What does multiplication really represent? An exploration of alternative conceptual models for multiplication, along with a dimensional interpretation of multiplication.
Tag: Arithmetic
Inverse Musings: + and –
Inverse operations and functions are wonderful things. Without them, solving equations would be much more challenging. Yet inverse operations can also be odd beasts. This is the first of several postings on operations/functions and their inverses. Addition The first arithmetic operation we all learned was addition. It seems to arise fairly naturally from the counting…… Continue reading Inverse Musings: + and –
Life Skills Learned In Math Class
Descriptions of life skills (skills useful in daily and business life) learned in elementary through high school mathematics courses.
Operations are taught in pairs
Many High School students I have worked with have not spent much time pondering the sequence in which math topics were taught to them. So, it can be interesting to step into the “waaay-back” machine and investigate this question a bit: What was the very first arithmetic operation you were taught (probably in first grade)? What…… Continue reading Operations are taught in pairs
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