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New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar tackles the toughest math class yet: Algebra!

In her two bestselling books, Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shattered the "math nerd" stereotype by showing girls how to ace middle school math-and actually feel cool while doing it!

Sizzling with Danica's trademark sass and style, Hot X: Algebra Exposed tackles algebra: the most feared of all math classes and the most common roadblock to high school graduation. McKellar instantly puts her readers at ease, showing teenage girls-and anyone taking algebra-how to feel confident, get in the driver's seat, and master topics like square roots, polynomials, quadratic equations, word problems and more . . . without breaking a sweat (or a nail).

Danica provides illuminating, step-by-step math lessons combined with reader favorites like personality quizzes, popular doodles, real-life testimonials, and stories from her own life, so girls feel like she's sitting right next to them. As hundreds of thousands of girls already know, Danica's irreverent, light-hearted approach opens the door to higher grades and higher test scores. Now, with Hot X: Algebra Exposed, the scary veil of algebra is finally lifted, making it understandable, relevant and maybe even a little (gasp!) fun for girls. ... Read more

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There Is Help For Algebra
my granddaughter was having trouble with Algebra, so I bought her the Book "Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra" by Danica McKellar.My granddaughter said she liked the book and she would love to get Danica's new Algebra book, "Hot X: Algebra Exposed", when it came out.When I saw it here on Amazon, I just had to order it for her.I am sure that the book "HotX Algebra Exposed" will help her because it is written in a way that makes algebra more fun and easier to understand.

A title highly recommended for any middle to high school or general lending library!
Hot X: Algebra Exposed comes from an actress and math genius who shows students how to ace algebra. This is more than your traditional math review: it uses sassy, sparkling language and easy step-by-step instructions to explain math and relate it to the real world. Students stuck on square roots, word problems and more receive a peppering of the actress' own math encounters in a title highly recommended for any middle to high school or general lending library!

BOOK
I brought this book for my daughter this summer who is going to the 7th grade. She loves it & can't keep her hands off. She told me that it helps here alot as there are problems in the book. This book costs about $20, compare to a math tutor, this is a bargin..

the "promised" solutions are not on the "promised" website
I was so excited to receive this book and start working through it, however, my enthusiasm quickly diminished when I looked for the "promised" fully worked-out solutions via her website and found that none are available but are "coming soon".The school year just started and I had heard that her books could really help, but without the supplemental pieces, I'm not getting the help that was so "promised".I would have bought a different book had I known I wouldn't have access to what I really needed in order to learn.VERY disappointing...

Hot X Algebra Exposed
Excellent book. I bought two copies. One for my granddaughter and one for myself. Great information and advice for young people. ... Read more

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The runaway national bestseller, now in paperback ... Read more

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Great book for girl power!
Bought this for my 10 year old daughter. She loves math, and I don't ever want her to lose that excitement. I highly recommend this book.

It helped
My grandaughter, 6th grade said it helped her in the first week she got it.She knew the answer when "the smartest" girl didn't.Thank for for useable and readable.

My students think these books are great!
I use "Math Doesn't Suck" and "Kiss My Math" to teach math to women who are incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) north of Phoenix. My students range in age from 18 years to the mid-sixties. All of the women in my classes have already acquired either a high school diploma or a GED degree. Unfortunately, many of them have forgotten much of the math that they once knew; so they need a "math refresher course."

Many FPC inmates want to improve their math skills, because, while they are incarcerated at FPC, they have the opportunity to participate in The College Program, which was initiated about 13 years ago by Professor Peg Bortner of Arizona State University. The College Program offers college level courses in cooperation with Rio Salado College [a Maricopa County, Arizona, community college] in a "distance learning" format. The students acquire college credits from Rio, which they may transfer to almost any other community college or to a university after their release from FPC. A woman whose sentence keeps her at FPC long enough may even earn one or more associate degrees.

Rio requires every incoming student to sit for a series of proficiency examinations, one of which is a math exam. The other exams are not serious obstacles for most of our students, but the math exam is another story. Many of our students do not achieve on their first attempt a score that is sufficiently high to permit them to register for a college level math course. The intent of our "math refresher course," which uses "Math Doesn't Suck" and "Kiss My Math" as the textbooks for the course, is to get them over that hurdle.

There is no charge for the course. We provide our students with all of the supplies they need and lend them the books that Changing Hands Bookstore, an independent local bookstore in Tempe, kindly sells to us at a reduced price.

Our students greatly appreciate both "Math Doesn't Suck" and "Kiss My Math," which are much more than just math books: they are also great confidence builders. For many of our students, these are perhaps the only math books they have ever truly liked. Consequently, we let each student who completes the course choose one of the books to keep as her own. We wish that we could let them keep both, but our limited resources do not permit us to do so.

Demographics not wide enough
There are so many people who need help with math but Math Doesn't Suck is geared toward only one group, girls - or more specifically, girly-girls of a certain age. The target of this book is for girls age 12-16 who are 'into' jewelry, make-up and dating.

So what about boys, how can it help them? And what about girls who aren't into make-up, jewelry and and don't want to date until they are more mature? Or were raised with a different set of values than the book's intention? They wouldn't be able to relate and/or benefit from the author's examples.

My daughter is too old for it, but she wouldn't have fit in the audience box anyway. And my 11 year old son, who needs it right now won't be able to relate to it. I could give it less than 3 stars for those reasons alone but it's not a bad book per say, well maybe except for the title (we don't use the word "suck" in that way, although that didn't stop me from reading it), it's just not for everyone but I think the author did a great job for the group of readers who she wanted to target.

Aside from the fact that it's a helpful book, but based on all the other reviews you could have guessed that already. So, it gets 3 stars from me, because it's not a bad book, it's just leaving out a whole lot of people who could be helped with math.

A different twist on solving math problems with confidence
This book is presented in such a way that teenage girls can relate to math--especially if they are apprehensive with math to begin with.I can see this as being a great tool for the next couple of school years or so for my soon to be teenager. ... Read more

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The New York Times bestseller-from the author of Math Doesn't Suck-teaches girls how to kick pre-algebra butt

In her New York Times bestselling books, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shatters the "math nerd" stereotype and gives girls the tools to ace middle-school math in her unique, just-us-girls style. Now, in her second book, Kiss My Math, McKellar empowers a new crop of girls-seventh to ninth graders-to tackle the next level of mathematics: pre-algebra.

Stepping up not only the math but the sass and style, McKellar helps math-phobic teenagers chill out and finally "get" negative numbers, variables, absolute values, exponents, and more. As she did so effectively in Math Doesn't Suck, McKellar uses personality quizzes, reader polls, real-life testimonials, and stories from her own life-in addition to clear instruction, helpful tips, and practice problems-revealing why pre-algebra is easier, more relevant, and more glamorous than girls think. McKellar is clearly reaching her audience: parents, teachers, and especially girls are asking for more. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (53)

Great help for my daughter!
My 7th grader keeps these books at her desk and uses them often.We both like the way the book is written and gives lots of everyday hints to make Algebra less scary for beginners.Highly recommend!

a lot of fun help
My daughter's are reading this book as they pass through the units.It is funner than their math books and they often choose to read it during their reading time. It has helped them understand concepts they struggled with.I highly recommend it

Use for Instruction incarcerated women
I use Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math to teach math to women who are incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) north of Phoenix. My students range in age from 18 years to the mid-sixties. All of the women in my classes have already acquired either a high school diploma or a GED degree. Unfortunately, many of them have forgotten much of the math that they once knew; so they need a "math refresher course."

Many FPC inmates want to improve their math skills, because, while they are incarcerated at FPC, they have the opportunity to participate in The College Program, which was initiated about 13 years ago by Professor Peg Bortner of Arizona State University. The College Program offers college level courses in cooperation with Rio Salado College [a Maricopa County, Arizona, community college] in a "distance learning" format. The students acquire college credits from Rio, which they may transfer to almost any other community college or to a university after their release from FPC. A woman whose sentence keeps her at FPC long enough may even earn one or more associate degrees.

Rio requires every incoming student to sit for a series of proficiency examinations, one of which is a math exam. The other exams are not serious obstacles for most of our students, but the math exam is another story. Many of our students do not achieve on their first attempt a score that is sufficiently high to permit them to register for a college level math course. The intent of our "math refresher course," which uses Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math as the textbooks for the course, is to get them over that hurdle.

There is no charge for the course. We provide our students with all of the supplies they need at no charge and lend them the books that Changing Hands Bookstore, an independent local bookstore in Tempe, kindly sells to us at a reduced price.

Our students greatly appreciate both Math Doesn't Suck and Kiss My Math, which are much more than just math books: they are also great confidence builders. For many of our students, these are perhaps the only math books they have ever truly liked. Consequently, we let each student who completes the course choose one of the books to keep as her own. We wish that we could let them keep both, but our limited resources do not permit us to do so.

Sincerely yours,

Karnavalo

Danica = great role model, better math teacher
Like her first book ("Math Doesn't Suck"), "Kiss My Math" is an epic win. I was eleven when I first read Danica's books, and they changed my whole perspective on math. I'm now thirteen and I love my algebra class.

"Kiss My Math" doesn't just help girls understand math, it helps them embrace it. There are real-life testimonies, quizzes, statistics, and other engaging materials in addition to the crystal-clear lessons. You will be walked through the steps of each problem, but not babied and never put down.

Danica emphasizes the importance of not dumbing yourself down and always being the best that you can. Even if you weren't born to be a math whiz, any of Danica's books are guaranteed to imnprove your outlook and your grades, and give you something else even more valuable: self-confidence.

Kiss my Math: Showing Pre-algebra who's boss!
This was purchased for my middle-school granddaughter.She found it very helpful last year for her math class.I would definitely recommend it very highly.A good way to show a young girl there's nothing wrong with being smart! ... Read more

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From a well-known actress and math genius-a groundbreaking guide to mathematics for middle school girls, their parents, and educatorsAs the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines, research continues to prove that it is in middle school when math scores begin to drop-especially for girls-in large part due to the relentless social conditioning that tells girls they "can't do" math, and that math is "uncool." Young girls today need strong female role models to embrace the idea that it's okay to be smart-in fact, it's sexy to be smart!It's Danica McKellar's mission to be this role model, and demonstrate on a large scale that math doesn't suck. In this fun and accessible guide, McKellar-dubbed a "math superstar" by The New York Times-gives girls and their parents the tools they need to master the math concepts that confuse middle-schoolers most, including fractions, percentages, pre-algebra, and more. The book features hip, real-world examples, step-by-step instruction, and engaging stories of Danica's own childhood struggles in math (and stardom). In addition, borrowing from the style of today's teen magazines, it even includes a Math Horoscope section, Math Personality Quizzes, and Real-Life Testimonials-ultimately revealing why math is easier and cooler than readers think. ... Read more

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Chapters: Tom Hanks, John Philip Sousa, Newark, New Jersey, Danielle Steel, Danica Mckellar, Morgana King, Billy Martin, Mary Astor, Shanna Moakler, William Levada, Dinesh D'souza, Benjamin N. Cardozo, List of Portuguese Americans, Linda Perry, Steve Perry, Bobbie Gentry, Dustin Pedroia, Joe Perry, Teresa Heinz, Sid Fernandez, Joe Raposo, Joseph "The Animal" Barboza, Mark Teixeira, Teena Marie, Ana Rocha, Nuno Bettencourt, Robin Ventura, Emeril Lagasse, Mr. J. Medeiros, Murder of Laci Peterson, Meredith Vieira, Claudio Reyna, John Dos Passos, Bristol, Rhode Island, Peter Polaco, Katherine Vaz, John Reis, Jonny Gomes, Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Julia Nunes, Kari Ann Peniche, Craig Mello, Aaron Lopez, Tony Lema, Brooke Burke, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Clarence Richard Silva, Don Ho, Joe Abreu, Luso American, Vanessa Marcil, Tony Furtado, Shane Victorino, Billy Gonsalves, Jasmine Guy, Aria, Peter Francisco, Jason Kapono, Hoku, Harold Peary, William Pereira, Ron Borges, Jesse Metcalfe, José Silva, Daniel Silva, Gregory Raposo, Vic Seixas, William Madison Wood, Billy Andrade, Curly Joe Derita, Piper Perabo, Joe Corvo, Francis Salvador, Barbara Luna, Judah Monis, Glenn Medeiros, Buddy Desylva, Jim Costa, David Silveria, Tommy Castro, Marc Gonsalves, Dina Matos Mcgreevey, Craig Chaquiço, Ramana Vieira, Rigo 23, Stephen Rebello, Lyndsy Fonseca, Alan Silva, Nathan Oliveira, Timothy J. Mello, Joe Madureira, Fred Silva, Leroy A. Mendonca, Paulina James, Matt Costa, Bertie Higgins, George Perry, Alfred Apaka, Carlos Mendes, Vincent Lopez, Ollie Silva, Stephen Alencastre, Joaquim de Almeida, Michael Videira, Dorothy Deborba, Jacki R. Chan, Kevin Correia, Lew Fonseca, Tony Freitas, Patricia Ford, Hayley Sales, Hugo Ferreira, Richard Zimler, Gil Santos, Tamara Mello, Kevin Pereira, Charles Reis Felix, Mark Texeira, Paul Magers, Karen Valentine, Dilshad Vadsaria, Robert L. Carneiro, Ana Carolina Da Fonseca, André Heinz, Elmar Oliveira, Passion...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3882647 ... Read more