Cheers to Chess Puzzle, Part 2: Imagine the 46 students lined up in order, starting with the students who drank the least number of cups, and then going all the way up to the students who drank the most. The Median will be found in the middle of the long line by calculating (the t...
I have to admit, when I saw her Twitter post with the words pre-calculus and simplifying complex fractions, my inclination was to skim right by because I would not understand the post anyway. Literally, my only recollection of simplifying complex fractions like the one at the beginning of her...
They must build listening skills, asking students to repeat in their own words. Teachers must demonstrate effective questions, asking for clarification and explanations. Only with these kinds of supports will students transition into effective student-on-student discussions. To be effective, math ...
ThatsMaths is the blog for a series of articles on mathematics to be published in the Irish Times, starting on 19 July 2012. Among the goals of the articles are to Demystify Mathematics, Show the breathtaking power of the subject, Discuss a range of technological applications, Explain recent ...
Mathematical terms may have different meanings in everyday language. Words like ‘product,’‘difference,’ or ‘value’ carry specific mathematical weight, and understanding this particular vocabulary is the first step in solving word problems. ...
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When you use the search function, don't bother with punctuation; I throw it all out. There is no "advanced search". Try to use words, rather than ascii equations. Ask for "pythagorean triples", rather than "integers x^2 + y^2 = z^2". ...
In mathematics, the sieve of Eratosthenes is an ancient algorithm for finding all prime numbers up to any given limit. It does so by iteratively marking as composite (i.e., not prime) the multiples of each prime, starting with the first prime number, 2. The multiples of a given prime ...
She said she wasn’t sure how to describe what needed to be bigger, but she just knew that we could make more groups with the leftovers. I knew what she meant, but I couldn’t find the precise words for it, either. I tried to use numbers and symbols to record what was happening:...