Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Cerebellum Corp
• VHS Release Date: April 4, 2000
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305214484
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #302,737 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Whether the thought of pre-algebra stirs terror in your heart or you love math and want to jump ahead of the class, this educational video will get you up to speed in an organized--and sometimes entertaining--manner. Aimed at high-school and college students, this 90-minute video lesson begins with integer exponents, works its way through prime factorization and roots, and ends with inequalities. A series of actors explain the concepts with the occasional interruptions of skits featuring doofus guys or fake news broadcasts ("Let's go live to the Mathcam"). Just in case this sounds too frivolous, the Standard Deviants series comes Ph.D.-approved and has won Telly Awards in the educational videos category. Reference cards with the course outline and relevant formulas and definitions help students navigate the mathematical waters. --Kimberly Heinrichs

Product Description

Are negative roots keeping your grades down? Having a tough time with absolute value? Then it's time to let the Standard Deviants demystify the confusing world of pre-algebra with their award-winning style. Includes such topics as: rules of exponents, negative exponents, prime factorization, greatest common factor, least common multiple, absolute value, square roots, negative roots, fractional exponents, inequalities. Running time: 1 hr 45 min

"Indeed one for every class!" --Timothy Rudd, freshman, University of California

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Math Made Simple, June 20, 2001

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Barbara (Kula, HI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Standard Deviants - Pre-Algebra, Part 1 (DVD)

As with all of the Standard Deviants educational series, the presentation is zany, and what you need to know is simply explained. It holds your interest so you don't get bored with the dry subject matter.

To compare DVD format to regular video, the DVD has much more versatility because of its interactive testing capabilities. The viewer has an option to test and review the subject matter by using the remote keypad. These little tests are helpful for making sure you understand the points covered.

The Pre-Algebra DVD covers math terminology, explaining each term so that it's easy-to-understand. Then they show you how it works. It takes the mystery out of math terms that intimidate all of us who didn't learn the "new math" during our school years. By viewing this DVD, I experienced a personal breakthrough in my struggle to learn the "new math". It was a tremendous help to me. I highly recommend it to others who struggle with this subject, especially parents and grandparents who found themselves unable to understand their kid's math homework. This subject brings it together for us so we can understand what our kids are learning.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good learning DVD, July 8, 2007

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Victoria A "book luver" (Heartland OK, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Standard Deviants - Pre-Algebra Power (Learn Pre-Algebra Basics) (DVD)

This DVD is very helpful in reviewing pre-algebra. It is light and easy to follow.