Contents Foreword iii Preface v Chapter 1 Rational Numbers 1 Chapter 2 Linear Equations in One Variable 21 Chapter 3 Understanding Quadrilaterals 37 Chapter 4 Practical Geometry 57 Chapter 5 Data Handling 69 Chapter 6 Squares and Square Roots 89 Chapter 7 Cubes and Cube Roots 109 Chapter 8 Comparing Quantities 117 Chapter 9 Algebraic Expressions and Identities 137 Chapter 10 Visualising Solid Shapes 153 Chapter 11 Mensuration 169 Chapter 12 Exponents and Powers 193 Chapter 13 Direct and Inverse Proportions 201 Chapter 14 Factorisation 217 Chapter 15 Introduction to Graphs 231 Chapter 16 Playing with Numbers 249 Answers 261 Just for Fun 275