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 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 …

Canadian history: how French rights prevailed in Quebec after 1763 Read more »

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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 …

Linear algebra: more on determinants Read more »

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