RESOURCES
Paul Mugan
Kathy Whitney
Keith Halverson
Rick Caldwell
Jere Vyverberg,
Ken Cutts, AEA 267

ALGEBRA 2—GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TEXTBOOK

1. How many units are there? ____________ How many chapters? _________
2. What is the title of Chapter 3? ______________________________________________
3. What is located on page 1? ______________________________
4. On which page do the Selected Answers start? ______________
5. What is the first page where the word function appears? _______________
6. What is the first prerequisite skill you need for Chapter 1? _______________________
7. If you needed to review the Pythagorean Theorem, where could you look? __________
8. How many Glossary terms begin with b? ________________
9. List five features that you find on the first two pages of every chapter:

1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________

3. At the end of each chapter is a wrap-up. What are its two main parts?

1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________

3. If you wanted some extra practice to review, where are three places you could look?

1. _____________________________
2. _____________________________
3. _____________________________

12. What is found on the back inside cover? ______________________________
13. As you read a section, what is the significance of a term highlighted in yellow? _______
14. How are important ideas designated in each section? ______________
15. Describe each of the following terms in your own words and say how each could be helpful to you this year in your study of geometry.

1. a) table of contents: _______________________________________________________
2. b) index: _______________________________________________________________

1. glossary: _____________________________________________________________

Answer the following questions as they are true for you.

True False 16. I never have read a math book in my life; I only use it to do the problems on my homework.

True False 17. I often use the examples in my math book to help me do my homework, but I never read the information.

True False 18. I usually go back over my textbook, rereading, looking at examples, and reworking problems to prepare for tests.

True False 19. I think I could actually read this textbook and understand some of it on my own.

True False 20. I will probably use the website to help me review for tests.

21. Circle which of the following are helpful for YOU in learning math, doing daily work, and preparing for tests. (Be honest—what really helps YOU!)