Mr. Appledorf's On-Line PowerPoint Math Lessons
What Is Factoring?
Objectives:
Students will be able to explain what factoring is, why converting sums to products is important, and 3 general purposes for which factoring is commonly used.
NCTM Standards:
Mathematics should make sense to students; they should see it as reasoned and reasonable. Their experience in school should help them recognize that seeking and finding explanations for the patterns they observe and the procedures they use help them develop deeper understandings of mathematics.
Slides
* What is Factoring?
* Why Factor? 1: Reducing Factions
* Why Factor? 2: Adding and Subtracting Unlike Fractions
* Why Factor? 3: Simplifying Expressions and Solving Equations
* Distributive Property in Reverse
* Summary
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In college in the 1960's I discovered that I have a knack for helping people understand technical ideas, and I have used this talent ever since in many contexts, from modeling biological systems using mathematics, to doing research and development in the telecommunications software industry, to tutoring kids and adults in math, to teaching math part-time at several high schools.
