Mathematics for ESL Learners

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R&L Education, 2004 - 223 páginas
Practical examples from everyday life, spanning personal financial matters to traveling and even cooking conversions are the lessons offered in this useful guide. The vast majority of older students and adults who come to America come from countries that use the metric system. Learning a new system for measuring, telling time, and so forth is confusing at best and makes adapting to our society much harder. Besides being useful in its own right, applied mathematics provides a wonderful opportunity to use the conversions between the American Standard Measurement system and metric as a basic teaching tool. Mathematics also serves as a means to improve vocabulary and writing skills. Despite the thousands of ESL programs in existence, learning practical mathematics is often entirely overlooked. Mathematics for ESL Learners attempts to remedy that.



Will be helpful to teachers and students as well as community centers, public libraries, community colleges, and language centers.
 

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Conversions and Basic Mathematical Concepts
1
ASM to and from Metric
2
111 Practice Exercises
3
12 Units of Measurement
7
ASM to and from Metric
9
14 Basic Concepts
10
142 Order of Operations
12
143 Working with Negative Numbers
24
521 Understanding Statistics
125
523 Using Statistics
126
Probability and Statistics
127
532 Using Probability
128
Putting It All Together
131
611 Practice Exercises
133
62 Starting Buying or Running a Business
134
621 Allocating Expenses
136

Conversions and Basic Mathematical Operations COnversions
30
Estimating Approximating and Rounding
35
211 Rounding to the Nearest Whole Number
36
212 Practice Exercises
38
22 Estimating and Approximating
41
Rounding Estimating and Approximating
43
242 Rounding Numbers with a Decimal Component
44
243 Estimating and Approximating
45
244 Breaking the Rounding Estimating and Approximating Rules
46
Writing Numbers in Words and Words in Numbers
49
312 Practice Exercises
52
313 Decimals and Fractions
54
314 Practice Exercises
60
315 Percents
65
316 Practice Exercises
68
317 Other Numbers
71
Writing Numbers in Words and Words in Numbers
74
332 Changing Numbers Written in Words to Actual Numbers
75
333 Decimals and Fractions Written in Words
76
334 Percentages Written in Words
77
338 Converting Decimals and Fractions Written in Words Back to Numbers
78
3311 RealWorld Word Problems
79
Fractions Decimals Ratios and Percents
81
411 Multiplying Fractions
82
412 Dividing Fractions
83
413 Adding Fractions
85
414 Subtracting Fractions
93
42 Decimals
96
421 Practice Exercises
98
43 Ratios
101
431 Practice Exercises
103
441 Practice Exercises
108
Fractions Decimals Ratios and Percents
109
Decimals
111
Percents
112
Probability and Statistics
115
512 Practice Exercises
118
513 Using Probability
119
514 Practice Exercises
122
52 Statistics
123
622 Calculating Your Business Operating Expenses
137
623 Practice Exercises
139
63 Planning a Trip
143
631 Decide Where You Want to Visit and What You Want to See
145
633 Collect Travel Information
148
634 Plan Your Route and Schedule
149
635 Reserve Your Hotels and Campgrounds
150
637 Reassess Your Plans If Costs Exceed Your Budget
151
641 Using a Map in the City
152
642 Practice Exercises
155
643 Using a Map on the Highway
157
644 Using a Map in the National Parks and Other Tourist Attractions
159
65 Paying Taxes
162
651 Practice Exercise
163
661 Compounding
164
663 Compounding and Buying a Home or Rental Property
166
664 Practice Exercise
167
67 Converting a Recipe
170
671 Practice Exercise
172
681 Using a Compass to Find Your Way
173
682 Practice Exercise
176
684 Practice Exercise
178
691 The Clocks
179
692 Practice Exercises
180
693 The Dates
181
694 Practice Exercises
182
695 The Addresses
183
6101 Slot Machines
184
6102 Practice Exercise
185
6104 Practice Exercises
189
6106 Poker
190
6107 Practice Exercise
192
Answers to EndofChapter Homework Problems
193
Conversion Charts Basic Conversions
209
Mathematical Symbols
215
Abbreviations and Odd Words
217
Glossary
219
About the Author
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Términos y frases comunes

12-Hour Clock abbreviated absolute value Actual Numbers adding amount answer Approximating bit less block budget Celsius chance chart compass convert cost decimal components decimal places decimal point degrees centigrade degrees Fahrenheit denominator dice divide drive earn equation estimate example expenses Figure fraction in words fractional component fuel gallon grams g gross pay hundredths hyphens inches income kilograms kilograms kg kilometers liters look maps meter milliliters ml month multiply the number nearest hundred nearest whole number negative number number line numbers in words odds Order of Operations ounces oz payment percent percentage positive number pound lb Practice Exercises probably Queen King ratio result retirement roll Roman numerals Rule of 72 rules shows Sidebar slot machines statistics streets subtracting Table take another card take-home taxes temperature thousand thousandths whole-number component write Written in Words Yahtzee

Acerca del autor (2004)

Janet C. Arrowood, a full time writer and trainer, is currently an adjunct professor of mathematics at several Denver-area colleges. She is the author of numerous reference books for insurance, educational, fire mitigation, and financial audiences, and is a regular contributor to a variety of legal, insurance, financial, and other publications.

Información bibliográfica

TítuloMathematics for ESL Learners
G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
AutorJanet C. Arrowood
Ediciónilustrada
EditorR&L Education, 2004
ISBN1578861551, 9781578861552
Largo223 páginas
  
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