Fractions, Decimals and Percents

1 Hour of Interactive Training

Number concepts like fractions or percents often act as a barrier for students, keeping them from realizing their full potential in mathematics. This course teaches students to identify and solve word problems with proportions and to develop, analyze, and explain methods for solving problems involving proportions, such as scaling and finding equivalent ratios. Energetic and enthusiastic Professor Terry Caliste gives a clear presentation with comprehensive activities to help motivate students to raise their own expectations for success in math.

Benefits

Learn to relate and compare different forms of representation for a relationship.

Motivates students to raise their own expectations for success in math.

Includes additional materials to reinforce the concepts taught throughout the course.

Terry Caliste currently teaches mathematics at Hackensack High School in Hackensack, New Jersey. Formerly an adjunct professor of mathematics at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, Mr. Caliste skillfully simplifies difficult math concepts and encourages his students with his infectious enthusiasm to work smarter, not harder. This course was produced in association with Human Relations Media, a leading K-12 publisher of supplemental educational products in the United States. It was reviewed by Vincent Doty, mathematics instructor at Hampton Bays Senior High School (Hampton Bays, New York) and Daniel Bsales, Seton Hall University (South Orange, New Jersey).