Physics, Algebra, Geometry, Calculus
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Since there are often multiple answers to quadratic equations. That is the important thing to remember in mathematics, I think. ‘The square root” implies something singular and refers to the …
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We started by looking at graphing ellipses. Began by with the equation for a circle of radius = 1. Then saw how coefficients change the shape into an ellipse. The 'eccentricity' in a way measures …
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We started by looking at problems from the most recent test. Getting the x and y intercepts just involves setting one variable or the other equal to zero since that is where the equation will …
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Some other problems involved looked at shapes of graphs. Division by zero should not longer be thought of as simply 'undefined'. In some of these problems it indicated a vertical asymptote which can …
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A few of the problems involved synthetic division. They might start as third degree or fourth degree polynomials with one or more of the roots given. There was an equation that would give a second …
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We spent most of the time on a Friday sheet. Including parentheses when the problems get more complicated can be very helpful. In the case of these problems, it was useful to see that multiply parts …
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