Math Fundamentals

Review of Practical Solutions for Math Anxiety

Review of Practical Solutions for Math Anxiety 150 150 Deborah

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…

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Review of More Tools to Study Math

Review of More Tools to Study Math 150 150 Deborah

Overview 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…

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Math Review of Models for Subtraction

Math Review of Models for Subtraction 150 150 Deborah

Overview: 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…

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Math Review of Estimation

Math Review of Estimation 150 150 Deborah

Overview: 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. …

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Math Review of Rational Numbers

Math Review of Rational Numbers 150 150 Deborah

Overview:  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,…

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Back to School: SchoolTutoring Academy Reviews Area and Perimeter

Back to School: SchoolTutoring Academy Reviews Area and Perimeter 150 150 Deborah

Overview: 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…

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Math Review: Equality and Inequality of Fractions

Math Review: Equality and Inequality of Fractions 150 150 Deborah

Overview: 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…

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A Review of Math Fundamentals: Place Value

A Review of Math Fundamentals: Place Value 150 150 Deborah

Overview:  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…

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A Review of Math Fundamentals: Operations with Decimals

A Review of Math Fundamentals: Operations with Decimals 150 150 Deborah

Overview:  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…

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Let’s Do Some Math Review of Measurement Systems

Let’s Do Some Math Review of Measurement Systems 150 150 Deborah

Overview:  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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