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Tips for Factoring Polynomials

Tips for Factoring Polynomials 970 1024 Teaching Staff

Polynomial Factoring:   As in many fields, the manner in which we approach a problem In mathematics can greatly affect how we go about solving it. By finding the factors…

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Solving a System of Equations: Substitution and Elimination

Solving a System of Equations: Substitution and Elimination 794 629 Teaching Staff

When dealing with a system of linear equations there are two methods to algebraically solve the question. One is substitution and the other is elimination which is meant to be…

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Editing an Essay

Editing an Essay 800 498 Teaching Staff

The process of writing an essay can be excruciatingly painful. Many have an overwhelming instinct to flee when the first draft is finally complete, which results in them forgoing the…

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Finding the Equation of a y = mx + b Line

Finding the Equation of a y = mx + b Line 960 490 Teaching Staff

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ACT Science: Data Representation

ACT Science: Data Representation 425 282 School Tutoring

The ACT science exam does not require students to have in-depth understanding of biology, chemistry and/ or physics. It simply tests students on how to read and analyze  scientific passages.…

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Deciphering Meaning from Reading Passages on the SAT and ACT

Deciphering Meaning from Reading Passages on the SAT and ACT 720 480 School Tutoring

Overview Questions about longer reading passages on the SAT, ACT, and other standardized tests tap students’ abilities to find and use meaning from what they read.  These skills are important…

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Recognizing Nonstandard English: Diction Errors

Recognizing Nonstandard English: Diction Errors 610 400 School Tutoring

Overview Diction errors are types of errors when the incorrect word is used in a nonstandard way.  Some word usage is colloquial: out of place in a formal essay.  Other…

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Math Review of Binomial Distributions

Math Review of Binomial Distributions 849 565 School Tutoring

Overview A binomial experiment  has a fixed number of independent trials, and each trial has only two possible outcomes.  Each of the trials has the same probability of success.  The…

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Appropriate Sentence Construction for the SAT and ACT

Appropriate Sentence Construction for the SAT and ACT 600 428 School Tutoring

Overview: Some grammar questions on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT ask students to apply the rules they have learned about sentence construction.  Sentence prompts may include dangling…

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Properties of Probability

Properties of Probability 500 333 School Tutoring

Overview: Probability is the measure of the likelihood of an event.  The basic mathematics of probability theory started with games of chance, but it can be applied to many situations,…

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