This post is the first of a series of hints and techniques for students of math, all based on my experience as a math tutor and teacher…
Much of what a student must learn in a math course amounts to mastering the steps in a well defined procedure. For example, multiplying two binomials (e.g. (x-3)(y2+z) ) [...]
One of the most important and famous formulas in mathematics is the Pythagorean Theorem: for a right triangle, the square of the long side (hypotenuse) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. Using a diagram:
\[ a^{2}+ b^{2}= c^{2}\]
As I have pointed out in other posts, proofs of major results [...]
I'm Larry Phillips, a former engineer, programmer, math teacher, math /physics tutor, and currently owner of a tutoring company. I'm on a mission to show that math is more interesting than the schools made you think it was.
