MathLinks 8 Student Edition

© 2008
by Bruce Mcaskill Wayne Watt Stella Ablett Blaise Johnson Tricia Perry Michael Webb Rick Wunderlich Chris Zarski Greg Mcinulty

1st Edition Active, In-Print 548 Pages Hardcover
9780070973381 0070973385

This new program was written to meet the general and specific outcomes of the new Common Curriculum Framework.

A Tour of Your Textbook
Problem Solving

CHAPTER 1 Representing Data

Chapter 1 Foldable

Math Link: Music Industry

1.1 Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Graphs

1.2 Misrepresenting Data

1.3 Critiquing Data Presentation

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: The Plot Thickens

Challenge in Real Life: Keep Your Community Green

 

CHAPTER 2 Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Reasoning

Chapter 2 Foldable

Math Link: Multicultural Festival

2.1 Two-Term and Three-Term Ratios

2.2 Rates

2.3 Proportional Reasoning

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Rolling Ratios

Challenge in Real Life: Life of a Bush Pilot

 

CHAPTER 3 Pythagorean Relationship

Chapter 3 Foldable

Math Link: Game Design

3.1 Squares and Square Roots

3.2 Exploring the Pythagorean Relationship

3.3 Estimating Square Roots

3.4 Using the Pythagorean Relationship

3.5 Applying the Pythagorean Relationship

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: It’s Prime Time

Challenge in Real Life: Building a Staircase

 

CHAPTER 4 Understanding Percent

Chapter 4 Foldable

Math Link: Water Conservation

4.1 Representing Percents

4.2 Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

4.3 Percent of a Number

4.4 Combining Percents

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Number Match

Challenge in Real Life: The Buying and Selling Game

Chapters 1—4 Review

Task: Test the Efficiency of a Ra

 

CHAPTER 5 Surface Area

Chapter 5 Foldable

Math Link: City Planning

5.1 Views of Three-Dimensional Objects

5.2 Nets of Three-Dimensional Objects

5.3 Surface Area of a Prism

5.4 Surface Area of a Cylinder

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Let’s Face It!

Challenge in Real Life: Design a Bedroom

 

CHAPTER 6 Fraction Operations

Chapter 6 Foldable

Math Link: Canada’s Ecozones

6.1 Multiplying a Fraction and a Whole Number

6.2 Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number

6.3 Multiplying Proper Fractions

6.4 Multiplying Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers

6.5 Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers

6.6 Applying Fraction Operations

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Fabulous Fractions

Challenge in Real Life: Rock, Paper, Scissors

 

CHAPTER 7 Volume

Chapter 7 Foldable

Math Link: Park Design

7.1 Understanding Volume

7.2 Volume of a Prism

7.3 Volume of a Cylinder

7.4 Solving Problems Involving Prisms and Cylinders

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Turn Up the Volume!

Challenge in Real Life: Create a Storage Container

 

CHAPTER 8 Integers

Chapter 8 Foldable

Math Link: Temperature Changes

8.1 Exploring Integer Multiplication

8.2 Multiplying Integers

8.3 Exploring Integer Division

8.4 Dividing Integers

8.5 Applying Integer Operations

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Integer Race

Challenge in Real Life: Running a Small Business

Chapters 5—8 Review

Task: Fraction Cubes

 

CHAPTER 9 Linear Relations

Chapter 9 Foldable

Math Link: Adventure Travel

9.1 Analysing Graphs of Linear Relations

9.2 Patterns in a Table of Values

9.3 Linear Relationships

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Friends and Relations

Challenge in Real Life: Comparing Wages

 

CHAPTER 10 Solving Linear Equations

Chapter 10 Foldable

Math Link: Modelling Equations

10.1 Modelling and Solving One-Step

Equations: ax = b, x_a_ = b

10.2 Modelling and Solving Two-Step Equations: ax + b = c

10.3 Modelling and Solving Two-Step Equations: x + b = c

                                                                     a

10.4 Modelling and Solving Two-Step Equations: a(x + b) = c

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Rascally Riddles

Challenge in Real Life: The Earth’s Core

 

CHAPTER 11 Probability

Chapter 11 Foldable

Math Link: Probability Games

11.1 Determining Probabilities Using Tree Diagrams and Tables

11.2 Outcomes of Independent Events

11.3 Determining Probabilities Using Fractions

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Play Fair!

Challenge in Real Life: Treasure Hunt

 

CHAPTER 12 Tessellations

Math Link: Mosaic Designs

12.1 Exploring Tessellations With Regular and Irregular Polygons

12.2 Constructing Tessellations Using Translations and Reflections

12.3 Constructing Tessellations Using Rotations

12.4 Creating Escher-Style Tessellations

Chapter Review

Practice Test

Math Games: Playing at Tiling

Challenge in Real Life: Border Design

Chapters 9—12 Review

Task: Put Out a Forest Fire

 

Answers

Glossary

Index

 

 

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