Finding the slope seems to trip students up every year, even though we work step-by-step through the different variations. Students seem to master each individual piece (*EXCEPT maybe the slope formula... hence, this blog post! We'll get there...). We always have great conversations about types of slopes, making connections between all the different representations: special … Continue reading Calculating Slope From 2 Points *with tables*
Simplifying Expressions
Simplifying Radicals *with factor ladders*
Are the rest of you feeling the end of the semester like I am? It's so close! All this grading has given me a chance to think about my next topic... and I could write about a million different things... But I think I want to continue with simplifying radicals, the natural segue from my … Continue reading Simplifying Radicals *with factor ladders*
Eat, Pray, Solve for X 