Using a favorite hobby to become motivated to learn about the math concepts it involves is an effective way of capturing students� interest and teaching them effectively. This book does that and more! This title will help develop the reader�s ability to convert measurement units, use reasoning to plan and budget for a meal, and learn about various careers in cooking. The combination of math and practical life and career applications will convince students that math is necessary, accessible, and fun.

Using a favorite hobby to become motivated to learn about the math concepts it involves is an effective way of capturing students� interest and teaching them effectively. This book does that and more! This title will help develop the reader�s ability to convert measurement units, use reasoning to plan and budget for a meal, and learn about various careers in cooking. The combination of math and practical life and career applications will convince students that math is necessary, accessible, and fun.

Written by two former instructors at The Culinary Institute of America, the revised and updated Culinary Math, 4th Edition is an indispensable math resource for foodservice professionals everywhere. Covering topics such as calculating yield percent, determining portion costs, changing recipe yields, and converting between metric and U.S. measures, it offers a review of math basics, easy-to-follow lessons, detailed examples, and newly revised practice problems in every chapter. Used by culinary professionals and students around the country, this book presents proven step-by-step methods for understanding foodservice math and using it appropriately in the kitchen. It is filled with examples and sample problems that connect math skills to real-world situations. This edition of Culinary Math also includes more practice problems in each chapter to help readers develop and practice their problem-solving skills.

The methods used in this book help children make sense of mathematical concepts by allowing them to manipulate food items in order to solve problems.

This book demonstrates how science and math go hand in hand. Math helps chemists and biologists discover cures for diseases, and it allows physicists to predict a car or rocket?s movements. More accessible to students today is how math helps scientists design the computers and cell phones that are so commonplace. Readers will learn about this and more while answering the question, "What good is math in the real world?" Readers will learn how to apply mathematical principles to their daily lives and build a career from the parts that are most interesting to them.

Essential math concepts for professional chefs and culinary students Ideal for students and working professionals, Math for the Professional Kitchen explains all the essential mathematical skills needed to run a successful, profitable operation. From scaling recipes and converting units of measure, to costing ingredients and setting menu prices, it covers crucial information that will benefit every foodservice provider. Written by three veteran math instructors from The Culinary Institute of America, the book utilizes a teaching methodology based on daily in-classroom practice. The entirety of the standard culinary math curriculum is covered, including conversions, determining yields, purchasing, portioning, and more. Vital mathematical concepts are reinforced with easy-to-understand examples and review questions This is a thorough, comprehensive main text for culinary students as well as a great kitchen reference for working professionals Math for the Professional Kitchen will be an invaluable resource not only in the classroom but also in the kitchen as students embark on their professional careers, where math skills play a crucial role in the ever-important bottom line.

Peter Jackson mines his poetry from his heart. His book is a record of acute observations that transmit questions that we do not usually wish to ask of ourselves. His book asks us to look at love, desire, war, and hypocrisy. His poems ask us to carefully watch what we do with our hands. Professor of English, Mike Matthews of Central Texas College