Hot X: Algebra Exposed! [Paperback]

Dancing With The Stars contestant Danica McKellar's (Math Doesn't Suck, Kiss My Math, Girls Get Curves)New York Timesbestseller tackles the most feared of all math classes: Algebra!

Algebra: The word alone has been known to strike fear in the hearts of even the best students, but help is here! With her two earlier books, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shattered the math nerd stereotype and empowered girls to conquer middle-school math and pre- algebra. Sizzling with McKellar's trademark sass and style,Hot X: Algebra Exposednow shows high schoolers how to master algebra topics like square roots, polynomials, quadratic equations, word problems, and more. In addition to fun extras like personality quizzes, reader polls, and boy-crazy confessionals,Hot Xincludes

• time-saving tips and tricks
• sample problems with detailed solutions
• relatable real-world examples

Parents and daughters alike will cheer McKellar as they watch their test scores rise!
 

A cross between a math class and a slumber party, and a perky, self-affirming slumber party at that: interspersed among the math are anecdotes about boys and testimonials about struggles and triumphs with math... McKellar exhorts her readers to be smart and confident... I found myself wishing that Ms. McKellar, who makes math relevant without dumbing it down, would cover the rest of the high school math curriculum. —Kenneth Chang,The New York Times

A must-have for any teen or tween girl who feels nervous about algebra class this year. —The Washington Post

McKellar... may well have done more to encourage girls to stick with math than any government task force... the wildly enthusiastic response [her books] have received speaks to the effect that can be achieved by reworking the contents of standard math and science problems and countering the perception that boys wonlÛ