Calculus

Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration

Distance, Velocity, and Acceleration 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

There is a relationship between distance, velocity and acceleration. When you understand how they interact, and their equations; they are much easier to grasp. The relationship between distance and velocity…

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Limits: Reaching for a Goal

Limits: Reaching for a Goal 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

A limit can be a difficult concept to grasp in mathematics, as it is a value that is never reached, but is ‘approached’ by an input, or index of some…

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Expanding From Factored Form

Expanding From Factored Form 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

The factored form of a quadratic is useful for finding the roots and other properties but sometimes it is useful to expand in order to simplify the equation. Expanding from…

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Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable!

Cognative Friday: Be Reasonable! 150 150 Suzanne

How many times have we all heard the phrase, “Be reasonable!”? This is, of course, one of the goals for teaching children and so, thinking about how we teach reason,…

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Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles

Cognitive Friday: Maximizing Learning Styles 150 150 Suzanne

A learning style inventory is an assessment that shows people the modes in which they learn best. It is not an assessment in the common high-stakes sense of the word,…

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Priming and Decision-Making

Priming and Decision-Making 150 150 Suzanne

The psychological phenomenon of priming affects a number of mental processes. Priming is like an advanced notification system, however a person is receiving notifications that affect what they think and…

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Linear Equations: Point of Intersection of Lines

Linear Equations: Point of Intersection of Lines 150 150 SchoolTutoring Academy

The point of intersection of two or more lines is a point which lies on all the given lies. It means the equations of all the given lines must be…

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Cognitive Fridays: Priming and its Effects

Cognitive Fridays: Priming and its Effects 150 150 Suzanne

Priming is one of the most common influences upon students, and possibly one of the least discussed. Priming is a psychological reality of life – we are all primed in…

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Problem-Solving and Verbal Overshadowing

Problem-Solving and Verbal Overshadowing 150 150 Suzanne

Problem-solving is something we all do every day. In terms of what our brains are doing, there are two very distinct processes being used. We either analyze the problem or…

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Test Anxiety – A Common Trick of the Brain

Test Anxiety – A Common Trick of the Brain 150 150 Suzanne

Test anxiety is a very common occurrence. It takes all forms and happens to people of all ages. It can occur before a high-stakes test, a simple pop quiz, or…

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