Deeper Understanding of Math Basics

This article really starts off by giving you the reasonings and processes that go behind common math principles. It talks about the importance of understanding it so you can effectively teac... See More

This article really starts off by giving you the reasonings and processes that go behind common math principles. It talks about the importance of understanding it so you can effectively teach it rather than only memorizing it. The article really breaks math down step by step so you can build on the previous learning. This would be a great text to use for struggling students so the teacher can help break it down by understanding and not memorization. This article has multiple examples to apply the learning to and walks you through the steps in order to complete it effectively. Great Resouce.

Decent review of basics

This chapter is very basic - while some of the concepts are rushed through in such a way that it's difficult to follow (base 5 and base 2 systems). It does give decent reviews on commutativ... See More

This chapter is very basic - while some of the concepts are rushed through in such a way that it's difficult to follow (base 5 and base 2 systems). It does give decent reviews on commutative and distributive properties - but the order of operations is tagged on at the end like an after thought. The example of painting squares to illustrate the distributive property was a poor choice in my opinion - even a first grade class would say "Yes, we most certainly can tell which squares were painted in the box and which ones weren't." Many better examples exist - mixing paints to make new colors, recipes, etc. However, the information is solid.