Product Details

• Actors: Jason Gibson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Math Tutor DVD
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2004
• Run Time: 600 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (90 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006OA9CE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,465 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the Actor

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!

Product Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: This Algebra Product has been completely refilmed in 2012, greatly improving the Audio/Video quality of the production. The newly refilmed course is available on Amazon now under the following titles:

- Algebra 1 Tutor: Volume 1 (ASIN B006S4D5BI)
- Algebra 1 Tutor: Volume 2 (ASIN B006S4D59A)

This product, "Math Video Tutor Fractions Thru Algebra" DVD, has been replaced by the above Algebra DVDs and contains the exact same sections, problems, and explanations but with much higher video quality. The "Math Video Tutor Fractions Thru Algebra" will be discontinued and unavailable in the near future, so please visit the products above for our Algebra 1 course.

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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
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

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

70 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A commendable effort, but..., July 14, 2005

By 

Bobby W. (USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Math Video Tutor: Fractions Thru Algebra (DVD)

First off, if you want a very helpful supplement to your study
of algebra, then you should consider buying this DVD. If you
stick with it, this video will prove to be a big help at a
bargain price.

One of the reasons I bought this product was to see how
someone could cram ten hours of content into a DVD at such
a low price. I opened the case expecting to see a double
sided disc, but lo and behold, the entire course is on one
side!

To achieve this, the video had to be drastically compressed,
so the image has a lot of pixel swimming. The audio is clear
enough to understand, but there is a buzz sound on most of
the clips.

In this day and age, the low video quality may turn off a
large portion of the potential audience. I would have gladly
paid more for a dual-disc set or double sided disc with
improved specs.

My second quibble concerns the use of a dry-erase marker board.
Watching the "talking hand" do its thing is O.K., but a lot
of time is spent watching the board being erased. I would
suggest using an electronic tablet or filming the problems
being done onscreen in an appropriate computer application.
Again, this would boost the cost of the DVD, but it would
be worth it.

It seems that much of the verbal presentation is off the cuff
and could have used more forethought - there is a least one
segment that is ended mid-sentence (there is even a humorous
spot where the presenter stops the lesson to answer a ringing
telephone).There are points where the tutor makes an error
and catches himself, there are also a couple spots where
errors slip through. Nobody's perfect, but a bit more pre-
planning and post-production polish would have helped.

Still, I'd buy this product again as-is, and if the author
made similar videos on other math topics with the same amount
of content at the same price, I'd get them, even if they were
done in the same fashion as this one.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, WORTH BUYING, October 20, 2005

By 

Patricia D. Dobry "Book Lover" (Norman, OK) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Math Video Tutor: Fractions Thru Algebra (DVD)

I love Math Video Tutor; I always had trouble understanding certain aspects of math especially fractions. However, after watching this video I now understand math better than all the math classes I have taken in the past. When I am finish watching this video I am going to give it to my daughter who is also has trouble with math. This video shows how to do it rather than give a long, boring explanation. I have already order the next two videos; that is how much I enjoy it. I HIGHLY recommend this video to anyone having trouble with math; it is worth it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars He's the greatest algebra instructor in the universe!, August 30, 2005

By 

K. Gregorczyk "HAPPY DIGITS" (TEXAS Y'ALL) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Math Video Tutor: Fractions Thru Algebra (DVD)

Going back to school at 38 is not easy and I was assigned 40 problems in Elementary algebra that I COULD NOT work! I found this DVD & now LIFE IS GOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD! LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!