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Math skills for adults taught in an accessible format. Based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards, the programs are designed to develop "number sense" and confidence in problem solving. A KET production.

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Dimensions #109
Basic concepts in geometry, including length, width, and area; using maps and grids; expressing locations in three dimensions.

  • KET2 Thursday, June 13 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, June 18 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, June 21 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 13 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 23 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 25 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 26 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 24 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 29 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, September 3 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, September 6 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 5:30 am EDT

How Much? #108
The base-10 system; working with decimal fractions less than 1; computing sales tax; weight, capacity, and volume; different ways of expressing the same amount or quantity.

  • KET2 Thursday, June 13 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, June 14 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 13 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 18 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 23 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 26 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 17 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 27 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 29 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 30 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Names for the Same Number #107
The relationships between common fractions, decimals, and percents and how to convert among them; figuring discounts.

  • KET2 Friday, June 14 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 6 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 16 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 18 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 19 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 17 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 22 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 27 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 30 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 5:30 am EDT

Putting It All Together #111
Two- and three-dimensional shapes; sorting and classifying shapes; the relationships among volume, surface area, and shape; ratio and proportion; figuring cost per unit.

  • KET Saturday, June 15 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, June 20 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, June 25 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, June 28 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 20 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 30 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 1 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 2 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 31 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, September 5 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, September 10 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, September 13 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 5:30 am EDT

Beginning #101
Orientation to the series; basic mathematics vocabulary; applying math to real-life settings.

  • KET Saturday, June 15 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, June 25 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, June 27 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, June 28 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 27 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 1 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 6 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 9 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 31 at 5:30 am EDT

Patterns and Statistics #110
Pattern recognition; tessellations; number patterns; displaying numeric data with graphs; introduction to statistics; sampling and probability.

  • KET2 Tuesday, June 18 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, June 20 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, June 21 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 20 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 25 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 30 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 2 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 24 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, September 3 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, September 5 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, September 6 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Getting Up to Speed #102
Basic concepts of arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

  • KET Saturday, June 22 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, June 27 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 2 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 5 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, July 27 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 6 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 8 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 9 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 7 at 5:00 am EDT

Many Ways To Measure #103
Customary and metric units of measure; tools and instruments for measuring; the use of a calculator in learning mathematics.

  • KET Saturday, June 22 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 2 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 4 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 5 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 3 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 8 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 13 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 16 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 7 at 5:30 am EDT

Solving Problems #104
A four-step process for solving problems in mathematics and in many other situations.

  • KET Saturday, June 29 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 4 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 9 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 12 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 3 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 13 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 15 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 16 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 14 at 5:00 am EDT

Estimation #105
Four methods of estimating—front-end estimation, clustering, rounding, and compatible numbers—and how to decide which to use.

  • KET Saturday, June 29 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 9 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 11 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 12 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 10 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 15 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 20 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 23 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 14 at 5:30 am EDT

Many Kinds of Numbers #106
Introduction to common fractions, decimal fractions, and negative numbers.

  • KET Saturday, July 6 at 5:00 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, July 11 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, July 16 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, July 19 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, August 10 at 5:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Tuesday, August 20 at 8:30 am EDT
  • KET2 Thursday, August 22 at 3:00 pm EDT
  • KET2 Friday, August 23 at 3:30 pm EDT
  • KET Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT
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