WHAT ARE THE DISCIPLINES?

There are three primary disciplines of the Judo Math Teaching program.

1. Fundamentals

a. Fractionology
A deep conceptual understanding of the manipulation of fractions

b. Ratios
A comparison of proportions and scale

c. Percent Reasoning
Percent increase, decrease, simple and compound interest

d. Combining
Order of operations, combining like terms, integers

Sensei: Geometry – Lines, angles and complex areas, Fibonnaci sequence, triangular numbers.

2. Problem solving

a. Modeling equations
Solving multi-step equations, translating

b. Modeling inequalities
Solving and graphing inequalities on a number line, compound inequalities

c. Manipulating variables
Converting formulas, showing equations in terms of a variable

d. Applications
Payment plans, distance/rate/time, money, work problems.

Sensei: Trigonometry – sine/cosine/tangent, law of sines, law of cosines.

3. Graphing

a. The Basics
Slope, Cartesian coordinate system orientation

b. Linear graphing
Graphing equations and inequalities

c. Linear writing
Writing equations and inequalities of lines

d. Solving Systems
Solving and graphing systems of linear equations and inequalities.

Sensei: Quadratics- graphing and writing quadratic equations, factoring, rational expressions