When you tutor physics, a concept that soon comes up is scalar vs vector. It’s not something most people ever think much about, but the difference is very important – especially in Science 10 and Physics 11. For example: distance is …
The other day my wife Diane got on my case about my spelling of “canceled”: Diane: You spelled canceled wrong. It only has one l. There should be two. Jack: You can spell it either way. Diane: I’ve been a …
Good morning from Jack, your tutor from Campbell River. It’s brilliantly sunny here, with a high of 27 (or 81 F) expected. This kind of weather can be so hard for kids just returning to school. The people entering math 12 …
When you tutor math, you see various approaches to algebra. Here’s my interpretation: 1) Decide which side you want “x” (or whatever variable you have). 2) Get all the x terms to that side, and all the numbers to the …
Last year, listening to French radio, I heard a surprising report: school supply shopping is the second most stressful occasion for a great many parents, second only to Christmas shopping. If that’s true, it doesn’t need to be. What’s more, I can explain why: 1) …
A couple of years ago, a new topic came up during math tutoring: deductive reasoning vs inductive reasoning. What’s the difference? There are many ways to explain how the two are different. I’ll explain it this way: With inductive reasoning, you notice a few similar situations that …