Archive for April, 2008

Losses and Gains: The Calculus of Change

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

heras1985: Spending time in my former office today as a consultant (something I now do on a weekly basis), I was struck by how sincerely I miss a handful of patients, and how much I truly don’t miss a small group of my most needy former patients. … Read more

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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

unknown: Wednesday: Science U12 test / Super TA Interview / After school math test / Finish most of project work + consult .. Thursday: Put together project / HSP presentation .. Friday: Science exam / Last day to hand in my U2 Religion … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social ...

Recent Talk - Enxin Wu on Algebra Deformations

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

kris: Enxin is one of those guys who seems to really understand - it’s tempting to say grok- algebra, which I always find impressive. I’ma predominantly visual thinker, and the kind of symbolic computations common in algebra always seem a … Read more

W-Extended Fusion Algebra of Critical Percolation

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

kris: Rasmussen, Jorgen arXiv:0804.4335. Read more

Comparing Linear, Quadratic and Exponential Functions

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

i will often think of u when im in less than pants: Students reviewed key components of linear, quadratic and exponential functions, as well as the equations that are used in each of these situations. Tonight’s Homework: Lesson 9.8 ( 9 - 21, odd ) and page 583 ( 39, ...

Homework for Tuesday/Wednesday (4/29 & 4/30)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

psriniva: Students should study their review packets to prepare for the CST Review Exam on Thursday/Friday. Students may use one 3×5 notecard on the exam. All exam questions will come from the packet–the pre-algebra class with the highest average … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers ...

Data Sufficiency :: Tricky Algebra Data sufficiency problem

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

kris: Subject: Tricky Algebra Data sufficiency problem Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:20 pm (GMT -7) If b, c, and d are constants and x^2 + bx + c = (x + d)^2 for all values of x, what is the value … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking ...

Basic Trigonometry

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

unknown: Allright, I thought I’d be a good boy today and spend plenty of time on my math. Well, I haven’t been a bad boy, I just haven’t been a saint either. I’ve been able to revise quite a bit, but nothing helped me revise as much as just ...

Rational Polynomials over a Field

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Ms. Hansford: 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data Suppose there are two polynomials over a field, f and g, and that gcd(f,g)=1. Consider the rational functions a(x)/f(x) and b(x)/g(x), where deg(a)Read more

Leon Math Movies

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

unknown: The kids absolutely love Leon Math Movies and it helps them practice their math skills (truly they will play this one at home without being asked). It is a great way to reinforce math facts and give some great math fact practice. … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to ...