Complex Fractions & Fractional Equations (1990)
Algebra for Teachers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Educational
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1990
Duration: 00:29:23
Subjects: Educational films | Algebra | Mathematics | TEACHERS
Contributors:
- Talton, Carolyn Host
- Borenson, Henry Speaker
- DeVries, Lorinda Speaker
Description
This episode of the series “Algebra for Teachers” from 1990 features Dr. Carolyn Talton leading an in-service training for teachers as a part of the Satellite Educational Research Consortium (SERC). Dr. Talton and Dr. Henry Borenson, a teacher from Pennsylvania, first share examples of simplifying complex fractions and solving fractional examples. Next, Dr. Talton presents a clip from LPB’s “Power of Algebra” series. Dr. Borenson then shares his pictorial solution for solving word problems. Lastly, she presents a clip of algebra teacher Lorinda DrVries teaching her ninth-grade students at Baton Rouge Magnet High School how to solve rate of work problems using fractional equations.