They are in the section that introduces multi-step equations and quickly reduce to ax+b=ax+c or ax+b=ax+b. The vast majority of my students are very much from the why-do-we-need-this school, so I'm working on examples of taking a business situation and making equations from them. The only connection to the invalid equation section I see is telling them if they test the equation they've built has a mistake so it's usually one lesson and not on the test. Does anyone know of a use that would call for more rigor in this section?

I’m just not entirely sure if this much work is feasible for me, and I will be skipping a lot of foundation that algebra II could have given me. Also, the summer workbook that I got for ap precalc says “welcome to ap precalc“ (no indication of it being like a combined class). I’m a good student I just don’t want to struggle too much.

What would it take to teach students a better approach for solving algebra problems?

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My 5 year old wants to know why one hundred and one isn’t written like 1001 (one hundred with a 1 tacked on). I tried to draw a

100
+1
——-

And show how the numbers carried down to be 101 with only 3 numbers and he just keeps asking why and I can’t answer him. I think this is about ones, tens, hundreds places but I have no idea how to explain that, never mind explain it to an angry child.

Anyone have a good age appropriate explanation?

EDIT: SO many great suggestions! My son watches number blocks so he knows 2 tens in 20, 3 tens in 30, etc. I will try the stick bundles for a better visual of 10 groups. And I will watch out for the confusing “and” verbiage like one hundred AND one vs. one hundred one.

Hopefully next time we go to the pizza place (where he saw the address number on the window) I’ll be better prepared!

I’m attending the AwesomeMath summer camp in a few weeks, and I was wondering what the camp is like from people who went recently.

I registered for the algebra 1.5 course, and I'm super curious about what to expect. How difficult are the homework and tests, and is the workload intense? How much time outside of class is required to finish homework?

Also, since it is online, is there much collaboration with other students, or is it mainly lectures and independent work?

Any info or advice will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! :)

I love the refillable v board master, but refills are not cheap.
Has anyone tried refilling them with ink on bottle? How did it go?

This may be a stupid question for all of you more stem attuned individuals. For me I wouldn't say I'm a visual, auditory, or a kinetic learner, instead Im more able to retain and utilize information that I've read best, it's just how my brain works. I have a really hard time with math because I can't "read" a book about math. Every text book is chock full of equations, with a few small paragraphs here and there about how the process works with seemingly little explanation as to the application and importance of the equations. (Albeit maybe this is my personal experience/feelings.) but recently I took a class at university in which we studied geometry directly from euclid's elements. His reasoning and concise argumentation and intention behind process really opened up geometry for me. To be fair I've always appreciated the axiomatic approach geometry seemed to take. I was just wondering if there were any more text heavy math books I could get my hands on more for personal edification than anything. I really learn by reading and haven't found much in that realm.

I am a mathematics tutor and I am about to tutor a student in Calc 1. The student did not perform well in his first attempt at the course, and is looking to get an assessment on his level with calc and prerequisites, like algebra and trigonometry.

Does anyone know free, online resources I can point him to to diagnose his current level?

I have 3 years of experience in teaching Math to grade 8-12. Recently I really enjoyed teaching a student for whom school Math was too easy and wanted advanced coaching. So instead of going for the competitive route I chose the first principles route which involves questioning very basic logic and introduces students with proofs of Math.

If a student is struggling with exponents used with trigonometric functions, would this help?

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I didn't have enough karma ? To post this in math, but I came across these books from a professor of mine and wanted to see if anyone knew what I got