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Dimensional Analysis Problem
The other day in my Pre-Algebra class at HFCC we were talking about geometry, but I wanted to link it to the dimensional analysis that we had just done in the previous chapter since I knew that some of the students were struggling with the concept and could probably use the review. So, when the…
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Wolfram Demonstrations Project: The Double Cone
This afternoon I taught my College Algebra class about the Conic Sections, and The Double Cone project from the Wolfram Demonstrations Project came to mind. I figured that it deserves a mention since it's the second time this semester that I have used it in my classes when explaning the conic sections. It really seems…
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Algebra Activities Binder
I don't know whether this post should go under the category of "promotion" or not, but what I do know is that I regularly use Maria Andersen's Algebra Activities Binder in my classroom. We have been talking about solving equations in my basic mathematics class at IADT, and to finish out the chapter, today I…
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Statistics Infographics Assignment
Specs for the infographics assignment for my Statistics class: – Infographic example topics statistics on education in America statistics on OCC enrollment injuries in sports comparison of profits for Detroit Sports Teams Mistakes in the medical field – Include 3 different types of graphs (e.g., pie chart, line graph, bar graph, histogram, pictograph, ogive,…
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Calculus Activity for Implicit Differentiation
Some of you may remember that I mentioned something about needing an activity for implicit differentiation when I went for a job interview a few weeks ago. Well, here it is. It really, really, really is meant to for the students to cut the pieces apart and then match them up rather than just draw…
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Nightline: For Profit Education Investigation
For anyone in higher education, this is definitely food for thought. Nightline Investigation 1 Nightline Investigation 2 Related Chronicle Articles: http://chronicle.com/article/For-Profit-Colleges-May-Be-at/125379/ http://chronicle.com/article/Education-Dept-to-Delay/124617/
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