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Summer Programs

By Courtney H. | 5/14/2012 10:10 AM CST |

Now is the time to plan for Summer Tutoring. I will be offering a full schedule of tutoring for the summer, including some interesting group sessions and summer programs. Call for more information!

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Three ways to show how math is used in "real life"

By Ron G. | 5/13/2012 5:39 PM CST |

If I had a dollar for every time a student in a math class has asked me "how do I use this in real life?" I'd have a paycheck. But, like it says in the song, "if I had a million dollars, I'd be rich."

I'm asked this most often by Algebra 2 and Geometry students, so here are three things I can show them.

(1) The Rule of 72. Which states, in probably over-simplified form:

"If you take the number 72, and divide it by your interest rate, the result is the number of years it takes for the principal to double."

That's a pretty good simulation of compound interest there, especially for rates around...

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Math Enrichment and Summertime Activities

By Cornelia M. | 5/9/2012 8:30 AM CST |

I don't ever endorse any specific product or company, but here is a great resource to all my parents wanting to find some summer activity books and software:

http://criticalthinking.extole.com/a/clk/3f22RN

Summer is a great time to do FUN academic challenges. The goal isn't to learn Algebra, because your child will learn it in school this Fall. However, summer activities can get his/her brain ready to learn!! So, check out the web site (you can search by grade-level or topic). The products are 100% guaranteed.

As always, I'm here to help! Everyone is good at math, perhaps they just don't...

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Most Important: Customizing the tutoring and approach to the student's learning style, needs, learning objectives, questions.

By John M. | 5/4/2012 10:06 AM CST |

Recently, after I tutored two of my favorite students to prepare them for upcoming tests in Pre-Algebra and Geometry respectively, and I received positive reinforcement for the importance and value of customizing the tutoring approach, information, knowledge transfer, and tutoring style.

After the first tutoring session, I was approached by three people as I was waiting for my next student:
1. An elementary school teacher – she complemented me on my knowledge and tutoring style, and asked me for my information to refer students to me for tutoring.
2. A parent seeking a tutor for their daughter...

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If You Need Math Tutoring, Act Now To Get Back On Track

By Kenneth S. | 5/3/2012 1:07 PM CST |

I invite all students who are faltering in Mathematics, from Algebra through Calculus, to get help as soon as possible.

The right kind of skilled help, which gives you INSIGHT and thus understanding, can build your confidence and raise your level of achievement. That's what you want to do--because those who do not address these issues usually experience disappointment and failure, and the effects of failure have a significant impact on your life, such as lowering self-esteem and interfering with your plans for college and career.

That's why I tutor--to help you. All of my customers experience...

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Proof Techniques

By Kirk S. | 4/26/2012 11:29 AM CST |

Proof techniques are fun. They are mathematical arguments of sufficiency. The feeling you get from arguing your point logically to completion is always exhilarating. Let us put our mathematical reasoning power to the test. Now since this is our first of many proof techniques. I will start with something elementary.

1. Prove the following:

(a) Given that the average of y and z is odd, then z is an odd integer when y is odd.

When doing proofs it is best to do so in algebraic and generalized form. A way to represent all possible cases. Using only examples would be trivial, since we know that...

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Proof of the Quadratic Formula

By Kirk S. | 4/26/2012 9:27 AM CST |

Students often ask me how do Mathematicians come up with various formulas in Trigonometry, Algebra and Calculus? By method of Proofs and Derivation I would exclaim, which in my opinion is becoming a lost art. I found deriving formulas helped to seal the understanding of the concepts and theories in Math. I believe it is thus fitting as an end to our talk on polynomials, to derive the equation of the quadratic formula. We will do so by using the last method we discussed, "Completing the Square".

Remember the standard form for the quadratic equation reads:

f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c

To find the roots...

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Success vs. Stress, including Fear of Failure and Memory Problems

By Paul C. | 4/24/2012 7:27 AM CST |

A few keys to success in school (for people with or without A.D.D.):

We need to concentrate on taking notes in classes, and possibly use a digital recorder to record some classes. (That makes a tremendous difference for many of my A.D.D. students, because they can "go back and listen" to things they missed when distractions occurred.) Examples of distractions include when other students are moving or making noises, worries or concerns**, being hungry, needing to go to the restroom, looking for a pen or pencil, or needing to sharpen a pencil, etc. There are many sources of distractions. Even...

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Polynomial Factorization - Series 2a - Revisited

By Kirk S. | 4/21/2012 6:45 AM CST |

It has been a while since my last post, but as promised I am back. Recently a reader of one of my blogs commented on how helpful they were in helping her explain a concept to her HS Junior. I was indeed very glad to hear. It certainly is an encouragement to see parents, not only sign their child up for tutoring but also willing to follow through the covered material as well. Expanding on the purpose of the blog page, would be a forum board where students/parents can post short questions and have tutor respond and perhaps even have their answers rated on helpfulness. This I believe would make...

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Math, Science, Exercise - One of these things is not like the other - or is it?

By Robin W. | 4/11/2012 9:01 AM CST |

I’m not good at this! I don’t like it! Why do I have to do this?

Were these questions my students were asking the other day? No, these were things I was saying at the gym yesterday. I hate to exercise. I’m definitely not good at it. I’m definitely not very highly motivated. Yet, I go there 4 times a week, because I know it is good for me, and I don’t like how I feel when I don’t go.

Now, occasionally, a student will ask me these same questions and I admit, until I actually heard myself complain at the gym yesterday, I was sympathetic, but I didn’t get it.

I love math. I love science...

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