While you may know that integers are both positive and negative numbers, can you solve problems with integers? Integers can be a stumbling block for some, but if you relate integers to something in the real world, they are a…
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Parallel lines are lines that are perfectly aligned with each other. This alignment is accomplished by having each line change at the same rate; or in other words having the same slope. Liner functions are most popularly known so I…
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Did you know that your state controls what your children learn? Most states write standards for each subject area. Some states “enforce” these standards with state tests. The results of these tests can cost a teacher his or her job…
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The laws of exponents are rules about specific cases of multiplication. With each of these specific cases we will learn how to recognize them and how to re-write them in a way to make them easier to work with. From…
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Boolean algebra is a type of algebra that deals with the logic and connections of statements. Boolean algebra is typically used in computational mathematics used in computer science and electrical engineering courses. This type of algebra can be represented in…
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Almost any club in high school can be tagged with a negative label. Honors societies, FFA, FBLA, math clubs, and science clubs have all proved helpful to their members regardless of the possible labels. Just belonging to clubs is a…
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Pi is a very significant constant in mathematics due to its many uses. Many people find it a magic number because of its infinite chain of random decimals; but it is quite simple and straight forward when we know how…
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Exponents are simply a more organized was to write multiplication. Exponents are written as a variable in the top right corner above another variable. The terms we use to describe these terms are “Power” (Top part); and “Base” (Bottom part)….
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Otto Ludwig Holder influenced math in a number of areas. His main contributions include work on the convergence of Hourier series and the uniqueness of the factor groups in a composition series. Holder was born on December 22 in the…
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The Fields Medal in Mathematics is a highly prestigious award given to selected young mathematicians who have contributed to the field of Mathematics with either an individual involvement in a specific project or a collective body of work that has…
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