Monthly Archives: May 2013

Transposing and Rearranging Formulas

Image Source: http://www.juicing-for-health.com In a previous lesson we showed how to Solve Equations using the work down through the “Onion Skins” Method. Knowledge of that lesson is needed as a background, before doing our lesson on Rearranging Formulas. Click here … Continue reading

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Significant Figures

Image Source: http://img.ehowcdn.com Often our Calculator gives us very long answers which need to be rounded off to have a smaller number of “Significant Figures”. For example, if we measure the Height of all the students in our class, and … Continue reading

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Scientific Notation

Image Source: http://wallpaperswa.com “Scientific Notation”, (also referred to as “Standard Form”), is used by Scientists to represent very large numbers, like the Distance between stars and planets, in a much simpler form. It is also used by Geographers and Economists … Continue reading

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Zero and Negative Exponents

Image Copyright 2013 by Passy’s World of Mathematics In the above screenshot, we are using Adobe Photoshop to shrink down a large digital camera photo to one quarter of its original size. We need to do this so that the … Continue reading

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Expanding Exponent Quotients

Image Source: http://www.philipvaughan.net Philip Vaughan is an amazing American Artist who Paints and Designs sculptures for public places. He describes his work as “hidden geometry”, and in the picture above he has expanded out metal into spheres by making many … Continue reading

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