Hello there! Today I’m showing you how to quickly and effectively simplify radicals of any index by hand. What’s the best part about this method? It’s (almost) foolproof…so long as you have a solid set of multiplication skills. Which, of course, I’m sure you do…
You’ve probably never done this before. In fact for a long time it never even crossed my mind that I hadn’t a…
Yesterday there was an interesting article in the New York Times discussing New York’s Regents Algebra I exam. This year the exam, which aligned with new standards, had…
A lot of you have been asking about WHY this viral math problem is marked incorrect. And that’s a great question! It seems a little absurd, doesn’t it?
Alright, have you’ve seen The Martian? If you haven’t, what are you doing reading about math? Seriously, stop what you’re doing and go watch it! Then come back and see…
Suppose I walked up to you, gave you a handful of change and asked, “How much money is this?”
We are not computers. We are not machines. We do not think procedurally.