domingo, 25 de septiembre de 2016
VOCABULARY DECIMALS
Place value: The multiple of ten telling how much a digit represents.
Decimal: a number that can represent a whole number and numbers between whole numbers.
Tenths: The second decimal place to the right of the decimal point; 1 of 10 equal parts.
Hundredths: The second decimal place to the right of the decimal point; 1 of 100 equal parts.
Thousandths: The third decimal place to the right of the decimal point; 1 of 1,000 equal parts.
Decimal point: A period separating the ones and tenths in a decimal number.
Whole number: The set of all counting numbers and zero.
Comparing: Less than, Greater than or Equal.
Ordering: Ranking numbers from least to greatest or greatest to least.
Standard form: the form in which numerals are usually written, with digits 0 through 9.
Expanded form: a way to write numbers by showing the value of each digit.
Word form: a way to write numbers by using words.
Align: to put in the order of numbers taking into account the decimal point.
lunes, 5 de septiembre de 2016
VOCABULARY FRACTIONS
Number Line: a line with numbers placed in the correct position.
Intervals: what is between two points or values.
Equivalent: fractions which have the same value, even though they may look different.
Non equivalent: no equivalent to each other.
Amplification: extending a fraction by using multiplication.
Simplification: reducing a fraction by using division.
Compare: Sometimes we need to compare two fractions to discover which is larger or smaller. There are two main ways to compare fractions: using decimals, or using the same denominator.
More than: greater than (>)
Less than: smaller than (<)
Equal: same value
Improper fraction: when numerator is greater than denominator
Proper fraction: when numerator is smaller than denominator
Mixed number: is a whole number and a fraction combined into one "mixed" number.
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