You, sir, are a fantastic instructor. I have been looking everywhere for a clear and logical explanation such as this for a while now, and yours is the best. Thank you! Please keep posting these priceless videos.
I'm studying to be a mechanical engineer, and I'm currently on beginning level calculus. I was reviewing your videos to give my son a visual explanation of how fractions worked. And your explanation was perfect. Again, thank you very much. You are providing UA-cam with a quality service. I hope you make videos on calculus and later linear math, but if not, I understand. Either way, thanks for uploading. :)
I think its clearer, in the 1/4 plot with 2/3 savings example, to do the following: . Draw a circle split into thirds. The circle represents your whole savings. . Shade two thirds to represent 2/3 of your savings. Place a half of 1/4 (i.e. 1/8) into each of the 2 shaded portions. . This diagram represents 1/4 of a plot shared into 2/3 of your savings. Partitive division asks - "how big is the whole?" . There is clearly 3/8 in the whole.
You, sir, are a fantastic instructor. I have been looking everywhere for a clear and logical explanation such as this for a while now, and yours is the best. Thank you! Please keep posting these priceless videos.
I am glad to hear that it helped. May I ask you what you are studying, at what level?
I'm studying to be a mechanical engineer, and I'm currently on beginning level calculus. I was reviewing your videos to give my son a visual explanation of how fractions worked. And your explanation was perfect. Again, thank you very much. You are providing UA-cam with a quality service. I hope you make videos on calculus and later linear math, but if not, I understand. Either way, thanks for uploading. :)
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I appreciate your feedback. Would love to do videos on calculus in future.
I think its clearer, in the 1/4 plot with 2/3 savings example, to do the following:
.
Draw a circle split into thirds.
The circle represents your whole savings.
.
Shade two thirds to represent 2/3 of your savings.
Place a half of 1/4 (i.e. 1/8) into each of the 2 shaded portions.
.
This diagram represents 1/4 of a plot shared into 2/3 of your savings.
Partitive division asks - "how big is the whole?"
.
There is clearly 3/8 in the whole.
This was very helpful! I will use this video for students to help them review the concept outside of class!!
I am glad it helped.
Thank you...
Generally you have to model the divisior/ denominator or you will get the wrong answer. This only works out because the numerator is a unit fraction
It can be generalized, even though my example was a simpler case.
Can lead to errors