E-Z Algebra (Barron's Easy Way)

Set in a fantasy kingdom where no one, not even the reader, starts out knowing algebra, this math adventure novel turns algebra into a quest instead of a chore. As a mysterious Gremlin threatens the kingdom, the characters must learn to think algebraically, chapter by chapter, to defeat it and save their world. Each chapter presents a new challenge where algebra becomes the tool for survival, not a rule to memorize, algebra without the pain of a traditional textbook.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
1 Rules of Behavior for Numbers
2 Equations
3 Negative Numbers and Integers
4 Fractions and Rational Numbers
5 Exponents
6 Roots and Real Numbers
7 Algebraic Expressions
8 Functions
9 Graphs
10 Systems of Two Equations
11 Quadratic Equations
12 Circles, Ellipses, and Parabolas
13 Polynomials
14 Exponential Functions and Logarithms
15 Simultaneous Equations and Matrices
16 Series
17 Permutations, Combinations, and the Binomial Formula
18 Proofs by Mathematical Induction
19 Imaginary Numbers
Answers to Exercises
Glossary
Appendix: Note About Rounding
Appendix: Computers
Index