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LoanCalc
A calculator for loan and anuity calculations with a variety of inputs and resultants.
Download the 1 or 2 zip files; unzip the 4 files into a directory of your choice
and run the setup program. Patience required with downloads. Enjoy!
1.4mb files                        single file
LoanCalc file 1                 LoanCalcInstall
LoanCalc file 2

Backflip allows you to access your booksmarks/favorites anywhere at anytime.

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Women in Math
Research the life of a woman who has made a significant contribution to the world of science or mathematics. This woman can be a past or present day mathematician or scientist.
Women in Math - PDF file
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Patriotic Songs
Include America, America the Beautiful, God Bless America, Star Spangled Banner, and God Bless the USA
Patriotic Songs - PDF file
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Calorie Project
           For consecutive days keep a record of all foods eaten and all activities engaged in
           during that time. Find the amount of calories each food item is worth and record that
           information. At the end of each day, calculate the TOTAL number of calories consumed
           and record that number. (This will be positive number.) Also, each day, for each activity,
           calculate and record the amount of calories burned. Calculate the TOTAL number of
           calories burned each day and record that number. (This will be a negative number.)
           Calculate the daily NET RESULT. (This could be a positive or a negative number.) Keep
           accurate and complete records for each day. All PDF files.
           Patience required with downloads.
        The Project
        Web sites
        Calorie Count Chart
        Calorie Utilization Table 1
        Calorie Utilization Table 2
        Calorie Activity Chart
        Daily Calorie Chart
        Self-Evaluation
        Assessment
 
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Super Bowl Activity Packet
Since this is Super Bowl Week, you will be asked to keep your eyes and ears open so that you can see how heavily influenced this game is with math facts and statistics. You have been given some pertinent information in class having to do with statistics from The Guinness Book of World Records, and your notes can be helpful to you for some of the information below.
You may find the answers to these questions by watching the television, listening to the radio, looking at the newspapers and magazines, or just by asking people who already have the information. Of course, many things may be learned by just looking at the Super Bowl itself on Sunday.
Patience required with downloads.

Super Bowl Packet - PDF file

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Books
The following list  are a collection of books that I have read and use in the classroom.
Titles forTeachers:
     Phillips, R. (1994). Numbers facts, figures and fiction. Cambridge: University Press.

     Wells, D. (1997). The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting NUMBERS. England: Penguin Books.

     Pollack, W. (1998).  Real Boys. New York: Owl Books.

     Ayers, W. (2001). To Teach, the journey of a teacher. New york and London: Teachers College Press.

     Blythe, T. (1998). The Teaching for Understanding Guide. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Titles for Teachers and Students:
     Juster, Norton. (1989). The Phantom Tollbooth. New York: Bullseye Books.

     Blum, R. (1991). Mathemagic. New York: Sterling Publishing Company.

     Scieszka, J. (1995). Math Curse. New York: Viking.

     Isdell, W. (1993). A Gebra Named Al. Minnesota: Free Spirit Publishing.

     Demi. (1997). One Grain of Rice. New York: Scholastic.
     A mathematical folktale that tells the story of how one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of  rice when a selfish raja is outwitted by a clever village girl. Reading level: 4.6.

     Schwartz, D. (1998) G is for googol. Berkeley,CA: TricyclePress.
     This book explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion. Audience: 4-8.

     Enzensberger,H. (1998). The number devil. New York: Henry Holt.
     Annoyed with his math teacher who assigns word problems and won't let him use a calculator, twelve-year-old Robert finds help from the number devil in his dreams. Audience: 4-8.
Teacher Reference:
     Muschia, G.R and J.A. (1996). Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications. New York: The Center for Applied Research In Education.

     Johnson, A. (1994). Classic Math History Topics for the Classroom. New York: Dale Seymour Publications.

     Knauff, R.E. (1996). Short Stories From The History Of Mathematics. North Carolina: Cabisco Mathematics.

     Voolich, E.D. (2001). A Peek Into Math of the Past. New York: Dale Seymour Publications.

     Blatner, D. (1997). The Joy of Pi. United states: Walker Publishing Company.

     Burns, M. (1998). MATH Facing American Phobia. United States: Math solutions Publications.

     Johnson, D. (1994). Motivation Counts Teaching Techniques That Work. Palo Alto: Dale Seymour.

   *Barton,M.L., Heidema, C. (1999). Teaching Reading in Mathematics, A Supplement to Teaching reading in the Content Areas Teacher's Manual. Aurora CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.

     Math On Call , Algebra to Go, and Geometry to Go   are Great reference books for teaching and for your students.  www.greatsource.com

* An article focused on what "reading mathematics" actually means. I highly recommend  this article.
 

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