Archive for February, 2008

What do you really know about math?

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

unknown: We take the math skills we learned for granted. By “math skills” I don’t just mean how to solve equations, but the mental skills we learned in order to solve equations. My guess is lots of people use those skills in other aspects of … Share and Enjoy: These icons link ...

Schools aim to solve huge math problem - Laura Devaney, eSchool News

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

John Buckman: With so many studies indicating the United States is dangerously close to a failing grade in math, it’s not surprising that educators are seeking solutions that not only can help students improve their math skills, but also can give … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...

Simple Calculus Word Problem (using derivatives to anaylze …

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

unknown: unknown:. Hello, new here, first post. Just need some help with homework. Question One 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data This norman window is made up of a semicircle and a rectangle. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share ...

Matrix Calculus

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

MrSiwWy: Referring to: http://www.ee.ic.ac.uk/hp/staff/dmb/…tml#deriv_quad Is there an easy way to illustrate why the following is true? LaTeX graphic is being generated. Reload this page in a moment. My attempt at using the product rule … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new ...

overlook this supposed crime

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

bill: Extra Credit Day is somewhat of a tradition with Coach Greta’s math class. The day before every math exam, we spend class at the whiteboard, scribbling down the work and figuring out problems. Apparently this is supposed to increase our … Read more

Boston By The Sea

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Karl Fisch: This required connection involves the fundamental theorem of calculus, which implicates the process of integration as the reverse of differentiation. Knowing this, and seeing that velocity is defined as a change in position over a given … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers ...

California STAR Test - 6th Grade, Part 2: Algebra and Functions …

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

narrator: Part 1 - Number Sense; Part 2 - Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability; Part 3 - Algebra and Functions; Part 4 - Measurement and Geometry; Part 5 - Mathematical Reasoning; Part 6 - Algebra 1 … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and ...

geometric algebra cross product

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

bill: my text (Geometric Algebra for Physicists, by Doran and Lasenby), p. 69, deals with rotating frame {fsubk} (I assume in 3D) d/dt (fsubk) = omega X fsubk omega being angular velocity then omega X fsubk = (-I omega) dot fsubk = fsubk dot … Read more

Being dense about an Algebra problem

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

unknown: 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data I need to show that, given LaTeX graphic is being generated. Reload this page in a moment. (K/F is Galois but I don’t know how important that is for the part of the problem … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to ...

California STAR Test - 6th Grade, Part 2: Algebra and Functions …

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

unknown: narrator:. Part 1 - Number Sense; Part 2 - Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability; Part 3 - Algebra and Functions; Part 4 - Measurement and Geometry; Part 5 - Mathematical Reasoning; Part 6 - Algebra 1 … Share and Enjoy: … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites ...