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  • How to Get Your Kids to Practice Math

    This article will help you create a math "treasure hunt" - a fun way to get your kids to practice their math and logic skills.

  • How to Solve a system of variable equations

    Title says it all!

  • How to Find the Average

    Need to find the average of a set of numbers? This article will show you how easy it is!

  • How to Mathematically Calculate the 9 Times Table With Your Fingers

    Did you know that you can calculate the 9 times table, up to 9 times 10, using only your fingers? The technique is extremely simple and you do not need to be good at Mathematics to be able to...

  • How to Solve For How Many Rectangles Are On a Checkerboard

    This article will help you solve for the number of rectangle are on a checkerboard and any other type of board consisting of an N x M dimension.

  • How to Derive a Function Using Power Rule

    Power rule is the simplest way to derive a function and is easy to use when the function has a certain format.

  • How to Add Fractions with different denominators

    Here are easy step by step instruction on how to add fractions with different denominators.

  • How to Factor Different Polynomials

    Factoring...the opposite of distributing! A fundamental lesson of Algebra is the factoring of polynomials. And just as the types of polynomials vary, so do the methods for factoring them. ...

  • How to Use Pi to Find the Volume of a Cylinder

    Using Pi to find the volume of a cylinder is easier than you think!

  • How to Use Pi to Find the Volume of a Ball or Sphere

    Using Pi to calculate the volume of a sphere is pretty straightforward. Use these simple steps to calculate the volume of any size sphere.

  • How to Multiply by Nine

    This article offers a trick to help youngsters to learn their mulitplications by nine. Being a larger number, it is not easy for a child to use their fingers so follow these simple steps to...

  • How to Figure Percent Decrease

    In this economy, sometimes our homes or investments are decreasing in value. On the good side, sometime the price of the home we want to buy has also decreased. If you want to figure the percent...

  • How to Figure Percent Increase

    Many times you may want to figure percent increase. For example, you may want to know the percent increase in prices for automobiles, homes, or stock mutual funds. You also may want to find out...

  • How to Solve An Arithmetic Problem With Multiple Operations

    In Mathematics, there has to be order so that everyone finds a consistent answer. When you are solving a problem with multiple operations, you will need to follow a set of basic operation rules. ...

  • How to Exponentiate a Matrix

    When it comes to exponentiating a matrix there are 2 options: multiplying the matrix by itself many times, which could take hours or use this technique which will only take about 10 minutes.

  • How to Diagonalize a Matrix

    Diagonalizing a matrix is a rather long and painstaking process, but it is invaluable to making matrices easier to handle.

  • How to Regroup Fractions

    In one of our homeschooling sessions my daughter needed help with subtracting mixed fractions. The book's instructions were vague and it has been years since I tackled a fraction. But once I took...

  • How to Determine if a Vector is Orthoganol or Orthonormal

    For more basic math classes orthogonal vectors are lines that intersect at a 90 degree angle, but when the graphs of equations get into the fourth dimension we cannot graph them. To determine if...

  • How to Test the Inverse of a Matrix

    After going through all the work to find the inverse of a matrix it is nice to be able to check it, using this technique on a test is very important.

  • How to do a Uniqueness Proof

    One of the fundamental ways to prove some theorems, it is useful for showing that what the theorem says is the one and only answer.

  • How to Easily Divide Fractions

    Are you stumped on your homework? Do you not know how to divide fractions? Or maybe you've just forgotten? This article will teach you how to divide fractions easily, using and defining key...

  • How to Use Pi to Find the Circumference of a Circle

    The mathematical expression "pi" is used to work with circles, spheres, and cylinders. It is a part of many formulas that are used to figure out things like circumference, area, and...

  • How to solve linear equations in Algebra

    A linear equation consists of constants and variables to the first power. There can be more than a single variable in a linear equation, but they must all be to the first power. If it is not to...

  • How to Transpose a Matrix

    Transposes are helpful for multiplying matrices and have special proprieties to help solve problems.

  • How to Improve Children's Ability to Take On Math

    So, we all know our current math education serves best in turning children off about math... Forget about the topic of how to make "math education" better, that is simply impossible in...

  • How to Add Easily Negative Numbers

    Negative numbers can be confusing. When we think about numbers, we often think in terns of positive. However, negative numbers are useful and they are common in mathematical operations. This...

  • How to Remember the value of "e"

    My teachers made me memorize the value of e so my teacher showed me this strategy, and it helped me a lot on tests.

  • How to Improve Your Math Skills

    Don't we all dread doing math. Are you jealous of the brainiac who seems to know every problem in math? Want to improve your math skills? I will show you tips that will help become better at...

  • How to Do Multiplication of Binomials Using FOIL In Algebra

    The FOIL method makes the multiplication of binomials much easier to learn. It can be used to multiply any two binomials.

  • How to Average Your Letter Grades

    If your teacher or professor gives you letter grades on your tests or papers, you may want to figure your average grade. He or she may, of course, consider other factors in your grade, such as...

  • How to Find the Equation of a Line When Given a Point and the Slope

    One of the main tasks in Algebra is to examine lines. There are different forms for the equation of a line and which one to use depends on what information you have about a specific line. In this...

  • How to Construct a Pyramid of Maximum Volume from a Square

    With the right cuts, a square piece of paper can be made into a square based pyramid. Depending on the angles and proportions of the finished model, you can get pyramids of varying volume from...

  • How to Use Order of Operations (Algebra)

    Learn how to use order of operations to solve algebra problems. Algebra problems can seem a lot harder than they actually are if you forget to use the correct order of operations.

  • How to Construct a Cone of Maximum Volume from a Circle

    Cones are useful geometric shapes; they make great funnels and containers, and they are very easy to construct. If you have a piece of paper in the shape of a circle, all you need to do is cut...

  • How to Find the Center of Mass of Any Polygon

    For any regular polygon (one whose angles and side lengths are equal) finding the center of mass is easy because the shape is symmetric; the center of mass is the geometric center than intuition...

  • How to Circumscribe a Triangle

    Circumscribing a triangle means constructing a circle around the triangle so that the corners of the triangle lie on the edge of the circle. If you have a triangle drawn on a flat surface, you...

  • How to Use Farmville on Facebook to Teach Math

    Do you play Farmville on Facebook? Integrate you time managing your farm into teaching your children math. Show your children real world applications and make it fun at the same time.

  • How to Draw a Specific size Oval or Ellipse

    Have you ever wanted to draw an oval of a specific size? We have all drawn an oval using two nails, some string and a pencil, but how do you determine the nail spacing and string length to obtain...

  • How to Convert Mathematical Bases

    These instructions will be given using an example. You are going to learn how to convert mathematical bases by converting 22 in base 10 to base 2. Understanding these instructions requires that...

  • How to Estimate the Perimeter of an Ellipse

    An ellipse is a closed curve similar to a circle, only it is squashed in on the sides. A circle has a very simple formula for the circumference, but unfortunately, no such simple formula exists...

  • How to Construct a Box with Maximum Volume from a Rectangle

    If you have a rectangular piece of cardboard or cardstock, you can use calculus to construct an open top box with maximum volume. The box is formed by cutting 4 identical squares from the...

  • How to Find the Equation of a Circle Through 3 Points

    For any 3 points in the xy-plane, so long as the points do not lie on the same line, it is possible to find a unique equation for a circle that passes through those 3 points. Recall that the...

  • How to Understand Algebra Number lines

    Many people young and old know that education is the key to success, especially in this day and age. Our economy is not getting any better. So, with this in mind math is a key ingredient to...

  • How to Solve Equations to Find Intersections of Conic Sections

    In advanced math and science, there often arises the need to solve systems of equations that are non linear. When finding the intersection points of two conic sections (circles, ellipses,...

  • How to Solve Rational Equations

    Rational functions have the form p(x)/q(x) where p(x) and q(x) are polynomial functions. In algebra and precalculus classes, some math problems ask you to solve for x when you have rational...

  • How to Solve Math Story Problems

    Learn the right way to read, understand and solve math story problems.

  • How to Teach Math Cheap Using Things From Home

    Teaching math can be as easy as finding the right tools to use, which can get expensive! Here are some tips to making teaching math not only easy, but cheap, using everyday items from home.

  • How to Get the Area of a Circle

    A circle is one of the most difficult geometric shapes to compute the area, circumference, etc... It can be difficult for those just learning geometry to understand how to compute the area of a...

  • How to Teach Math to Any Child

    Math is not for everyone. Unfortunately, it is a necessary skill in life and a requirement in school for all children, interested or not. So, how do you reach those children that just aren't that...

  • How to Read Sigma Notation

    Sigma notation is very useful when you need to add a large number of numbers together. Although many people find the notation confusing, it's actually very simple to understand when you know how...

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