Jacobs Publishing "By Design" Books

These are a series of books that use a "search n shade" technique. Students use a shading code to shade a grid on which answers to exercises are found. It the excercise answers are correct, a symmetrical design develops.

Designs in the Coordinate Plane
$16.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Introduced in 2006, "Designs in the Coordinate Plane" brings a whole new twist to Jacobs Publishing's popular "Design" series. The student works math exercises which define ordered pairs of numbers that are then located as points in a cordinate plane. The student follows directions to connect the points so that a geometric design emerges. The mathematics exercises are at the level of first-year algebra and provide good review of order of operations, signed numbers, solving equtions, and more. Conatins 25 activities.
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Algebra II Topics by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. New in 2007, "Algebra II Topics by Design" contains 42 activity pages covering topics found in most second-year algebra courses. Concepts covered include exponential and logarithmic equations, summation notation, matrices and determinants, function notation, operations on functions, inverses of functions, and special functions such as absolute value and the greatest integer function.
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Algebra I Topics by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Introduced in 2005, "Algebra I Topics by Design" contains 42 activity pages covering topics found in most first-year algebra programs. There is no repetition of exercises found in "Algebra by Design" and "More Algebra by Design", and in general the exercises in this new book are at a higher level of diffuculty.
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Pre-Algebra by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Contains 45 one-page activities to help bridge the gap between arithmetic and algebra.
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Algebra by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Contains 40 one-page activities which provide a review of algebraic concepts and skills.
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More Algebra by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Covers more advanced topics than "Algebra by Design", those often taught in the second semester of an algebra course.
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Arithmetic by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Contains 48 one-page activities covering whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and percent.
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Measurement and Geometry by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Contains 40 activity pages ranging in content from the use of metric and customary units of measure to right triangle trigonometry.
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Estimation, etc. by Design
$21.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Covers rounding of numbers, estimating areas, identifying values of selected digits, measuring, and more.
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Middle School Math by Design
$19.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. 40 pages of middle school math activities, including least common multiples, working with percents, interpreting linear graphs, and working with signed numbers.
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Grade 5 Math by Design
$17.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. 36 pages of Grade 5 math activities, including working with decimal numbers, simplifying fractions, and finding values from a straight line graph.
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Grade 4 Math by Design
$16.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. 36 pages of Grade 4 math activities, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of 2- and 3-digit number, as well as measurement, word problems, rounding, and more.
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Grade 3 Math by Design
$15.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Follows up on "Grade 2 Math by Design" with exercises reinforcing Grade 3 math concepts.
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Grade 2 Math by Design
$13.95
By Russel F. Jacobs. Provides review and practice of some of the crucial basic math skills for Grade 2, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, counting by two's, five's, and ten's, and sums of money from pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters.
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