Archive for October, 2007

UNsolved problem 107240 added to Expressions-with-variables

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

webmaster@algebra.com: Click on the link to solve this problem: 5.4y+8.2=9.8y-2.8. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more

UNsolved problem 107216 added to Expressions-with-variables

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

unknown: Click on the link to solve this problem: Hello, I have worked this problem out several times. I cannot seem to come up with the correct answer. 6ax+2a-15x-5 Can anyone help me? Thanks! Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web ...

The Math Geeks And Me

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

KIRA VERMOND: I was content to let this go unchallenged because I don’t walk around bragging on my math skills, but the professor continued, writing an excruciating diatribe in which he congratulated himself on his teaching methods, … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can ...

The complicated calculus of special interest management

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

unknown: An outside facilitator will soon be paid an unspecified amount from this year’s budget to decide the fate of Thames Pool. Leaving aside for the moment the legitimacy of using forcefully collected revenues to pay for recreations not … Read more

10/19/2007 Job Posting: E-Billing Specialist - Washington, DC

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

unknown: An understanding of billing, collection and accounting principles, as well as excellent math skills. * Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. * Solid analytical, problem solving and organizational skills. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more

Calculus problem, explaining the step

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

unknown: 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data dy/dx(x+dx) - dy/dx(x-dx) => d^2y/dx^2 when dx->0 can someone explain this step to me please? 2. Relevant equations The dx in the brackets should be sigma x … Read more

Browser Detente

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

unknown: I don’t think my math skills are capable of calculating how many there are now. But aside from the continuing proliferation of browsers, there is some good news too. Today’s browsers have some great new features and, wonder of wonders, … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...

Math exam

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Amel's Realm: And then the scores are curved so that the average value is a C+/B-, etc. So the end result is the same, right? But somehow, we all came out of the math exam with a warm fuzzy, and came out of Classical Mechanics feeling like we’d just ...

'Dropout Factories'–Not Really News

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Lynn Davidson: For students who have spent their entire school careers operating under NCLB the emphasis on basic reading and math skills will no doubt improve their academic skills, by osmosis if nothing else, making a high school career more likely … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...

Pre-Test Scribe

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

unknown: We talked about how important blogging was in our calculus class and compared to other classes. Feel free to give your opinions about blogging in your school or classroom in the comments to this post! … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share ...