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Math Refresher for Adults is the perfect resource for millions of people. Scroll down to see why
you may need this book including online video tutorials.
The book starts with whole numbers and ends with Algebra 1.
There are free online video tutorials taught by the author for each lesson.
If you are rusty or behind in math…this book is a life saver. A perfect gift
for any classroom teacher or parent who want to help their kids in math.
A great resource for anyone who struggles in the area of math!
A Few Reasons Why You May Need This Book:
- You have a math phobia.
- Your are a primary teacher who has never had to teach higher level math.
- You have forgotten most of the math that you learned.
- You want to be able to help your kids with their homework.
- You are re-entering the workforce.
- You are returning to college and will be taking a math placement test.
- You are applying for a job that requires a math competency test.
- You are entering a medical or tech field.
- You need to improve your math skills to advance your career.
- You are preparing for a GED.
- You are preparing for the SAT/PSAT.
- You are preparing for the PRAXIS test.
- And the list goes on…
EVERYONE needs strong math skills!
Includes:
- Basic Math
- Geometry
- Problem Solving
- Pre-Algebra & Algebra
- A Math Resource section
- Access to free video tutorials for each topic
There are one or two videos and short reviews for every page to help you retain/learn.
Each video is in-depth yet easy to understand.
The author is very warm and encouraging which also helps, I recommend reading the short introduction pages and working on the problems in the recommended order
This book helps make math feel like a fun challenge vs an impenetrable wall.
Thank you for making this book!
Richard W. Fisher's book is written in the simplest way possible. You aren't overwhelmed by half a page of mathematical formulas followed by a complicated explanation and practice quiz. Each mathematical concept is broken down into it's most basic components. A few sentences of instruction are given and then you are given some examples of how it looks on paper and then you are given some practice questions so you can try the formulas yourself. In this way you are given time to build confidence and test your grasp of the formulas by having a top to bottom understanding of how they work.
This approach puts you are in a good position to understand the terminology and symbology of the lessons you are studying as well as future lessons.
If you ever struggled with math or are a slow learner this is the book for you!
I loved that this book is very thorough by starting with basic math and progressing to the algebra and geometry portions. This was great as it helped to rebuild my math skills so that by the end of the book I was solving problems with more ease than before I started the book.
I didn't really use the videos they said we have access to. First, because I didn't find a video to every lesson, second, if I couldn't understand the concept being taught I looked up videos on YouTube and found excellent help from there.
Helpful tip: I also found a fractions calculator online that helped me work through a problem if I couldn't understand where I went wrong.
Each page has review exercises that has problems taught earlier in the book. I liked this as it kept things fresh in my mind for how to solve a problem. Then the page had "Helpful Hints." This is where it shows the concept you will be working on for that page and how to solve the problem. It's not super informative, but gives enough that I understood 98% of what was being taught from that section. I only needed outside help from videos a few times. Other than that it was easy to figure out how to complete the problems.
Lastly, there are 10 problems you will solve related to the concept shown in the Helpful Hints section. There is a review after each section in the book that goes over all the previous pages for that particular subject- such as fractions- the review page will have 20 questions related to fractions.
Finally, after the lessons on page 197-224 are addition practice problems you can do for the algebra portion of the book. Each page has 20 problems you can work out to fine tune your skills.
The book ends with a 100 question final that goes over all concepts taught in the book.
I gave 4 stars because there were about 4 pages I ended up not being able to do as I didn't understand the concept or it wasn't taught in the book.
Overall, this book was a great resource and I feel it gave me confidence to take the next step in my education. I was so impressed I purchased it for my sister as well.