Tutoring middle school or high school math, you come across these from time to time. The math tutor explains how to unravel them. We sometimes might encounter a fraction such as (3/4)/8 How do you simplify such a fraction to …
Tutoring math, you work with people heading back to school who need to pass assessment tests. The math tutor demonstrates a problem they often ask about. The problem is as follows: Joe and Bill are scene painters for a theatre …
Tutoring math, you notice a new technique now and then. The math tutor shares one he recently heard about. I first heard of partial factoring over ten years ago. Two students were discussing it. Since neither asked me about it, …
Tutoring math, you realize the importance of this technique. The math tutor introduces it as an essential skill for those learning algebra. Most people are fairly comfortable with solving an equation such as 2x -11 = 7x + 19 By …
Tutoring math, you realize that arithmetic is the foundation. The math tutor brings forward a quick method for determining divisibility by 11, with a couple of applications. Consider the following problem: Reduce 55/528 to lowest terms. Of course, the key …
Tutoring high school math, this is a celebrated topic. It even gets revisited at various levels of calculus. The math tutor introduces it, having just come in from shoveling the drive…. One of many situations in which you might need …
Tutoring math, you visit this topic with your grade 10 & 11 students. The math tutor shows one method. A complex trinomial is of the form ax2 + bx + c, where a≠0,1. An example is 2×2 -3x -35. How …
Tutoring math, you realize that to most people, math’s main importance is its applications. The tutor presents a business example. Any small business owner knows the break-even point is when you’ve paid your expenses, but haven’t “made” any money. At …
Tutoring math, your grade 12 students ask about logs. The math tutor continues the discussion from last post, showing how to use logs to solve an exponential equation. In my previous post, I showed how you might solve an exponential …
Tutoring math, you might be asked about these by your grade 12 precalculus students. The math tutor opens the discussion…. There are two types of exponential equations: those that don’t need logs to be solved, and those that do. We’ll …