Archive for September, 2007

Indices and Logarithm relationship

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Indices and logarithm are closely related to each other. Their difference lies in the way they are presented or in their format. Indices format:  ax = y Logarithm format:  logaY = x How to decide which format to use? Which format to use depends on the initial maths problem or questions given, and what ...

Laws of Indices

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

What is Indices? Format of Indices is  ax = y. NOTE: The power "x" should be written small. There are 3 basic laws of Indices: A) Product Law of Indices an x am = a (n + m) Example: a3 x a2 = a 5 B) Quotient Law of Indices an / am = a(n-m) Example: a5 / a2 ...

Number can be fun!

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Numbers have many characteristics. The few example can show that they can be fun and unique in itself. They possess some properties not other numbers have. Number FOUR: This is the only number that is the same in counts at when it is expressed in the English language, that is, FOUR has ...

Lattice Multiplication

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Multiplication using Lattice method is shown in this video clip. An interesting method!

Cool Multiplication

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

This video on multiplication is another method to perform the mathematical operation. It is not limited to the conventional way of multiplying.

Another graphical multiplication trick

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

An interesting way to multiply numbers. This is one of the many special methods to perform multiplication.