units & concepts found in applied math

• Ruler & Tape Measure Review & Practice
• Paint Project
• Carpet Measuring Project
• Mulch Measuring Project

FRACTIONS:

• Fraction Operations Review,  Practice, & Bingo Game
• Adding Fractions - Feet & Inches Lessons
• Subtracting Fractions - Dog House Project

PERCENTAGES:

• Percent Basics Review & Practice
• Mental Percent Strategies
• Calculating Percentages Review & Practice

• Changes in Recipe Yields
• Comparison Shopping
• Concentrate Proportions

• Generic vs Name Brands
• Recommended Dietary Allowances
• Fast Food Nutrition
• Recipe Makeovers

CAR MATH: 

• Costs of Car Ownership
• New vs Used Cars
• Dealership Fees
• Calculating Total Price of New Cars
• Buying vs Leasing

CAR DEPRECIATION: 

• Exponential Decay
• nth Roots
• Logarithms
• Continuous Decay/Natural Logs
• Exponential Regression
• Online Calculators

• Banking Basics
• Banks vs Credit Unions
• Check Cashing Stores, Payday Lenders, & Pawn Shops
• Checking Accounts
• Balancing a Checkbook
• Reading a Bank Statement
• Creating an Online Checkbook Register

• History of Credit
• Credit Bureaus
• Amortization Tables
• APR
• Minimum Payments
• Credit Utilization Scores
• Deferred Interest
• Schumer Boxes
• Credit Card Statements
• Credit Reports
• Credit Scores
• Building Credit

REAL ESTATE:

• Mortgage Basics & Terminologies
• Real Estate Commissions
• Property Taxes
• Amortization Tables
• Principal, Interest Rate, & Time Effects
• Monthly Payment Formulas

• An in-depth look at the effects of down payments, interest rates, loan term lengths, and additional monthly principal payments 
• Predict home values in 10 years & calculate the actual profits once closing costs and upgrades/repairs have been considered.  
•  Calculate the costs of renting a property over 10 years, given a 2% annual price increase.  

Students research & create a personalized budget which includes:

• Banking Summary
• Rental Property
• Utilities
• Start Up Costs
• Meal Plan
• Grocery List
• Dining Out
• Transportation 
• Personal Spending
• Giving & Investing