Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Simple Interest - Basics For Finance Math

By Manjit Singh Atwal Simple InterestIn this presentation, I am going to explore the concept of the simple interest. Students in finance courses need good understanding about the interest. So, let's explore interest.What is interest?In simplest language,...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Quadratic Equations - Factoring Method To Solve!

By Manjit Singh Atwal Solving Quadratic Equations Using FactorsQuadratic equations are degree two equations and there are many ways to solve them. Quadratic equations are similar to quadratic trinomials (most often when written in the standard form);...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Greatest Common Fractor (gcf) And Least Common Multiple (lcm)

By Manjit Singh Atwal LCM and GCFThere are many reasons which make math a hard and most hated subject among the average students. One of the most important reasons is the insufficient knowledge of basic math concepts such as least common multiple (lcm)...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Many Ways To Use Hundreds Chart

By Manjit Singh Atwal Grade one students need to be very good in counting from one to one hundred. To teach kids count to one hundred, teachers and parents can use a hundred chart.But teacher and parents should not stop only at teaching from one to hundred...
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Friday, January 7, 2011

Divisibility Tests Or Divisibility Rules

By Manjit Singh Atwal Divisibility Tests For Math KidsKids in grade six or higher grades should be able to tell quickly if a number is divisible by small prime numbers, such as 2, 3 or 5. Divisibility test or rules are very helpful to predict the divisibility...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

What Are Rational And Irrational Numbers?

By Manjit Singh Atwal Rational and irrational numbers are taught in grade nine math. Students are learning rational numbers already since grade six, but irrational numbers are introduced in grade nine (in most schools). When I start teaching grade nine...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Teens - Where or Where Has Your Persistence Gone?

By Shirley Slick A characteristic that very young children seem to have in abundance but seems to completely disappear by the time students reach 1st year Algebra is persistence. What happens to it? Can it be found again?One need only watch a baby learning...
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