Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part 2: Multiplication Facts For 4 and 8
This clip suggests the use of arrays or the number line to learn the facts about multiplication by 4. It states that multiplication facts for 8 are essentially the same as those for 4 but doubled. The clip also reiterates the fact that multiplying a...
Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part 2: Summary: Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part Two
This clip summarizes some of the key points about multiplication, touching on the concept of the number line, arrays, and the importance of looking at the units place of products. The clip also points out some of the interesting facts pertaining to ...
Number Line, The: Introduction to Inequalities
This clip explains how the number line can be used to better understand the idea of inequality, which is based on the fact that, if two numbers aren't equal, one must be greater than the other.
Number Line, The: Graphs and Co-ordinates
This clip explains that the point associated with a number is called its graph, while the number itself is called the coordinate.
Multiplying Whole Numbers, Part 1: Introduction to Multiplication: Factors and Products
This clip explains that multiplication is "a shortcut for addition." It also introduces the concept of factors, and states that the answer in a multiplication problem is known as the "product."
Multiplying Fractions: Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers
This clip explains what it calls the first rule for multiplying a whole number by a fraction. The answer will be a fraction with a numerator and a denominator. The denominator will be the same as the denominator of the original fraction. The numerat...
Introducing Fractions: Fractions Greater Than One
Using the number line as a frame of reference, this clip explains that fractions aren't just points between zero and one; they can also be points beyond the number one. "There are fractions all up and down the number line, not only at the beginning,...
Signed Numbers: Comparing Absolute Values
This clip states that, "
if you look at the number line, you'll see that all negative numbers are less than all positive numbers." Nonetheless, the clip explains, "
even though negative 5 is less than positive 1, the absolute value of negative 5 i...
Signed Fractions: Why Negative Fractions Are Important
This clip explains that, "
it's just as important to introduce negative fractions as any other negative numbers." The clip then provides practical examples of how and when negative fractions are used, such as when money is owed or when the temperat...
Signed Numbers: Absolute Value
Using a number line as a frame of reference, this clip explains that "
the absolute value of a number is its distance from the origin" So, negative 3 and positive 3 both have the same absolute value of 3. "We think of absolute value as an ordinary ...