Dumbing Down America
Thursday, January 31st, 2008unknown: And secondly what kind of thing is that to ask, “Should fractions be consigned to dustbin of math history?” (Read more
Archive for January, 2008
unknown: And secondly what kind of thing is that to ask, “Should fractions be consigned to dustbin of math history?” (Read more
Survey Says… SOA Governance is Happening
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Smilla: I’m no statistician, and my math skills are exactly why my wife hides the checkbook, but the numbers suggest that there are ungoverned SOA programs out there that are doing a bang-up job of wasting lots and lots of money. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...
question about entry level calculus
Thursday, January 31st, 2008webmaster@algebra.com: For the entry level calculus classes, Math 111/112/122, do you know if you are allowed to use calculators on the tests? Also, my son’s calculus teacher includes a “guessing penalty” on the multiple choice part of the tests because she … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...
[ap-calculus] 1st FTC
Thursday, January 31st, 2008unknown: d/dx(Int(sint,y,0,x))=sinx Can anyone help me with some “real life” applications of this type of problem? I’m having trouble explaining when. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more
[ap-calculus] Credit on problem
Thursday, January 31st, 2008webmaster@algebra.com: From: Melissa Diblin Sent: Thu 1/31/2008 12:44 PM To: AP Calculus Subject: I would like. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more
What is the SAT?
Thursday, January 31st, 2008unknown: The SAT is a college entrance exam composed of three sections:Math, Critical Reading and Writing. The test itself is 3 hours and 45 minutes and is offered 7 times a year. Now the next piece of information we are about to share is likely … Share and Enjoy: These icons ...
UNsolved problem 123942 added to logarithm
Thursday, January 31st, 2008webmaster@algebra.com: Click on the link to solve this problem: Please, help me. The Prof. gave us this problem but we don’t have any book for the class. Please!!! 2.8=-log3.5 — Q Thank for helping me! Read more
UNsolved problem 123951 added to Geometric_formulas
Thursday, January 31st, 2008webmaster@algebra.com: Click on the link to solve this problem: I have a block (picture)with 25 squares in total…5 going down & 5 going across. 1. How many 1-unit square are there? 2. How many 4-unit square are there? 3. How many 9-unit squares are there? … Read more
UNsolved problem 123963 added to Miscellaneous_Word_Problems
Thursday, January 31st, 2008webmaster@algebra.com: Click on the link to solve this problem: 5[1 7] (-6) + 1 im not sure how to solve this i did it on a scientific cal. and i got -4 and i had a friend do it and she got 5 and 4 6ths. i when i do ...
UNsolved problem 123957 added to Equations
Thursday, January 31st, 2008webmaster@algebra.com: Click on the link to solve this problem: Can you help me with the following eqaution? An equation is given. Find the x- and y-intercepts. x - xy + y^2 = 4. Read more