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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marquez, Elizabeth, author.

Westbrook, Paul, author.

Danielson, Charlotte, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Ward, Jean, editor.

Perigo, Hudson, editor.

Riley, Lisa, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Mathematics.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.

Money--United States.

Money.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781452297477

1452297479

OCLC:

923708577