When you tutor Biology 12, which is needed for nursing, you cover the male and female reproductive systems. Here is the continuation from the Dec 30 post. Previously I discussed the end of the monthly female cycle: if conception does …
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 …
When you tutor Biology 12, you need to explain the roles of FSH and LH. Here they are in the female. In my previous post I mentioned that in both sexes, the hypothalamus manages reproductive function by controlling the pituitary’s …
Tutoring Biology 12, you cover LH and FSH. Today, the biology tutor introduces them with reference to the male; the female will be next time. FSH stands for follicle stimulating hormone. To my knowledge, males don’t even have follicles; females …
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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 chemistry, you encounter acids. The chemistry tutor shares some observations about how to name them. New students to the acid-and-base topic hear names like hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulphurous acid. Recently I was asked why some are hydro-, …
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 …