Actress and New York Times bestselling author Danica McKellar tackles the most feared of all math classes—algreba—in this helpful algebra workbook that’s perfect for high school math students. 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,
Math Doesn't Suck and
Kiss My Math, 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 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
On sale: June 28, 2011
Grade: Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Page count: 432 Pages
ISBN: 9780452297197
Danica McKellar is a
New York Times bestselling author of groundbreaking math books, including
Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math, Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape, Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss, Hot X: Algebra Exposed!, and the
Goodnight, Numbers series of children's books
, and is a summa cum laude graduate of UCLA with a degree in mathematics. She is also well known for her acting roles on
The Wonder Years, The West Wing, and multiple Hallmark Channel movies, and as a quarterfinalist on
Dancing with the Stars. She lives with her family in Los Angeles.
“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 won't like girls who are smart.”—
Eileen Pollack, The New York Times
“As far as math goes, McKellar knows her stuff...Facing down a 432-page book devoted to algebra could give even math whizzes pause, but McKellar makes it work, taking the textbook-meets-
Seventeen approach by mixing the explanations and equations with boy talk, quizzes, and testimonials from successful women. While a tutor might use this title as a teaching aid, teen girls will want to explore iton their own. Navigation is easy; students are encouraged to hop from chapter to chapter as their homework demands. The breakdown of equations is effective and certainly unconventional—explaining functions in terms of sausage factories, for example, or exponents in terms of whip-bearing female executives (makes sense in the book, promise)—and while McKellar keeps her focus on how to solve math problems, her approach is both readable and even entertaining.”—
Courtney Jones, Booklist
