| Do you students ever say that maths is boring or useless? That they'll never need it outside the classroom? This book will prove them wrong and is full of practical, real-life applications of maths in everyday life.
From essential tasks such as supermarket shopping through to future concerns like figuring out how much it costs to own and run a car, Maths In the Home illustrates how maths is used in everyday tasks in and about the house. As well as improving practical maths skills, these topics will contribute to developing students' life skills through tasks about managing credit and bills and how to make wise decisions about the best Internet service provider options.
Maths In the Home topics include:
- Calculating costs
- Interpreting and constructing column graphs
- Using scale drawings
- Reading and interpreting tables
- Interpreting diagrams
- Computations and rates
- Time: digital, 12 hour, 24 hour, analogue
- Calculating depreciation
- Ratio and proportion
- Comparing prices
- Discounts and percentages
- Length, area, volume, costing. |
