This text in basic mathematics is ideal for high school or college students. It provides a firm foundation in basic principles of mathematics and thereby acts as a springboard into calculus, linear algebra and other more advanced topics. The information is clearly presented, and the author develops concepts in such a manner to show how one subject matter can relate and evolve into another. 1: Numbers. 2: Linear Equations. 3: Real Numbers. 4: Quadratic Equations. 5: Distance and Angles. 6: Isometries. 7: Area and Applications. 8: Coordinates and Geometry. 9: Operations on Points. 10: Segments, Rays, and Lines. 11: Trigonometry. 12: Some Analytic Geometry. 13: Functions. 14: Mappings. 15: Complex Numbers. 16: Inductins and Summations. 17: Determinants.