I want to relearn algebra, chemistry, basic mechanics, and basic physics this summer. For free?
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posted by Grandysaur
on Apr 25, 2013 -
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If I know the material that I'm teaching well, but don't have any experience with tutoring or teaching, how do I learn the skills and techniques that will help me be an effective tutor?
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posted by cognitio
on Feb 3, 2013 -
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I'm a 21 year old college senior liberal arts major who has managed to slide by in school (and life) without ever really learning math beyond a middle school/very early high school level. For no reason in particular, I've decided that I want to get serious about bettering myself in the math department. How can I teach myself the academic math skills I missed out on?
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posted by Krazor
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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I'm a college student who is having some issues really understanding Calculus II, which is a problem as A) I am a Comp Sci major, and B) I need to take Calc III as well, and an advanced math elective as well. I've not heard good things about the school provided tutors, (IE, one is not too skilled at math, and the other is really smug and poor pedagogically) and while I could get a private tutor to help me, I was wondering if there are any good resources for online math tutors, like there are for online language tutoring over Skype. Does a directory of such tutors exist, has anyone had a good experience doing this (maybe even with names?), and how much can I expect to pay?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Jan 14, 2013 -
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GRE-Filter: I was happy with my GRE scores. Then, I received word that I have the opportunity to get into a super-duper-top-tier doctoral program previously inaccessible. However, my Quantitative Score--while still in the range of accepted scores over the years for this program--is now less-than-stellar relatively speaking. Is it crazy to think I could study intensely for about a month and improve my score 30-50 points? Am I overthinking this?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 15, 2012 -
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Math is sexy! But I am afraid of math. What class should I take to overcome my fear and get cozy with numbers?
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posted by epanalepsis
on Oct 1, 2012 -
28 answers
I'm looking to learn how to calculate probabilities for a multi-round dice game. I've researched this question some, and it looks like I might need to know how to use the multinomial distribution, but I can't find any good introductions. Please point me to the most layman-accessible educational material on this subject, and help me to help myself.
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posted by Richard Daly
on Sep 28, 2012 -
6 answers
What's important for me to know about being a science teacher, since I've only taught math but will now be training teachers of both contents?
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posted by violetish
on Aug 19, 2012 -
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I'm teaching a minicourse about networks, graphs, and computation to a non-technical audience (mostly grad students in the humanities.) What's the right software platform?
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posted by escabeche
on Jun 18, 2012 -
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I am redesigning a high-school Algebra course so as to make it more meaningful to the students. To that extent, I am trying to gather as many examples throughout our world of linear relationships. I was hoping to tap into the collective wisdom of this group to come up with as long a list as possible of linear relationships that actually exist (not contrived stuff). I once knew a teacher who had a plant that grew at a linear rate. I don't know the type of plant, however. And there are so many other linear relationships around us. I don't want everything they see be about a car's distance from home or the amount of money they saved. What do you know of that exhibits a linear relationship? I'd love to have a long list for students so that they see that studying linear relationships in Algebra really does matter. Thanks for any help in making this course more worth while to the students!
posted by mathmatters
on Jul 21, 2011 -
16 answers
Primary school gets out tomorrow. I know it is common for kids to have a "summer slide" where they forget a lot of what they've learned over the year. Recommend some fun math and science sites/projects/activities for elementary school age kids that will keep them refreshed and interested.
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posted by dejah420
on Jun 2, 2011 -
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Should I pursue my interest and study college physics more? Specifically, should I take a year-long calculus-based program, until I get comfortable that I'm on top of it-- and can really judge my level of interest and aptitude fairly?
Considering I'm a Junior English major. Also considering that it's been 15 years since HS algebra and I've never been good at math. But I want to be.
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posted by reenka
on Feb 10, 2011 -
31 answers
But Sir, what is x? Teaching students algebra for the first time. They keep wanting to put values in for x, and write that down.
E.g. x + x = . Becomes 1 + 1 = 2, in their books. Whereas I want x + x = 2x.
Does anyone have any strategies, or techniques to overcome this?
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posted by 92_elements
on Nov 11, 2010 -
23 answers
I've been seriously considering becoming a high school math teacher. I have some experience teaching in a classroom, and lots of experience tutoring. What I'd like to know now - before I jump into an alternative degree program - is what it's actually like
being a teacher day in and day out. If I'm not going to be able to hack it, I'd rather know now.
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posted by Gori Girl
on Nov 9, 2010 -
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I studied mathematics and some computer science as an undergrad, and I loved it. I feel that my real passion, however, is in experimental sciences or engineering. What are some graduate school options for me?
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posted by scose
on Aug 10, 2010 -
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I am a teacher at a high school that will be providing netbooks to every single student this fall. I am trying to consider ways that this will be helpful in the classroom, particularly in a math classroom. If you knew that every child in the classroom had their own netbook and the classroom were wireless, what would you like to see happen that would help students learn math? Please fire away ideas. All are welcome - whether brainstorm ideas or maybe you know of a particular website or web-based tool that would help students. Particularly, I'd like to assess students' progress as they learn as well as to provide them multiple ways to learn/experience the fundamental concepts in a math course. What would YOU have wanted if you had a laptop and wireless in high school? Thanks for your suggestions!!!
posted by mathmatters
on Jul 10, 2010 -
21 answers
I'm registered for a
Web Analytics class. A prerequisite is "Familiarity with basic concepts of statistics." I'm not a math person and never studied statistics. Which basic statistics concepts should learn before this class? Are there any comic books, videos, or fun resources that would help me learn?
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posted by valannc
on Feb 3, 2010 -
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Recently, someone described a 10-volume mathematics textbook series to me. The books were written by a single author, an engineer with a name that sounded Greek, and came with full worked solutions to every single problem, making them ideal for self study. Unfortunately, they could not remember its title, and my attempts to find it with Google and Amazon have failed.
Has anyone come across this series?
posted by James Scott-Brown
on Jan 29, 2010 -
13 answers
Please provide me with an *effective*, and statistically sound, table/chart listing suggested sample size guidance for associated population size
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posted by thankyoumuchly
on Jan 14, 2010 -
11 answers
Any good computer programs for math practice? Impoverished children need your help.
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posted by Suciu
on Nov 19, 2009 -
9 answers
I have discovered, kind of late in life, that I am pretty good at math. How can I capitalize on this?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 30, 2009 -
14 answers
I need a free and robust math worksheet generator, and don't care whether or not it's a script, web-based, or software.
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posted by booksherpa
on Apr 28, 2009 -
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I have always been horrible at math, but somehow a great programmer. I have found that writing a computer program that demonstrates a certain mathematical concept enables me to better understand the concept. I'm a psych major and I brought this up once in the research lab I've been working in. My prof said he recalls that someone did research and/or created a system in which a student writes a computer program that is pertinent to a certain mathematical concept and upon completion is given the regular math problem (as it would appear in a math class). This enables the student to better understand the math problem, solve, and learn math. Has anyone heard of this or anything similar? A learning system such as this would be a blessing to my education.
Thanks.
posted by fightoplankton
on Apr 13, 2009 -
15 answers
Las Cuentas de Benjamin 2... I am looking for a first grade spanish language math workbook called Las Cuentas de Benjamin 2, or something like it.
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posted by alcahofa
on Mar 2, 2009 -
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I've got math anxiety but not the traditional kind. I'm graduating with a math degree but I feel very insecure pursuing higher math. How did something this beautiful turn into a bugbear?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2008 -
20 answers
Can anyone suggest good places to visit in Greece (or nearby) that are relevent to mathematics? Much more detail inside.
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posted by junipero
on Nov 25, 2008 -
3 answers
Planning on teaching myself Calculus I and II in order to take the AP Calculus BC exam this May. If you've taught or taken either class, at a high school, university, or independently, read on.
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posted by Precision
on Aug 16, 2008 -
28 answers
I've studied for weeks (20 hours per week these past three weeks), I've paid attention in math class for years, and I've taken dozens of practice tests. But how to go from 780 to 800?
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posted by Precision
on Jun 6, 2008 -
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What are some good sources to teach myself advanced math in preparation for an econ/finance phd?
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posted by btkuhn
on Jun 4, 2008 -
7 answers
My cousin's four year old son is obsessed with things like quarks and infinity. He insists to his mother that infinity is the last number. She isn't so sure, and wants to know more about things like strangeness.
I don't want to determine this kid's future, but it seems fun to feed his curiosity. And since my wife's babysitter was Murray Gell-Mann, the responsibility has fallen partially on my shoulders to help answer his questions. What kinds of information can you recommend that I give to his mother so that she, an attorney and not a mathematician, and her son can learn more about this information. In particular, what kinds of books, games, and projects would introduce him to other neat ideas in mathematics and physics?
posted by billtron
on Feb 16, 2008 -
27 answers
Does anyone know of any one-year science-ish programs for those who have a bachelors, but who want to bulk up on science and/or math.
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posted by melissam
on Oct 21, 2007 -
6 answers
I'm looking to rebuild my mathematics skills from the ground up so that I have proper habits. I'm looking to start from the basics and go straight up to calculus. Math was a subject in which I didn't pay as much attention to as I wish that I had and am looking to find the best sources of information on the subject.
I also would love software that would drill me kind of like speed reading software but for math.
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posted by Chamunks
on Sep 4, 2007 -
22 answers
What e-learning systems provide students with the math-related symbols they need and lets them "show their work," while still letting them submit all answers online?
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posted by ejvalentine
on Mar 14, 2007 -
8 answers
Science and math educators, K-12 and college! What are your favourite science and math sites that you use for planning lessons and curricula, or for classroom use? And why? Thanks!
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posted by carter
on Nov 16, 2006 -
3 answers
It's official: my 11 year-old daughter is missing her math gene: Please suggest some math gene therapy.
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posted by sexymofo
on Sep 11, 2006 -
26 answers
Grading dilemma: Can the median be a fair measure of a set of quiz scores? Here's the situation ...
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posted by imposster
on May 8, 2006 -
24 answers
Mathfilter: Have you ever found any really, really good explanations of complicated mathematics topics online? Where "good" here gives higher marks for clarity, analogies, examples, and even aesthetics than for strict formal completeness, though that's not taken lightly either. (
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posted by tss
on Oct 3, 2004 -
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