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Basic Exponents and Indices

Image Source for iPad: http://www.mydigitallife.info What do you notice about the numbers: 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 ? They are all computer memory and storage numbers, like 16 Gig, 32 Gig, 64 Gig on an iPad. Power of 2 … Continue reading

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Survivor Algebra

Image Source: http://i3.fc-img.com Survivor Algebra is a fun way of doing Algebra with Mathematics Classes. It involves dividing a class up into teams, where they outmath their opponents for prizes by their results on “Challenges”. The idea was invented by … Continue reading

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Testing Out Scratch and Vimeo

This is a very quick test to see if an iframe into a Scratch Project we just made works or not. Here is a test of a Vimeo video embed code   Hereis the same video manually upsized from Vimeo’s … Continue reading

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Substituting with Negative Numbers

Image Source: http://d.yimg.com Substituting negative numbers into expressions is the same as substituting positive numbers, except that we need to know the “Integers Rules”. “Integers” is the mathematical word that refers to positive and negative numbers. The main Integers Rules … Continue reading

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Olivers Hill Wall Collapse

Could this be Melbourne’s worst million dollar mathematics mistake? A huge Gabion retaining wall that was being built near where Passy lives crashed down in spectacular fashion a couple of days ago. Here is a YouTube video of the aftermath. … Continue reading

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