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5 problems pre-calculus students should do in their head
Not all problems should be done in your head, but sometimes it is advised to do math in your head. Here are my top problems I want my students to be able to do.
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4 Must Know Operations With A Fraction and Whole Numbers
when you had combining or dividing fractions with integers there are two main takeaways that you need to know to apply the operations correctly
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3 Mistakes Students Make Solving Exponential Equations
In this video we will explore three of the most common mistakes students make when solving exponential equations
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3 Different Solutions to a system of equations
In this video we are going to cover the three different solutions you can expect from a system of linear equations. How to identify one solution, no solution and infinite many solutions.
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#1 Most Common PC Exam Word Problem
In this video I am going to cover the most common word problem that you can expect on your pre-calculus exam/
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Popular Rational Equation Test Question
When I see tests with rational equations one of the more popular types of questions look like this. In this video we are going to explore why this question is popular and how to solve it.
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I'm having trouble finding the extrema
In this video I am going to work through how to find the extram of a function on a given interval
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how do you graph something like this?
In this video a student asked me to graph a line in standard form. I will show you two different ways to graph.
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I should not have got in trouble
I am not proud to say but I got in trouble multple times during my teaching career. Don't worry nothing serious but all true stories.
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How to deal with Math Anxiety and Save Your Grade
Let's be honest math anxiety is real. I had it, and many students have it if they are good at math or not. In this video I offer some tips to deal with with it
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Factoring Quadratic Trinomials EMH #main Emil Christopher
Lets take a look at how to factor quadratics when a=1 using easy medium and hard numbers
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Factor a Quadratic Trinomial Fast
Factoring can be hard enough, sometimes we have to do it quickly and when we have big numbers it can be hard. Let me show you how to do that.
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I'm confused how to identify transformation for f(x) to g(x)
In this video I am going to work through an example of helping a student understand how to identify the transformations for f(x) to g(x)
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Mistakes Students Make Finding x and y intercepts Whoops didn't mean that
In this video we are going to work on the common mistakes I see students make when trying to identify the x and y intercepts of a rational function
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Long Division Vs Synthetic Division
In this video I am going to compare the process of long division verse synthetic division.
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Finding the zeros of the polynomials by factoring
In this video I am going to work through the differences of finding the zeros between a quadratic, cubic and quartic binomial by factoring.
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Find the Missing Number When 37 is 4%
In this video I am going to show you how to determine what the missing number is given the percent.
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Figure Out The Ambiguous Case.... Fast
Lets take a look at how to determine if we have One, Two or No Triangles with the ambiguous case. Lets not do it the long way, FAST!
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Expand The Binomial Fast
Let's go and learn how to expand a binomial fast and maybe just even in your head.
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Exciting Quick Review of Graphing Logarithmic Functions!
In this video we will do a quick review of graphing logarithmic functions, what makes up the graph of the logarithm and how the transformations will effect the graph.
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Dividing polynomials Noob vs Expert
Dividing polynomials is often though of long division or synthetic division but sometimes there is an easier way which I will highlight here.
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Distributive Property For Factoring (Let's Learn Factoring)
I like students to understand distributive property before we get to factoring because it reinforces the understanding combining like terms and where that dreaded middle term goes.
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difference between sum and Difference to Factor
In this video I am going to detail the factoring must knows to understand how to factor quickly and effectively
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Classic Mistake Graphing Rational Equations
In this video I am going to work through a classic mistake I see students make when graphing rational equations.