Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Have you encountered times when you are able to solve many mathematics questions relaxingly without fuss, but with a twist to the way the questions are asked, you are stucked?
Most maths learners do face this sort of situation while learning maths. It is a learning phase in education.
What is therefore the message ...
Posted in Learning Maths | 1 Comment »
Saturday, March 29th, 2008
A very common question maths student always ask is
"How many decimal places have I to use for this compution?".
This is not a simple question to answer.
Though the teacher may simply say "Use 3 decimal places" as a yardstick or to standardise marking or solutions, what is the underlying importance of selecting ...
Posted in Number | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Geometry has lasted a long time ago.
The Egyptian Pyramids of Giza in Egypt is a famous example.
What is so special about the shape of this pyramid?
It differs from other shape in that, besides the base, all its other surfaces end up in a vertex, or pointed tip at one end.
Actually this ...
Posted in Geometry | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
When we talk about learning maths, we may know all the steps of the process involved. Steps like practice, understanding the topical concepts, linkage between concepts, various usage of mathematical tools, etc, can be well handled individually.
However, there may be cases of the results, after applying these learning steps, not meeting ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
There are ways to pass math, and there are ways to fail math.
Failing math is easy. Just handing up a blank math paper will surely results in failure outright.
But how to fail math gracefully without submitting a blank paper?
Here 4 sure ways are proposed (from compilation of past experiences).
Way ONE:
Ignore ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
One key topic in geometry is the calculation of surface area for a certain shape.
Why the need for this knowledge? Where is this parameter of Surface Area applied?
Look at the pictures on the right.
Do you see them often? I believe so!
Here, any maker of these items has to know the surface area ...
Posted in Areas, Geometry | No Comments »
