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Hot X: Algebra Exposed!

Hot X: Algebra Exposed!

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  • Author：Danica McKellar
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Summary

"Dancing With The Stars" contestant Danica McKellar's （Math Doesn't Suck， Kiss My Math， Girls Get Curves） New York Times bestseller 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 Exposed now 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 X includes
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！
 

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Reviews

Larsen ，

This is a fun book excellently designed to help junior high school girls enjoy learning and appreciating algebra and to encourage integrity， confidence， and character to do hard things。 I admit to curiosity about the female point of view of adjustment to maturity and social life， and such is interspersed sufficient to be quite helpful to girls and hold their interest， but most of the book is the algebra itself in enjoyable ways。 I worked all of the problems and， most of the time， did not need pe This is a fun book excellently designed to help junior high school girls enjoy learning and appreciating algebra and to encourage integrity， confidence， and character to do hard things。 I admit to curiosity about the female point of view of adjustment to maturity and social life， and such is interspersed sufficient to be quite helpful to girls and hold their interest， but most of the book is the algebra itself in enjoyable ways。 I worked all of the problems and， most of the time， did not need pencil and paper。 In doing so it became evident that in trying to help grandchildren with math， through the years， I have remembered and focused on only part of the basics of algebra。 Included in the book was most of what I was taught in my first two college math classes， algebra and analytical geometry -- clearly and interestingly presented for young learners。 。。。more

William Schram ，

In yet another bad judgment on my part， I took this book out of the library。 I had misgivings from the cover but was willing to give it a chance。 In all honesty， the book is not terrible， but the method of teaching is a bit difficult for me to get around。Danica McKellar teaches math to girls。 I know I heard of McKellar before， but I don’t remember in what capacity。 Young pre-teen girls have to learn math and this is one way that there is to learn it。 I am assuming that her other books are much l In yet another bad judgment on my part， I took this book out of the library。 I had misgivings from the cover but was willing to give it a chance。 In all honesty， the book is not terrible， but the method of teaching is a bit difficult for me to get around。Danica McKellar teaches math to girls。 I know I heard of McKellar before， but I don’t remember in what capacity。 Young pre-teen girls have to learn math and this is one way that there is to learn it。 I am assuming that her other books are much like this one。 I am currently a middle-aged man。 I can’t really relate to the writing style McKellar uses to explain Algebra。 The stories and word problems make it come out as a teen magazine。 So I am assuming that they achieved what they wanted to achieve with this book。Other than that， the book is well-written and explains concepts clearly enough。 That is all one really needs to ask from a book such as this。 。。。more

Mia Reid ，

This book completely changed my life！ After reading this book， my third eye was opened！ I used to hate math with a passion， but with McKellar's juicy descriptions of handsome men and sausage factories， I discovered a hidden passion for mathematics。 McKellar's explanations of high level， complex math topics （such as using the quadratic equation） are so clear and easy to understand！ Where was this when I was taking algebra in high school？？ Additionally， her fun， quirky Buzzfeed style quizzes reall This book completely changed my life！ After reading this book， my third eye was opened！ I used to hate math with a passion， but with McKellar's juicy descriptions of handsome men and sausage factories， I discovered a hidden passion for mathematics。 McKellar's explanations of high level， complex math topics （such as using the quadratic equation） are so clear and easy to understand！ Where was this when I was taking algebra in high school？？ Additionally， her fun， quirky Buzzfeed style quizzes really held my womanly peanut brain's attention for a long time！ Overall， I really enjoyed this book and have gained a new found appreciation for mathematics through McKellar's zany writing style。 Danica McKellar is such a cool girl！ 。。。more

Chris ，

A condescension to young women。Grow up to be Joan Birman if you want， girls。 She began her mathematical career AFTER raising 3 kids， then lit the world on fire with beauty。https://www。math。columbia。edu/~jb/my-。。。By the way， here is the paper McKellar famously coauthored。 http://danicamckellar。com/pdf/percola。。。 Knowledgeable opinion obviously ranks this far below Mirzkani， Birman， Starkston， and so on。 （list of women mathematicians https://qr。ae/TUn1yh） A condescension to young women。Grow up to be Joan Birman if you want， girls。 She began her mathematical career AFTER raising 3 kids， then lit the world on fire with beauty。https://www。math。columbia。edu/~jb/my-。。。By the way， here is the paper McKellar famously coauthored。 http://danicamckellar。com/pdf/percola。。。 Knowledgeable opinion obviously ranks this far below Mirzkani， Birman， Starkston， and so on。 （list of women mathematicians https://qr。ae/TUn1yh） 。。。more

Sandy ，

I am impressed with this math book， I just wished that I would have had something fun like this when I was in school。 Although geared towards girls， I am sure boys will be able to learn from her examples and the way that she presents the material inside this book。 I haven’t read everything inside the book yet because the book is packed with lots of information and I want to purchase my own copy and add post-its as I go through it， with things I want to refer back to。Inside the book， you will fin I am impressed with this math book， I just wished that I would have had something fun like this when I was in school。 Although geared towards girls， I am sure boys will be able to learn from her examples and the way that she presents the material inside this book。 I haven’t read everything inside the book yet because the book is packed with lots of information and I want to purchase my own copy and add post-its as I go through it， with things I want to refer back to。Inside the book， you will find examples， diagrams， tips and Danica’s own twists on math。 She just doesn’t touch on the subjects but she gives lots of examples and she elaborates on these examples。 I especially like the language that Danica’s uses in the book， it is plain and simple， yet not slow and lengthy。 She explains the math in an easy-to-understand language。 As a substitute teacher， I can’t wait to get a copy of this book and get some tips that will help the students in the classroom。 Any help that I can find for them will be beneficial。 Thanks Danica for giving students the tools to make them successful。 Hopefully， this will encourage them and make this subject less of a struggle for them。 。。。more

Wendy Landers ，

Make sure you read the test taking tips！Great supplementary material for math tutors。

Patricia ，

This is a great review of Algebra aimed at teen girls。 There are plenty of helpful hints， encouragements and support for those who might feel like they are not supposed to be good at math simply because they are girls。 I would definitely recommend McKellar's books to young ladies who want a bit of extra help with algebra。 This is a great review of Algebra aimed at teen girls。 There are plenty of helpful hints， encouragements and support for those who might feel like they are not supposed to be good at math simply because they are girls。 I would definitely recommend McKellar's books to young ladies who want a bit of extra help with algebra。 。。。more

McKinleyL ，

I loved this book because it has helped me through math and find many ways that are unique and relate to a teenage girl's life。 These situations that she ties into math problems has helped me solve them faster using many tips and tricks。 For example， she would use situations such as pickin like outfits and tying that in with greatest common multiple。 I loved this book because it has helped me through math and find many ways that are unique and relate to a teenage girl's life。 These situations that she ties into math problems has helped me solve them faster using many tips and tricks。 For example， she would use situations such as pickin like outfits and tying that in with greatest common multiple。 。。。more

Marta ，

Had to relearn math after 35 years to help my nephew with college math。 These books are written for preteen & teen girls， but don't let that deter you because they are excellent sources for learning or relearning math。 I got them from the library first， but then bought the 1st three for reference。Ms。 McKellar goes into exacting detail to explain why something is done to numbers without dumbing down the material。 I've gone through Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losin Had to relearn math after 35 years to help my nephew with college math。 These books are written for preteen & teen girls， but don't let that deter you because they are excellent sources for learning or relearning math。 I got them from the library first， but then bought the 1st three for reference。Ms。 McKellar goes into exacting detail to explain why something is done to numbers without dumbing down the material。 I've gone through Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail， Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss， and Hot X: Algebra Exposed。 Looking forward to Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape。 Wish she had an Algebra II and/or College Algebra and hope she keeps writing these excellent books！ 。。。more

Jim ，

Ah， FOIL。 Such sweet memories。 And the alligator eating the bigger number in an inequality？ That's how I've always learned and remembered it。I love algebra。 And apparently Danica McKellar does， too。 This is a wonderful book explaining so many skills that are needed for algebra， as well as some good， practical advice about many algebraic principles。 However， it's more "girlie-girl" than I thought it might be。 Which I think is a bit short-sighted。 Not all girls are boy-crazy and are into doing the Ah， FOIL。 Such sweet memories。 And the alligator eating the bigger number in an inequality？ That's how I've always learned and remembered it。I love algebra。 And apparently Danica McKellar does， too。 This is a wonderful book explaining so many skills that are needed for algebra， as well as some good， practical advice about many algebraic principles。 However， it's more "girlie-girl" than I thought it might be。 Which I think is a bit short-sighted。 Not all girls are boy-crazy and are into doing their nails。 And like a magazine， she gives advice about some of these things。 I think I understand that point， and some of it is stuff that all girls this age might go through， but I think a lot of girls might not identify fully with it。 The distributive property is like saying "hi" to all the guests at a party。 Something I wouldn't have been able to relate to as a teenager。 But something I would have understood。 But absolute value being like a luxury spa？ That one might be lost on more people than the party example。However， the material is presented in a very conversational， down-to-earth way that makes it very easy to understand。 McKellar communicates mathematic concepts efficiently and elegantly。 There are great real-world examples of women talk about learning math， but again there's a lot of stereotyping and it feels like the book is saying "you can be feminine and be good at math" instead of "you can be a girl and be good at math"。I did learn a lot of great shortcuts in sure would have been useful through Calculus and beyond。There are good practical examples of using algebra （like your Christmas shopping list）。 There's also good practical advice - that fits well in a book about math - like breaking down overwhelming problems into simpler ones。 And in the 2nd half of the book， she covers algebra with different types of story problems。 Rate， speed， mixtures…I also like the fact that she really encourages girls to write。 Whether it's blogging or journaling or whatever。Of course， every other page it seems like she's referencing her other books。 I understand the point of referring the reader to more material， but at some point it seems to border on self-aggrandization。 But as I kept reading it seemed like these would make great reference books， so maybe it was just a bit over the top。 I might even be tempted to buy them as reference books。 Can't remember how to do absolute value inequalities？ Check out Hot-X chapter 8， Control Freaks， Unite （Solving Inequalities with Absolute Value）。 Ooh - and one mistake。 Never refer to x/x （x divided by x） as canceling out。 This gives the impression it might become 0， like x-x。 It would be better to call x/x dividing out to not get confused。I would recommend this to anyone who needed to brush up on their algebra skills or just likes algebra period。 This would also be a great book for a tutor， too。 It would help anyone trying to teach these principles。 。。。more

Alaine ，

I didn't actually read this entire book。 It's written for middle school girls and contains a lot of pep talks that don't really apply to this forty-year-old， but the math explanations are put in a way that's easily understood。 I knew that， so I bought it to use as a reference to help get me through Algebra I。 I've just finished my last instructive class in Algebra I as of this writing and I have only consulted this book once。 I don't need it。 I kept it in my backpack all semester as a security b I didn't actually read this entire book。 It's written for middle school girls and contains a lot of pep talks that don't really apply to this forty-year-old， but the math explanations are put in a way that's easily understood。 I knew that， so I bought it to use as a reference to help get me through Algebra I。 I've just finished my last instructive class in Algebra I as of this writing and I have only consulted this book once。 I don't need it。 I kept it in my backpack all semester as a security blanket but barely referred to it。 Highly recommend if you're terrified that you're about to fail this class for the fourth or fifth time， as I was。 I am not failing the class。 I'm getting a solid A so far。 Having this in my arsenal helped me relax a little bit， so I give it five stars。 Because an A in math is no small thing for me。 FIVE STARS。 Just its existence helped me out a lot！ 。。。more

Ashley ，

I adore MeKellar's books for the simple fact that I grew up in a town （maybe a generation） that believed math and history were "for boys" and reading and writing were "for girls。" Honestly， it was easy for me to believe this considering that I knew nothing about sports and yet I was expected to know how long it took Johnny to get a home run if I knew the distance to first base and the rate he was running at or what a batting average indicated （I understand these now， but elementary/ middle schoo I adore MeKellar's books for the simple fact that I grew up in a town （maybe a generation） that believed math and history were "for boys" and reading and writing were "for girls。" Honestly， it was easy for me to believe this considering that I knew nothing about sports and yet I was expected to know how long it took Johnny to get a home run if I knew the distance to first base and the rate he was running at or what a batting average indicated （I understand these now， but elementary/ middle school me was just baffled）。 When I was reviewing for the GRE I panicked a little when thinking of the math in my work book， so I worked through McKeller's books （Even though they're geared towards high school/ Middle school students） just to review the basics of algebra and geometry。 Despite the fact that I was just reviewing the material， I found that McKellar's books filled in gaps in my education I never knew I had。 The writer delivers the information at a level an older middle school-er should be able to grasp， yet she never talks down to her reader。 I hope that McKellar continues to write books like these because I feel that her writing style does an excellent job at making these topics engaging and easy to grasp， while empowering young readers。 My only complaint is that there should be more practice problems （maybe on the books website？）。Mini-rant/ disclaimer/ run-on sentence: Maybe it's a character flaw that I was able to grasp concepts when put in a more "feminine" context， but I'm positive I'm not the only person out there that feels this way。 。。。more

Mary Ann ，

Another book that is well written and really makes the math easy。 It is another book that I will be purchasing for the girls。

Chuck Ledger ，

This book teaches algebra in a non-threatening way。 Very well done。

Laura ，

Danica has written an excellent book that helps those struggling with Algebra to not only understand it better but to understand more of the "why" it is so important to learn。 I really enjoyed her book and the only thing that is disappointing is that it isn't available as an eBook。 I hope Danica makes more advanced level books in the future as well！ Danica has written an excellent book that helps those struggling with Algebra to not only understand it better but to understand more of the "why" it is so important to learn。 I really enjoyed her book and the only thing that is disappointing is that it isn't available as an eBook。 I hope Danica makes more advanced level books in the future as well！ 。。。more

Leigh Clemons ，

An excellent book for building confidence in young female algebrians…。

Jaime K ，

I'd give this a 9/10 but for the sake of GR， a 4/5 will have to do。I'm a math teacher and I feel that this is a great book for any Algebra student， even males。- I felt that you had to read her previous books to understand some of her references。 Also， she mentioned copycat fractions on page 60 and then said she's get to them later on。 I think they should have been introduced earlier then。- I absolutely love that McKellar reiterates the fact that you CAN'T HAVE ZERO IN THE DENOMINATOR- I don't li I'd give this a 9/10 but for the sake of GR， a 4/5 will have to do。I'm a math teacher and I feel that this is a great book for any Algebra student， even males。- I felt that you had to read her previous books to understand some of her references。 Also， she mentioned copycat fractions on page 60 and then said she's get to them later on。 I think they should have been introduced earlier then。- I absolutely love that McKellar reiterates the fact that you CAN'T HAVE ZERO IN THE DENOMINATOR- I don't like how she uses the word "plug" instead of substitute。 That's just a peeve of mine。 Her "sausage factory" analogy for functions was just odd。 I'd use airplanes and destinations， I think。- There was a great mix of problems regarding difficulty。 I also enjoyed that McKellar was consistently bringing up the fact that division is multiplication with fractions。 Holy crap， I'm going to use that much more often。- Relating polynomials to meals （mee-als） was cute！ I giggled and enjoyed it a lot。 There were some great analogies。- I was very confused with why the sum/product puzzle was given before factoring polynomials but not used for them。 About half of my students found that method very useful。My BIGGEST issue was that she shrugged off point-slope form， saying using slope-intercept form was easier when writing equations。 H-to-the-L no。 Even my students who struggled most found p-s form soooo much easier and more direct。 GRRRRRRRI've seen reviews on McKellar's work that her books are a bit mature。 I didn't feel that way。 It's a great reference for both students and teachers。 。。。more

Kesha ，

As usual McKellar does a great job of making difficult concepts very practical。 My only criticism is the Watch Out sections give the wrong answers， but fails to share the correct solutions。 This book explores Algebra in a fun， approachable way。

Elizabeth ，

As heard on the NPR Books podcast。 As heard on the NPR Books podcast。 。。。more

Kelley ，

McKeller's journey into Algebra for Girls is just what the teacher ordered。 If you have a daughter who is struggling with Math， this is a must。Made for those without the math gift， this is a book broken down into straightforward language， easy charts， and memorable reminders of the process of algebra。An added bonus to this book is her connection with young girls on a non-mathematical level。 She finds motivating stories from young adults who've struggled with math， but learned to conquer their st McKeller's journey into Algebra for Girls is just what the teacher ordered。 If you have a daughter who is struggling with Math， this is a must。Made for those without the math gift， this is a book broken down into straightforward language， easy charts， and memorable reminders of the process of algebra。An added bonus to this book is her connection with young girls on a non-mathematical level。 She finds motivating stories from young adults who've struggled with math， but learned to conquer their struggles。We are just waiting for a book on Calculus！ 。。。more

Jostalady ，

I am on page 66！ So far I have come to understand things I never understood before。 I want to go back and read Kiss My Math first。

Karen ，

This book came off the "patron did not pick up" morning shelf。 It looks great。 It's like a real life way to understand algebra。 This author has also written "Math Doesn't Suck" and "Kiss My Math"。 This book came off the "patron did not pick up" morning shelf。 It looks great。 It's like a real life way to understand algebra。 This author has also written "Math Doesn't Suck" and "Kiss My Math"。 。。。more

Diana ，

Really helped me understand algebra， wish I didn't have to return it to the library early。 Really helped me understand algebra， wish I didn't have to return it to the library early。 。。。more

Joseph ，

Learning new and better ways of doing algebra already。

Mike ，

A great resource for its intended audience （8th-grade girls）。

Rebecca ，

In Hot X， Danica McKellar manages to cover in 400 pages （complete with worked out examples and practice problems） what most algebra books fail to cover well in 800。 As was the case with her other two books， McKellar covers the variable， graphing， and exponent skills covered in a traditional algebra class with thorough explanations and a great sense of humor。 Any algebra student would benefit from having this book as a reference （that will help them refresh skills as they tackle Geometry and Alge In Hot X， Danica McKellar manages to cover in 400 pages （complete with worked out examples and practice problems） what most algebra books fail to cover well in 800。 As was the case with her other two books， McKellar covers the variable， graphing， and exponent skills covered in a traditional algebra class with thorough explanations and a great sense of humor。 Any algebra student would benefit from having this book as a reference （that will help them refresh skills as they tackle Geometry and Algebra 2）。As for me， I learned a few new vocabulary terms that I plan on introducing my own students to， and I found that （as usual） McKellar and I tend to explain certain skills the same way， which always makes me feel better。 I also plan on suggesting more of my students get a hold of this book to help them while working on homework。 。。。more

Liv ，

Read this while taking Algebra 1

Madeleine - Tei ，

Um yeah so this is only THE BEST ALGEBRA HELP BOOK EVER！！！！！！！！！！ No really， it helped me to master most of the concepts in the book。。。in 7th grade。 And for such a math-suck-butt person like me that is。。。。 wow。。。。 And for all the girls in my family that have a math problem problem （I meant to put it that way） this is so helpful！

Isabel ，

I love this book。 Not only are the lessons clear and easy to follow， but the tone is conversational and engaging。 I have actually used some of the analogies she uses （integers = mintegers and lintegers） to explain integers to my 10 year old son。 Making these abstract concepts into quirky stories helps to break down the math intimidation complex and also makes the abstract comprehensible。 Her mini-stories are amusing and keep me turning pages。 The examples slowly ramp up in difficulty， but she gu I love this book。 Not only are the lessons clear and easy to follow， but the tone is conversational and engaging。 I have actually used some of the analogies she uses （integers = mintegers and lintegers） to explain integers to my 10 year old son。 Making these abstract concepts into quirky stories helps to break down the math intimidation complex and also makes the abstract comprehensible。 Her mini-stories are amusing and keep me turning pages。 The examples slowly ramp up in difficulty， but she guides us impeccably。 Her notes， reminders and "what's it called" boxes are perfectly placed and useful for later reference。 Mostly， though， her overall message that math is accessible to all regardless of age， background or gender is liberating， convincing and encouraging。 She really sells the idea that math is empowering。 And somehow， along the way， she has convinced me that math is。。。 fun！ I think everyone who takes middle school math or finds himself/herself in the position of helping someone with middle school math should read this book。 It's motivational， elucidating and （here I go again。。。） fun to read。 。。。more

M ，

This is a great， easy-to-read book with lots of good explanations。 I'm an adult taking intermediate algebra in college， and I recommend this book to anyone taking algebra at any level。 This is a great， easy-to-read book with lots of good explanations。 I'm an adult taking intermediate algebra in college， and I recommend this book to anyone taking algebra at any level。 。。。more

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