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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797465003321

Autore

Marquez Elizabeth

Titolo

Teaching money applications to make mathematics meaningful : grades 7-12 / / Elizabeth Marquez, Paul Westbrook ; foreword by Charlotte Danielson ; acquisitions editor Jean Ward and Hudson Perigo ; cover designer Lisa Riley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4522-9747-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Disciplina

510.712

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - United States

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Secondary) - United States

Money - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Math Locator: By Chapter and Teaching Examples Within Chapters""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Cars, Cars, and More Cars: Paying for Your Wheels""; ""Chapter 2 - Savings: Reality Check and the Difference Between Needs and Wants""; ""Chapter 3 - Credit Cards and Debt Management: Using Credit Seems Unreal""; ""Chapter 4 - Investments: The Basics and More""; ""Chapter 5 - Buying a House Versus Renting: How Much Will It Cost?""; ""Chapter 6 - Taxes: How They Work""

""Chapter 7 - Economics: Supply and Demand, Inflation, and the GDP""""Chapter 8 - In Business for Yourself: Business Plan and Break-Even Analysis""; ""Selected List of Formulas""; ""Excel Spreadsheet Hints""; ""Money Glossary""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

Offers teachers engaging ways to weave real-life financial issues and personal money management into NCTM standards-based secondary mathematics lessons while meeting equity and accountability requirements.