Overview Math is an integral part of life, yet some students find it more than difficult to study it because of anxiety over doing math. There are practical solutions that…
read moreOverview Asking questions inside and outside of math class and using your teacher and math tutor as your math coach are the first steps in slaying the dragon of anxiety…
read moreOverview: Subtraction is a basic arithmetic operation. Variables, as well as more familiar numbers, can be subtracted using similar models, of take-away, the number line, and comparison. What Is the…
read moreOverview: Estimation is the process of approximating answers in common situations. Sometimes the exact value is not necessary, as when estimating the number of people who attend an outdoor concert. …
read moreOverview: What Are Rational Numbers? Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as a fraction, a/b, when b is not equal to zero. Both a and b are integers,…
read moreOverview: Area and perimeter are two important measurements of a geometric figure. The area is the number of units enclosed within its surface, and the measurement of the distance around…
read moreOverview: What Are Fractions? Fractions consist of a numerator, a, and a denominator, b, so that the fraction takes the form a/b. The denominator is the number of equal parts in…
read moreOverview: Place Value and Numeration Systems The earliest representations of numbers were simple tally marks. As long as the numbers involved were not very large, tally marks were sufficient. As…
read moreOverview: What Are Decimals? The word decimal has a Latin root that means “10”. Any number written in base 10 (which is the numerical base that we generally use) is…
read moreOverview: Why Measurement? The earliest systems of measurement used natural phenomena such as the rotation of the earth (day), phases of the moon (month), and the seasons of the year. …
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