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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
Do not leave here without it - Logic
mastery will develops critical thinking, improve reading and
writing, and give a firmer base for work and studies at many levels.
Good luck.
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After logic,
(a) continue reading Three
Skills for Algebra, chapters 8 to 14 and do so alongside site
area on solving
linear2007 Equations ; or (b) see this calculus
starter lesson and Volume 3, Why
Slopes & More Math, chapters 2 to 6;
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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Explore collaborative whiteboards from groupboard,
twiddla or
scriblink.
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The Trouble With Algebra
People have difficulties in algebra as the shorthand role of
letters and symbols appears is required but steps for its full development
are too large or missing. Remedies are offered in site material. The
remedies (a) describe and illustrate three skills for algebra; (b)
describe and illustrate the direct and indirect use of equations,
proportionality equations included, and so vocalizes a unifying and hitherto
theme in secondary school mathematics; and (c) re-introduces
the concept of what is a variable with words instead of
symbols. The remedies are continued in site pages on solving linear
equations, arithmetic with polynomials, complex numbers and calculus.
Before or besides the early use of formulas in primary
school and of the mastery via examples of methods for addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions, the shorthand role of
letters and symbols in describing the properties of arithmetic operations with
further numbers (real or complex) can be introduced or hinted at by giving and
illustrating algebraic descriptions of these operations.
The unavoidable occurrence of arithmetic and algebraic
expressions, better seen and read silently, has been a huge barrier to the role
of words in understanding and describing algebraic skills and concepts.
Formulas and equations like pictures are worth a thousand words. To lower
the barrier but to circumvent it, site pages provide a more vocal, a more
audible paths. In retrospect, shortcomings in the exposition or
explanation of algebraic skills and concepts has twisted or complicated learning
and teaching from from first appearance of algebra to their full-strength use of
algebra in elementary and advanced calculus. Finally, skill development and
perfection requires some drill and practice - not too much but enough. The
algebraic way of writing and reasoning before or during its development.
requires mastery of arithmetic with fractions without a calculator - that
arithmetic should be repeatable, reproducible, verifiable and automatic.
Course design and delivery may now follow the easier path of developing
skills and concepts in solving linear equations, of arithmetic with polynomials,
of complex numbers, from assumptions about arithmetic with real and complex
numbers.
Optional would be a mixed inductive & deductive development of
Euclidean Geometry and the properties of real and complex numbers where
decimal representation of real numbers assumed..
All the foregoing has the aim of providing (i) an operational command of
mixed mathematics and providing (ii) the algebraic-deductive maturity needed in
the further and optional study of modern mathematics, axiom based.
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