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Logic 5 Chapters Arithmetic 10 Steps Algebra 12 Starter Steps & 5 Advanced Steps
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Ages 15+: Why study slopes Polynomials Quadratics Why factor polynomials Logarithms Functions
What is similarity Euclidean geometry leanly Coordinates + complex no.s Vectors DC Electric Circuits
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What is a variable 5. Fraction Operations by Raising Terms Solving Linear Equations: Take I Take II


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  1.    wt: 2:   Chapter 6 Rule Based Reason in Mathematics
  2.    wt: 2:   V Reasons and Motivations for Logic and Mathematics
  3.    wt: 1:   Skills Chapter 4 Logic
  4.    wt: 1:   7 logic review and decimals an odd combination
  5.    wt: 1:   teaching tutoring algebraic reason
  6.    wt: 1:   Different Kinds of Reasoning in maths
  7.    wt: 1:   three kinds of reason in mathematics
  8.    wt: 1:   11 Volume of Sphere
  9.    wt: 1:   10 Volume of Pyramid
  10.    wt: 1:   9 Volume of Cone
  11.    wt: 1:   5 Box Volume Formula Example
  12.    wt: 1:   Example 2 volume of a cone
  13.    wt: 1:   Example 1 volume of a pyramid
  14.    wt: 1:   Volume of Solid by Cross Sections Lesson
  15.    wt: 1:   A Related Material in Volume 3
  16.    wt: 1:   A Related lessons in Volume 3
  17.    wt: 1:   Chapter 31 Direct and Indirect Reason
  18.    wt: 1:   Chapter 27 Shorthand Symbols as Pronouns
  19.    wt: 1:   Chapter 12. Shorthand Usage Guide
  20.    wt: 1:   Chapter 11. Why Shorthand
  21.    wt: 1:   Chapter 4 Longer Chains of Reason
  22.    wt: 1:   Chapter 3 Chains of Reason
  23.    wt: 1:   Postscript C Consistency as a Tool for Reason
  24.    wt: 1:   Postscript B More on Story Telling and Reason
  25.    wt: 1:   Chapter 24 Direct and Indirect Reason
  26.    wt: 1:   Chapter 20 Shorthand Symbols as Pronouns
  27.    wt: 1:   Chapter 16 Origins and Limitations of Rules and Patterns
  28.    wt: 1:   Chapter 13 Geometric Thinking Euclidean Model For Reason
  29.    wt: 1:   Chapter 11 Accidental Patterns
  30.    wt: 1:   Chapter 7 Longer Chains of Reason
  31.    wt: 1:   Chapter 6 Chains of Reason
  32.    wt: 1:   Q How Logic and Proofs extend Show Work Practices
  33.    wt: 1:   I. Logic and language skills
  34.    wt: 1:   Chapter 5 Coordinate Free and Coordinate Based Geometry
  35.    wt: 1:   Chapter 4 Logic for Reading Writing and Geometry etc
  36.    wt: 1:   Helping the Blind in Logic and Mathematics
  37.    wt: 1:   More Algebra and Slope based Calculus Preview
  38.    wt: 1:   Math Free Euclidean Logic and Non Terminating Decimals 2 Topics
  39.    wt: 1:   Phase 3. Logic and Mathematics with possible take home value 1 to 2 years

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  1.    wt: 7:   Postscript C Consistency as a Tool for Reason
  2.    wt: 7:   Postscript B More on Story Telling and Reason
  3.    wt: 7:   Chapter 24 Direct and Indirect Reason
  4.    wt: 7:   Chapter 20 Shorthand Symbols as Pronouns
  5.    wt: 7:   Chapter 16 Origins and Limitations of Rules and Patterns
  6.    wt: 7:   Chapter 13 Geometric Thinking Euclidean Model For Reason
  7.    wt: 7:   Chapter 11 Accidental Patterns
  8.    wt: 7:   Chapter 7 Longer Chains of Reason
  9.    wt: 7:   Chapter 6 Chains of Reason
  10.    wt: 6:   Postscript D Reflections on Law of the Excluded Middle
  11.    wt: 6:   Postscript A Story Telling
  12.    wt: 6:   Chapter 23 Truth Tables
  13.    wt: 6:   Chapter 22 Contrapositive and Vacuously True Implications
  14.    wt: 6:   Chapter 21 Occurrence Tables
  15.    wt: 6:   Chapter 19 What is in chapters 20 to 24
  16.    wt: 6:   Chapter 18 Sense and Knowledge
  17.    wt: 6:   Chapter 17 Objective Ways Trial and Error Discovery
  18.    wt: 6:   Chapter 15 Objective Processes
  19.    wt: 6:   Chapter 14 Deductive and Empirical Views of Mathematics
  20.    wt: 6:   Chapter 12 Islands and Divisions of Knowledge
  21.    wt: 6:   Chapter 10 Responsibility
  22.    wt: 6:   Chapter 9 What is in Chapters 10 to 18
  23.    wt: 6:   Chapter 8 Change of Language
  24.    wt: 6:   Chapter 5 Deception
  25.    wt: 6:   Chapter 4 Implication Rules Forwards and Backwards
  26.    wt: 6:   Chapter 3 What is in chapters 4 to 8
  27.    wt: 6:   Chapter 2 Skill Development
  28.    wt: 6:   Chapter 1 Introduction
  29.    wt: 6:   Three Remarks
  30.    wt: 6:   Foreword
  31.    wt: 3:   Chapter 6 Rule Based Reason in Mathematics
  32.    wt: 2:   chapitre 12 00 les iles et division
  33.    wt: 2:   chapitre 07 01 principle D induction mathematique
  34.    wt: 2:   chapitre 07 00 Des chaines plus longues de la raison
  35.    wt: 2:   chapitre 06 00 Chaines de la raison
  36.    wt: 2:   chapitre 05 00 Deception
  37.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 10 Etapes pour une meilleur raison
  38.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 09 Regles accidentelles
  39.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 08 Limitations et benefices
  40.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 07 RepetablesEtReproductibles
  41.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 06 engagements
  42.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 05 Implication versus suggestion
  43.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 04 Parlons de la logique
  44.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 03 Unidirectionnel versus bidirectionnel
  45.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 02 Deuxieme enigme
  46.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 01 Premiere enigme
  47.    wt: 2:   chapitre 04 00 Les regles d implication
  48.    wt: 2:   chapitre 03 A Propos Des Prochains Chapitre
  49.    wt: 2:   chapitre 02 00 La Communication des idees
  50.    wt: 2:   chapitre 01 00 Introduction
  51.    wt: 2:   Example 2 volume of a cone
  52.    wt: 2:   Example 1 volume of a pyramid
  53.    wt: 2:   Volume of Solid by Cross Sections Lesson
  54.    wt: 2:   Area Between Curves Lesson Take 2
  55.    wt: 2:   A Related Material in Volume 3
  56.    wt: 2:   Chapter 31 Direct and Indirect Reason
  57.    wt: 2:   Chapter 27 Shorthand Symbols as Pronouns
  58.    wt: 2:   Chapter 12. Shorthand Usage Guide
  59.    wt: 2:   Chapter 11. Why Shorthand
  60.    wt: 2:   Chapter 4 Longer Chains of Reason
  61.    wt: 2:   Chapter 3 Chains of Reason
  62.    wt: 2:   V Reasons and Motivations for Logic and Mathematics
  63.    wt: 1:   Skills Chapter 4 Logic
  64.    wt: 1:   7 logic review and decimals an odd combination
  65.    wt: 1:   teaching tutoring algebraic reason
  66.    wt: 1:   Different Kinds of Reasoning in maths
  67.    wt: 1:   three kinds of reason in mathematics
  68.    wt: 1:   5 Areas of Rectangles Revisited
  69.    wt: 1:   4 Fraction Operations Axiomatic Development
  70.    wt: 1:   3 Inequalities Algebraically
  71.    wt: 1:   2 Fraction Operations Physical Development
  72.    wt: 1:   1 Decimals Modular and Remainder Arithmetic
  73.    wt: 1:   6 Equations and Systems Equivalent or Implied
  74.    wt: 1:   5 Equality in Algebra
  75.    wt: 1:   4 Subtraction and Division Axioms
  76.    wt: 1:   3 Product Axioms Two Forms
  77.    wt: 1:   2 Addition and Multiplication Axioms
  78.    wt: 1:   1 Equivalent Computation Rules
  79.    wt: 1:   11 Volume of Sphere
  80.    wt: 1:   10 Volume of Pyramid
  81.    wt: 1:   9 Volume of Cone
  82.    wt: 1:   5 Box Volume Formula Example
  83.    wt: 1:   Example 1. Area Between x and x squared
  84.    wt: 1:   Area Between Crossing Curves Lesson Take 2
  85.    wt: 1:   Area Between Crossing Curves Lesson Take 1
  86.    wt: 1:   Example 4 with x function of y
  87.    wt: 1:   Example 3
  88.    wt: 1:   Example 2
  89.    wt: 1:   Example 1
  90.    wt: 1:   Area Between Curves Lesson Take 1
  91.    wt: 1:   Summary
  92.    wt: 1:   A Related lessons in Volume 3
  93.    wt: 1:   Postscript One Sided and Intermediate Value Theorems
  94.    wt: 1:   G.2 Lipshitz Conditions Integration Calculus Reform
  95.    wt: 1:   G.1 First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  96.    wt: 1:   G.6 Bounded Derivatives implies Lipshitz Continuity
  97.    wt: 1:   G.5 Motions With Bounded Velocities
  98.    wt: 1:   G.4 Lipschitz Continuity implies EquiContinuity
  99.    wt: 1:   G.3 Constant Difference Theorem Proof
  100.    wt: 1:   G.2 Differentiable Functions Mean Value Theorem
  101.    wt: 1:   G.1 Differentiable Functions Rolles Theorem
  102.    wt: 1:   F.5b Extreme Value Theorem
  103.    wt: 1:   F.5a Equicontinuity Theorems
  104.    wt: 1:   F.4 Finite Covering Theorem
  105.    wt: 1:   F.3 Intermediate Value Theorem
  106.    wt: 1:   F.2 Closed Range Theorem
  107.    wt: 1:   F.1 What Functions are Continuous
  108.    wt: 1:   E2 Algebraic Properties of Limits
  109.    wt: 1:   E1 Error Control Inequalities
  110.    wt: 1:   D2 Limits of Monotone Sequences
  111.    wt: 1:   D1 Sets and Sequences GLBs and LGBs
  112.    wt: 1:   C Triangle Inequalities
  113.    wt: 1:   B3 Bolzano Weierstrass Theorem
  114.    wt: 1:   B1 Pigeon Hole Principles from combinatorics
  115.    wt: 1:   PostScript For and Against Decimal Perspectives
  116.    wt: 1:   A1. Introduction
  117.    wt: 1:   Foreword Calculus Reform and Proofs Decimal Style A Postscript
  118.    wt: 1:   Postscript Pythagorean Theorem yet another proof
  119.    wt: 1:   Chapter 24 Logarithms Powers and Exponentials
  120.    wt: 1:   Chapter 23 Links To Trigonometry
  121.    wt: 1:   Chapter 22 Complex Numbers
  122.    wt: 1:   Chapter 21 Arrow Addition
  123.    wt: 1:   Chapter 20 Vectors and Complex Numbers
  124.    wt: 1:   Chapter 19. Exponentials and Natural Logarithms
  125.    wt: 1:   Chapter 18. Slopes Areas Integration
  126.    wt: 1:   Chapter 17. Area Approximation
  127.    wt: 1:   Chapter 16. Velocity Approximation
  128.    wt: 1:   Chapter 15. Slope Approximation
  129.    wt: 1:   Chapter 15. Algebraic Evaluation of Limits
  130.    wt: 1:   Chapter 14 Limits and Continuity with and sans Decimals
  131.    wt: 1:   Chapter 13. Acceleration
  132.    wt: 1:   Chapter 12. Units and Slopes
  133.    wt: 1:   Chapter 11. Graphing Slope versus Position
  134.    wt: 1:   Chapter 10 Slopes and Units
  135.    wt: 1:   Chapter 9 About First Courses in Calculus
  136.    wt: 1:   Chapter 8. Slope Interpretation
  137.    wt: 1:   Chapter 7 Slopes and Velocity
  138.    wt: 1:   Chapter 6. Slopes and Vertical Shifts
  139.    wt: 1:   Chapter 5. Slope Sign Tests
  140.    wt: 1:   Chapter 4. More Slope Sign Analysis
  141.    wt: 1:   Chapter 3. Slope Sign Analysis
  142.    wt: 1:   Chapter 2. Slopes and Ski Trails
  143.    wt: 1:   Chapter 1.Introduction
  144.    wt: 1:   Fall 1983 Calculus Appetizer
  145.    wt: 1:   Foreword
  146.    wt: 1:   Postscript More on Better Performance
  147.    wt: 1:   Postscript For Better Performance
  148.    wt: 1:   Appendix E. How To Study Mathematics and Why
  149.    wt: 1:   Appendix D. What to do in School and Why
  150.    wt: 1:   Appendix C. How to Read
  151.    wt: 1:   Appendix B. How To Learn
  152.    wt: 1:   Appendix A. Reading Guide For Next Appendices
  153.    wt: 1:   Chapter 30 Truth Tables
  154.    wt: 1:   Chapter 29 Contrapositive and Vacuously True Implications
  155.    wt: 1:   Chapter 28 Occurrence Tables
  156.    wt: 1:   Chapter 26 What is in chapters 27 to 31
  157.    wt: 1:   Chapter 25. Mathematical Induction Examples
  158.    wt: 1:   Chapter 24. Personal Investment and Pension EGS
  159.    wt: 1:   Chapter 23. Notation For Sums
  160.    wt: 1:   Chapter 22. Geometric Sums and Sequences
  161.    wt: 1:   Chapter 21. Third Reading Guide
  162.    wt: 1:   Chapter 20. Degrees and Radians
  163.    wt: 1:   Chapter 19. Functions and Sets
  164.    wt: 1:   Chapter 18. Rules for Algebra
  165.    wt: 1:   Chapter 17. Pythagorean Theorem Chinese Square Proof
  166.    wt: 1:   Chapter 16. Painless Theorem Proving
  167.    wt: 1:   Chapter 15. Solving Linear Equations
  168.    wt: 1:   Chapter 14. Forward and Backward Use of a Formula
  169.    wt: 1:   Postscript Unifying Theme A Fourth Skill For Algebra
  170.    wt: 1:   Chapter 13. Second Reading Guide
  171.    wt: 1:   Chapter 10 Describing and Changing Calculations
  172.    wt: 1:   Postscript What is a Variable
  173.    wt: 1:   Chapter 9 Talking about Numbers or Quantities
  174.    wt: 1:   Chapter 8 Three Skills For Algebra
  175.    wt: 1:   Solutions For Arithmetic Exercises
  176.    wt: 1:   Chapter 7 Prep for Calculus Arithmetic Exercises
  177.    wt: 1:   Chapter 6 Change of Language
  178.    wt: 1:   Chapter 5 Islands and Divisions of Knowledge
  179.    wt: 1:   Chapter 2 Implication Rules Forwards and Backwards
  180.    wt: 1:   Chapter 1 Introduction to Chapters 2 to 6
  181.    wt: 1:   Foreword
  182.    wt: 1:   Annotated Links to Material Elsehwere
  183.    wt: 1:   Postscript B Mathematics Education References
  184.    wt: 1:   Postscript A Three Remarks
  185.    wt: 1:   Chapter 12 Four Phases
  186.    wt: 1:   Chapter 11 Elementary Instruction
  187.    wt: 1:   Chapter 10 Transition
  188.    wt: 1:   Chapter 9 The Two Ends
  189.    wt: 1:   Chapter 8 Modern Instruction
  190.    wt: 1:   Chapter 7 Two Treatments of Geometry
  191.    wt: 1:   Chapter 5 Four References
  192.    wt: 1:   Chapter 4 Complex Numbers and Why Slopes
  193.    wt: 1:   Chapter 3 Algebra Difficulties
  194.    wt: 1:   Chapter 2 For and Against Mathematics
  195.    wt: 1:   Chapter 1 Introduction
  196.    wt: 1:   Foreword
  197.    wt: 1:   Q How Logic and Proofs extend Show Work Practices
  198.    wt: 1:   I. Logic and language skills
  199.    wt: 1:   Chapter 5 Coordinate Free and Coordinate Based Geometry
  200.    wt: 1:   Chapter 4 Logic for Reading Writing and Geometry etc
  201.    wt: 1:   Helping the Blind in Logic and Mathematics
  202.    wt: 1:   More Algebra and Slope based Calculus Preview
  203.    wt: 1:   Math Free Euclidean Logic and Non Terminating Decimals 2 Topics
  204.    wt: 1:   Phase 3. Logic and Mathematics with possible take home value 1 to 2 years

Teachers & Tutors: Site pages offer better or best practices for providing skills - simpler than expected & comprehensive but for exercises. For your charges, your duty is to study them alone or in groups and develop skill building exercises & activities to share. Start now. The effort here is the best I can do. Others are welcome to refine or exceed it. Please do.

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Written work formats for Arithmetic and Algebra - a skill method and standard!
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Natural Logs, Exponentials, Powers, Roots

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Parent Center: Help your child or teen learn:

Parent-friendly Work Booklets for ages 3+ to 13 Use these or others to check or build skills. Other booklets are available but these booklets allow parents unsure of themselves in mathematics to help their children. The selection acquired in Canada is published in the USA. So it has a US orientation. In retrospect, the selection shows parents what to check with the booklets or by other ways, the choice is theirs. But in retrospect, the selection does not cover integral and fractions liquid weights and measures - ask the publishers to correct that! For ages 9 to 12 say, parents may compensate by showing boys and girls how to use weights or mass, and further measures in food preparation. Beyond that children may be shown how to measure and calculate angles, lengths and areas [proportional amounts too] directly or by using maps and plans drawns to scale. Learning how to gather and measure all the ingredients, pots and pans for a dish or a meal, along with cleaning up sets the stage for like activities or experiments in science courses, and in developing organizational skills, gives boys and girls a head start. Good luck. At the other extreme, more comprehensive than light, if your motto is McCainian: drill, drill, drill then Toronto mathematician and actor John Mighton's jump math organization has jump math workbooks for at least grades 3 to 8 for at-home and in-school use - training sessions for teachers available. Jump math has been expanding to cover older students. Jump Math Samples: plus Fractions for Grades 3-4 & Grades 5-6 [Read] Free Resources grades 1 to 8 [unread - likely to be good]. and

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4 Computation Rules and Function Notation
5 Real Numbers
6 More Less Greater Than Inequalities and Comparison
7 Axioms Logic and Equivalent Equations
8 Unifying Theme For Algebra
9 Proportionality Backwards and Forwards
10 Examples of Algebraic Reasoning
A Origins of Counting and Figuring Methods
B Real Numbers Extrinsic Development


Site coverage of formuala evaluation format, of computation rules and axioms, and of the forward and backward use of formulas and proportionality relations lessens the amount of natural talent needed to understand and explain algebra.

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2 Euclidean Geometry - Constructions + extras
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4 Lines and Slopes Take 1
5 What is Similarity
6 Trigonometry first steps
7 Complex Numbers
8 Unit-Circle Trigonometry
9 Lines and Slopes Take 2 with tangent function
10 Intersecting Straight Lines and Transversals
11 Parallel Straight Lines and Transversals
12 Function Translating and Rescaling
13 Vectors
14 Degrees to Radians and Radians to Degrees
15 Arc or Inverse Trigonometric Function

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More Algebra

Natural-Logarithms Exponentials Powers Roots
Five Polynomial Operations
Quadratics Geometrically
Functions
5 Factored Polynomial Sign Analysis Examples
Rewriting algebraic substitution as function substitutions

The first topic leads to a full high school level theory for the forward and backward mastery of growth and decay models and for definition, range and domains of radicals, roots and powers. The next two topics make quadratics and polynomials easier to learn and teach. Site coverage of functions turns vertical and horizontal line rules into computation methods for evaluating functions.

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Logic-Reason for all
Careful Thinking
Chains of Reason
Mathematical Induction
Responsibility
Bodies-of-Knowledge

Arithmetic - Ages 10+
1. Deciml Place Value - fun
2. Decimals for Tutors
3. Prime Factors - quickly
4. Fractions + Ratios
5. Arith with units - science

Geometry
1 Maps + Plans Use
2 Euclidean Geometry
3 Rct +Polr Coordinates
4 Lines-Slopes [I]
5. What is Similarity
Algebra Starters - the base
1. Better Work Format
2. Solve Linear Eqns
3. Computation Rules
4. Axioms, Item 3 Viewpnt
5. Formulas Backwards
More Algebra
Logarithms-ax & m/nth roots
Five Polynomial Operations
Quadratics Geometrically
Functions || Vectors too
Arith. Skill Check+Answers
Calculus Prep/Preview
What is a Variable
Why study slopes
Why factor polynomials
Complex Numbers
Limits + Continuity

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