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Problem-solving is not identifying key words

Problem-solving in math is not just about identifying the keyword in a word problem, the word that will tell you whether to apply the quadratic formula or take a derivative. Problem-solving is often a lot Read more…

By Kaisa, 9 years ago May 23, 2016
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Units can save you

I once had a student working through a midterm exam problem in calculus, about a bike ride: A bicyclist sets off for school. She takes fifteen minutes to get up to cruising speed, 16 miles Read more…

By Kaisa, 9 years ago April 13, 2016
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