama? Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Algebra to put you on the road to algebraic literacy.

The Cartoon Guide to Algebra covers all of algebra's essentials - including rational and real numbers, the number line, variables, expressions, laws of combination, linear and quadratic equations, rates, proportion, and graphing - with clear, funny, and easy-to-understand illustrations, making algebra's many practical applications come alive.

This latest math guide from New York Times bestselling author Larry Gonick is an essential supplement for students of all levels, in high school, college, and beyond. School's most dreaded subject has never been more fun.

By: Larry Gonick
Imprint: Harper Collins
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9780062202697
ISBN 10: 0062202693
Series: Cartoon Guide Series
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 27 January 2015
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Larry Gonick has been creating comics that explain history, science, and other big subjects for more than forty years. He wrote his first guide, Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform, in 1977. He has been a calculus instructor at Harvard (where he earned his BA and MA in mathematics) and a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, and he is staff cartoonist for Muse magazine.