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Description of Number Success
Students learn best when they can relate what they learn to
personal and real world experiences.
Success in today's world requires an understanding of mathematics. Number
Success is a series of math books and videos (47 DVDs) in which countless
real-world situations are used to demonstrate the many practical applications of
math.
The multiracial video teachers have each won the prestigious Presidential Award
for Excellence in Mathematics from the National Science Foundation. Carl Sommer,
former New York City high school teacher and author of Schools in Crisis:
Training for Success or Failure?, is the author of the math series, and the
“on location” practical math teacher demonstrating the various applications of
math. Besides having been a high school teacher, Sommer has worked as a
precision machinist, tool and die maker, foreman, tool designer, and operations
manager of a large tool and die stamping company. He currently owns three
businesses, one of which is the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi
River, where math, including algebra, geometry and trigonometry are constantly
used. (
More Info About Carl Sommer.)
Out of his extensive
experience in the use of mathematics, Sommer’s constant aim was to write a
series of math books in which various real-world situations were used to
demonstrate the many practical applications of math and to enable the mastery of
math skills necessary in today’s complex workplace. After working over 15 years
on this project, the unique series, Number Success, is the result.
Many students have great difficulty with math. Sommer has witnessed this
numerous times both as a high school teacher and in the hiring of employees. His
objective was to create a high quality, interesting program which will help
students at all levels understand the importance of mastering mathematics. His
philosophy is that students learn best when they can relate what they learn to
personal and real world experiences. Sommer is seen “on location” at NASA,
fishing, baking, construction sites, machine shops, department stores, offices,
and a host of other places, from New York to Los Angeles and from Chicago to
Houston. There are math applications from outer space and under water, from Asia
and Europe, from playing games to saving money, from riding a bull to purchasing
cattle at an auction, and from purchasing octopus, smoked pig ears, or tickets
for a boat ride. Throughout this series of 47 DVDs Sommer is answering student’s
perennial question, "Where will I ever use this math?"
Number Success is designed for either self-directed or teacher-directed
learning, such as: adult classes, individualized learning, group learning, home
schools, and remedial classes. Schools can have students learn alone or in
groups. These books equip individuals to pass the GED mathematics test, and are
excellent tools for regular classes as an enrichment program. The step-by-step
logical learning procedures of reviews and tests helps students to retain what
they have learned. All books contain complete answer keys and placement tests.
Book 13 provides supervisor's instructions and placement tests.
Individuals do not need to be math experts to teach this course. Presidential
award-winning teachers explain the problems in the workbooks before the students
do the math, and the numerous on-location video scenes fortify the lessons with
practical applications that will help motivate students to want to learn math.
Students can review the videos over and over again until they master the
subject. Read the enthusiastic endorsements from those who have reviewed the
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