Math Video Tutor: Fractions Thru Algebra |  | Actor: Jason Gibson
Studio: Math Tutor DVD
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Rating:  80 reviews
Sales Rank: 12374
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 600 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 50
UPC: 733792545090
EAN: 0733792545090
ASIN: B0006OA9CE
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Publication Date: March 1, 2006
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Product Description
This is your ticket to scoring higher in math - from Fractions through Algebra! This product covers Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 and is essential for any student studying Algebra at the middle school, high school, or university level. This 2-DVD set is 10 Hours in length and features 21 lectures that consists of fully-worked example problems. No boring lectures! Topics include positive/negative numbers, long division, fractions, algebraic expressions, positive and negative exponents, equations, simplification, factoring, inequalities, polynomials, and much more! Most DVDs are 2 hours in length. This DVD is 5 times that length and is packed with fully narrated examples that make learning Math easy. Before you know it you will be working the 'tough' problems with ease. Learn Math in the easiest way possible - by examples! Note: It is strongly recommended that you also consider the "Fractions Thru Algebra Companion Worksheet CD" which is also available at Amazon (ASIN: B001ASHVA8). The worksheet CD contains a set of worksheets for every section of this DVD video disk with fully worked out solutions. In this way, you can watch the section of the video DVD then work additional problems from every section and check your work. Chapter Index - Total Run Time 10 Hours: Disk 1
Sect 1 - Real Numbers And Their Graphs
Sect 2 - Fractions
Sect 3 - Exponents
Sect 4 - Add and Subtract Real Numbers, Part
Sect 5 - Multiply and Divide Real Numbers
Sect 6 - Algebraic Expressions
Sect 7 - Properties Of Real Numbers
Sect 8 - Introduction to Equations
Sect 9 - Solving More Equations
Sect 10 - Simplifying Expressions Disk 2
Sect 11 - Solving Inequalities
Sect 12 - Natural Number Exponents
Sect 13 - Zero and Negative Exponents
Sect 14 - Polynomials
Sect 15 - Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
Sect 16 - Multiplying Polynomials
Sect 17 - Dividing Polynomials by Monomials
Sect 18 - Dividing Polynomials by Polynomials
Sect 19 - Factor The Greatest Common Factor
Sect 20 - Factor By Grouping
Sect 21 - Factoring The Difference Of Two Squares
I have tutored many, many people in Math through Calculus, and I have found that if you start off with the basics and take things one step at a time - anyone can learn complex Math topics. This DVD has literally hundreds of example problems ranging in all levels of complexity. Each problem is broken down into bite-sized-chunks so that no one gets lost. This DVD will take anyone with no prior exposure to Algebra and raise their scores significantly.
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 Jason Gibson and MathtutorDVD's are amazing! August 31, 2009
Miss Pam (South Florida USA)
We are a homeschool family and use these DVD's. My oldest daughter has gone from this DVD to Advanced Calculus in a little less than 2 years. Here's what she said: "The course was easy to comprehend and pretty much, the courses all flowed into each other. Once I stopped working with this DVD, for example, and started working in Algebra workbooks, I understood the workbooks completely." She is 14 years old. Thanks, Jason!
 Maybe August 29, 2009
Richard Lim (windy west)
I was happier with the problems on the video, didnt really need the companion worksheet cd too but it helped me soldify it in mind, some of the problems were awnsers were missing on the worksheet. It breaks down like this there are problems you do and then there is a step to step procedure on how to solve them also. I Dont think its worth the money.
This DVD simply works... August 5, 2009
oo63 (Los Angeles, CA USA)
...if you can focus your attention on the actual topic being covered as oppose to being distracted by the overall video/audio quality. I purchased this DVD along with the Algebra II DVD from Jason and after two weeks of watching these DVDs back to back, my algebra was refreshed. Let's take a step back for a second. I haven't taken a math course since high school, and that was ten years ago. All the math that I took have long since been forgotten. That's until Jason's DVD came in to place. After watching "Fractions Thru Algebra!" and "Algebra II" both by Jason and part of the Math Tutor DVD product line, I feel confident enough to take my college math assessment exam.
Suffice to say, I placed myself into Intermediate Algebra by simply committing two weeks to watching these DVDs. And that's with 10 years of mathematical abstinence. I've said it once and I'll say it again. Jason's program works and 2 weeks of commitment saved me literally months, if not years of taking remedial prerequisite math courses AND hundreds, if not thousand of dollars in tuition.
I've been a failure at math all through my academic life. I've tried books, "made easy" guides, web tutors, etc. They all didn't work for ME. Jason's DVDs just simply works and I have my assessment results to prove it.
Fire my high school math teachers May 23, 2009
Michael A. Rogers (Fort Campbell, KY)
All throughout high school I struggled with math. I always thought that it must simply be a subject I wasn't meant to understand. Twelve years later I've decided to begin college. I bought this DVD in hopes of doing well on the placement exam. I couldn't be more happy with Jason Gibson's Fractions Through Algebra. His delivery of the material is factual and straightfoward. He is easy to follow and always builds on the previous lessons, moving at a comfortable pace to more advanced material. I had no idea algebra could be so simple. I have learned more in one week with this DVD than I did in thee high school math classes.
The DVD seems to be VHS quality, but for the knowledge it contains I will gladly accept a less than crisp recording.
 Mistakes abound - will do more harm than good. Math teacher warns stay far away from this! April 8, 2009
Rebecca Hedman (Northwestern US)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a math teacher and math tutor, and I decided to try this video to see if it might be something I could recommend for a student to use at home. I simply cannot believe all of the mistakes that are made in this video.
I only looked at the Fractions section, as I couldn't bring myself to suffer through anymore of the poor presentations and downright wrong descriptions of steps and mathematical concepts.
For example, the presenter demonstrates 6/12 by drawing a circle, then dividing it into two equal parts, then four equal parts, then eight equal parts, then...he finally realizes that he's not going to be able to divide the circle into 12 equal parts (he would've needed to divide the circle into thirds at first). He leaves the drawing as it is and proceeds to add one more line to divide two of the 1/8th sections into four 16ths and tells the viewer to just imagine that all of the sections are of equal size!!! Why not just film this section again using a correct drawing instead of leaving this blatantly wrong example for students to try and "figure out"? Unfortunately the list of mistakes continues, one after the other...
As this video is marketed to those who are seeking a "Math Tutor" and obviously want/need help with their math, there is absolutely no excuse for these kinds of mistakes. The only good thing I can say about this video is that I'm glad I borrowed it from the library instead of investing real money to purchase it. One star is too high a rating, but zero was not an option.
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