Multiplication Made Easy: Helping Students Make Sense of Math

In the study of mathematics, there seems to be no middle ground. If you're a student, you either love mathematics or you don't; you either get it or you don't; you either find it easy -- or you find it utterly incomprehensible.

(PRWEB) June 3, 2007 -- In the study of mathematics, there seems to be no middle ground. If you're a student, you either love mathematics or you don't; you either get it or you don't; you either find it easy -- or you find it utterly incomprehensible.

James Washington understands the math dilemma. He knows that teachers want to teach the subject more effectively; he knows that students want to absorb and learn and improve their math skills. The big question -- the tough question -- is how to make it all happen.

That's why he has produced The Multiplication Chart: A Better Way to Master Multiplication Tables. This is a book with a purpose: to clarify and simplify the study of math and to make it more enjoyable for teachers and students alike.

Washington demonstrates a keen understanding of the math-study issues. In his introduction to The Multiplication Chart, the author observes that if young students aren't able to grasp the rudimentary elements of mathematics, they will be left far, far behind their classmates when the time comes for more advanced study, perhaps in the field of algebra or calculus. Washington wants students to build a foundation -- and he wants teachers to help guide them in the process.

What makes The Multiplication Chart's lessons so enjoyable -- and so valuable -- is that the students are themselves fully involved in their own progress.

Washington breaks down the concept of multiplication into readily understood components -- and then invites students to create their own multiplication charts, to find their own answers to the questions being posed.

The student, as a result, will typically find not only the correct answer, but also an understanding of the process that led to the correct answer. That represents learning at its most comprehensive -- there is no reliance on rote, no simple memorizing of multiplication tables. Instead, Washington takes students "behind the numbers," showing them the logic and the pathway that leads to exceptional results.

Everyone involved in mathematics education -- students, teachers and parents -- can benefit from The Multiplication Chart. It's logical, it's simple and it can work wonders for struggling students. It's a great investment in a young mind.

The Multiplication Chart: A Better Way to Master Multiplication Tables
by James Washington B.Sc.
ISBN: 9780973601619
$14.99 Cdn.

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