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Tutoring statistics, you talk about the median vs the mean. While the mean is probably used more (because of its involvement in the normal distribution), the median is preferred in some applications…. Back in my May 6 post, I briefly …
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Tutoring stats, you discuss the median. The tutor introduces a Perl program that finds it. I defined the median back in my May 6 post. It’s preferred over the mean in some realms; I’ll explore the reason another time. Today, …
Tutoring social studies, questions come to mind that aren’t necessarily discussed every day. The tutor focuses on a central question about the Canadian identity. To a Canadian anglophone, the “other world” of Quebec is intriguing. Anyone who’s been there knows …
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Following up on yesterday’s post, the tutor continues about determinants. Tutoring university math or natural sciences, they come up often. Yesterday’s post covered some basics about determinants including a 2×2 and a 3×3 example. Although it revealed the necessities for …
Tutoring college math, you cover determinants. They are used in calculus, differential equations, and physics – just to name a few contexts. However, they belong to linear algebra. The tutor works a couple of examples. The determinant is a number …
Tutoring calculus, this might be the first derivative rule you need to emphasize. The tutor opens up the discussion…. The product rule is not the first derivative rule people learn, but it might be the first non-intuitive one. The other …
Tutoring high school math, radicals are prominent. The tutor offers an example of simplifying a higher radical. I’ve written a number of articles on simplifying radicals. I won’t encumber this one with a list of the previous ones, but you …
Tutoring science, you are naturally interested in technology. The tutor begins an exploration of electronics. A transistor is a device that can be used to control current flow. Perhaps its most recognizable application is in amplifier circuits. In that context, …
With exams looming, people might come to tutoring with questions about their calculators: What does it do (besides the obvious)? How can it really help me? The tutor offers a handy hint about the CASIO fx-991ES. Some exams don’t allow …
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Tutoring, you often straddle a couple of generations. The tutor reaches back to an old programming tradition…. When I was a kid in the early 80s, computers were very new to have around. To make them more appealing to the …