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Logic
chapters 1 to 5 re- appear not in sequence, as is or longer,
in Volume 1A, Pattern Based
Reason, Bon Appetite.
Logic
Mastery
Amazing, Amusing, Amorous, Delicious, Delightful, Edifying,
Strengthening Elixir.
It eases work & learning difficulties Makes the hard easier. Opens eyes.
Leads to greater precision.
in reading and
writing
Logic
mastery makes the hard, easier. Logic
mastery leads to better, stronger and richer comprehension. Logic
mastery improves reading and writing. Logic
mastery ease learning difficulties. Logic
mastery gives a headstart. In sum, logic
mastery will develops critical thinking, improve reading and writing,
and give a firmer base for work and studies at many levels. Good luck.
After logic,
(a) continue reading Three
Skills for Algebra, chapters 8 to 14 and do so alongside site area on solving
liinear Equations ; or (b) see this calculus
starter lesson and Volume 3, Why
Slopes & More Math, chapters 2 to 6;
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What may be learnt and when depends on how skills
and concepts are developed. Making the hard easier and clearer will allow
earlier & richer development of skills and concepts.
Try the Twiddla
Whiteboard. In principle, it allows
to people to draw and chat together online on a copy of this webpage or a clean
sheet. The chat may be via text or audio. Visit www.twiddla.com
to set up whiteboards to work with the webpage of your choice.
For online automated help in senior high school maths & calculus,
visit quickmath.com For Automatic
Calculus and Algebra Help with derivatives, integrals, graphs, linear equations,
matrix algebra, visit calc101.com
With overlap, each site quickmath
& calc101offers a different range of
services, some free, some not, all based on webmathematica. Good luck.
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Proper Usage of the Equal Sign
First, we say and write that two objects are equal or equivalent when they
have the same value. Thus we may write
5 x 4 = 20 and 20/8 = 10/4 = 5/2 = 2½
Second, in high school and college mathematics, we require the full expression
to the left and right of an equal sign, upto the previous or next equal sign,
if any, have the same values. With this convention (followed in this course),
it is wrong to write
2 x (4 x 3) = 12 = 24
even though 4 x 3 = 12 and even though 2 x (4 x 3) = 24. The subexpression
2 x (4 x 3) = 12 is wrong because 12 does not have same value as the full
expression 2 x (4 x 3) before it, namely 24. And of course 12 = 24 is wrong as
12 and 24 have different values.
But is correct to write 2 x (4 x 3) = 2 x 12 = 24.
If your previous teachers in junior high school or primary school have allowed
you to abuse or misuse the equal sign, that was their choice. As a senior high
school instructor and former college instructor, I am telling you how to the
use the equal sign properly. Proper notation is very important in mathematics.
If you write elements of mathematics improperly, you are also reading
mathematics improperly. It my job as a mathematics instructor to use proper
notation and to correct errors in your notation and presentation, errors in
logic and calculation included. Abuse or overuse of the equal sign will be
identified in your written work, and penalized if need-be in order for you to
change your ways.
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Lesson & Lesson Plans for
Sec IV (Maths 436)
a reference for learning and teaching functions, polynomials, solving linear
systems,
powers + exponents + bases + radicals (roots) , quadratic formulas, equations
of straight lines
1A. Master Logic
1B. Problems Solving Method
2A Solve Linear Equations i
2B.Solve Linear Equation II
2C Use Equal Sign Properly
2D. Perfect Arithmetic Skills
3 Words & Symbols
3 Goals to Set for Students
4 Use Equations Backwardly
5. Master Functions & Relations
6. Exponents & Radicals I
6 Exponents & Radicals II
7. Straight Lines
8. Polynomials (x,/,+/-)
9. Quadratics
10 Prove it
13 Similarity Scale Factors
12 Trig & Triangles
14 Statistics
MEQ Intermediate Objectives
Remarks for Teachers
Sit down and study - no one else can do that for you.
Advice and Directions
What to do in School & Why
How
to Study Maths & Why
Preparing
for Science
Good News: If you can learn to follow a multi-step
methods in any subject precisely, you should be able to do so in other
subjects, as well. Hint: Start with arithmetic
Words Before Symbols:
What is a Variable?
Level: Secondary II to VI, or Grades 7 to 12)
Introduction
Variation between Examples
Variation of Letters
A letter denotes a variable
Cases of Double Variation
Three Notions of a Variable
Constants, Parameters
& Variables
Talking about numbers
Dependent
or Independent
Variable, a Matter of Choice
Complex number starter lesson
Arithmetic Videos
Fractions
Primes
Greatest Common Divisors
Least Common Multiples
Square Root Simplification
Arithmetic Videos
Decimal Addition Methods
Decimal
Subtraction Methods
Decimal
Multiplication Methods
Decimal Division Methods
Fraction
Starter Lesson
(simplify, multiply, divide &
then add or subtract)
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