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Contemporary's Number Power: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents (Essentials)

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I use this book in my GED class. They do have over 20 of these bookks at class but I rather have my own. this way I do not have to return the book and if I mess up the book it is mine. It is always best to get the same book in case you have to return the book you will not have the math to work on during the summer. So this is why I rather have my own book. These math books are very very good and in the back of the book is the answers to what you work on. I know that if I have to return the book it is always best to see who sells it and buy it so I can keep on with the book. This is why I look for the matn books like Contemporary's Number Power math books by Jerry Howett they are very very good books to use to study with. To me they come to the top of the list in math books. I got the Contemporary's Number Power Math book with Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division. I did not have my education when I was a child so I go for the GED class and I need these books. I only will order and buy books that I am working with now. When I get up there in the math then I will buy that book of what it is. As of now I will stay with the level I am using now. The Contemporary's Number Power Math books are very good math books. (...)

My daughter used this book to review for a math test for entering nursing school. It provides many many problems, examples, and answers. At the end of the each chapter there is a quiz. I would recommend this book if you need to review/learn these type of problems. After failing the school entrance test the first time, she did significantly better after extensive practice using this book and passed the second time. I am also a secondary special education teacher and use this book to provide reenforcement of concepts taught in the classroom or for review.

The Number Power series of math books are very helpful when you want to brush up on your math skills - or learn new ones. As a GED teacher, I use these in my prep classes to help adults and teens. The exercises are straightforward and clearly explained. There are lots of practice items for each concept. There are also word problems using those same concepts at the end of each chapter - very helpful practice for the GED test! Teachers and students alike will find these books useful.

The math book is easy to follow each day and does not need a lot of parental supervision. The student can do a multiple number of lessons per day without being bored with review work.

I have had phenomenal success in all levels of Adult Education ABE using only the Number Power series and (for the highest level) I add Steck GED Math.

Number Power gets it done with practice steps that start with easy work and build confidence, and logically advance to more difficult application. My students are amazed at their progress and achievement, even those with "math anxiety".

If you teach ABE: start collecting every single one of the Number Power books!

A personal quirk: For Number Power 2: I prefer the older publication because it talks about "top" and "bottom" numbers of fractions instead of referring to them as numerators and denominators. It's easier for students to grasp and the longer terms don't come up on the GED anyhow.

j.

Ive always struggled with math and have spent years in frustration trying to figure it out and always failing. When I found this book i was so excited. I now can easily do all my basic math skills and am inspired to continue with the rest of the books in this series, like Algebra.

I teach high school special education students. Fractions and decimals are always hard for the students to grasp. The exercises in this book are excellent for helping the students to better understand.

Excellent mathematics book for learning as well as review! I have now collected almost the entire series for reference books to occasionally 'brush up' on my math skills (use it or lose it). My post-high school daughter was in need of strengthening her pre-college math skills before entering college and she states that the Contemporary's Number Power series books are very easy to understand and were very beneficial to her as well.

As an adult returning to college, I needed to brush up on some unused Math skills. I found the instructions easy to follow in this textbook and relearned some basic, valuable computations. Worth the money.

Finally a book that doesn't have balloons, clowns, etc! This is an excellent book for helping high school students and adults grasp foundational skills. The word problems and illustrations are geared towards adlts, though the skills are elementary. It is perfect for teaching the basics to older learners without them feeling like they should have learned the material in elementary school. The beginning of the book contains a pretest for all the skills in the book. All the problems are then matched with the pages that review the concept. This saves time since one can simply go to the "problem" sections of the learner. At the end there is also a post test, which functions similarly.