Author(s): Alco Math Tutorial Series
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 246
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Language: English
Date Published: 2015-07-01
Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 17mm
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Illustrations: Illustrations, color

This textbook is designed around the philosophy that students do better in math and science if they have a real perception of the fundamental concepts of mathematics rather than just plugging numbers in formulas. The content within this textbook first places an emphasis on developing a strategy or idea which will mentally lead the problem solver towards a solution. Secondly, this text encourages the problem solver to visualize images such as charts, graphs, sketches, and models to support that strategy. These steps encourage the student to think their way through each problem so they will understand the concepts rather than to make an attempt to memorize a way to get an answer. Successful students understand the concepts while other students attempt to memorize and duplicate. This text encourages students to develop an understanding approach to problem solving as they solve more than 800 progressively challenging problems.

Mr. Zimmer, while pursuing an engineering degree at Ohio Northern University, chose to direct his interests more toward chemistry, physics, and math. He switched majors and acquired a B.S. in Education with majors in Comprehensive Science and Mathematics. While attending ONU, he received the honor of "Who's Who in American Colleges" and also was selected "All Conference Football" all four years. Later he attended Bowling Green State University and graduated with a M.A. in Physical Chemistry.

His career began as a Physical Science and Chemistry instructor in Findlay, Ohio. As science department head, he initiated an annual "open house" science fair. Later Mr. Zimmer coached and taught science at Vanlue High School. There he received the basketball coaching honor of "Coach of the Year" for northwestern Ohio. A majority of Mr. Zimmer's teaching experiences were at Caldwell High School in southeastern Ohio. As department head, he initiated Calculus into the curriculum and taught a majority of the advanced math classes. A number of Mr. Zimmer's students excelled in the annual national math competition and ranked in the top 10% of the nation's best math students. Mr. Zimmer was influential in writing the Math Department Curriculum which exceeded the required state standards. He was also active in the professional organizations at the local, state, and national levels.