by DaleCallahan | Aug 11, 2021 | General High School Questions
Calculators come in four various forms (as for math) The 4 function calculator: A few bucks and NOT what you want. These are: add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Scientific calculator: These calculators can do square roots, exponentials, and trig functions (plus...
by DaleCallahan | Aug 10, 2021 | Geometry, Geometry Chapter 3
Question from Anna: Geometry Chapter 3 Lesson 5 Number 11. How do we figure this out? Answer from Cassidy Cash: Start with what we know: North East West South make 90-degree angles so <NOE = <EOS = <SOW = 90 degrees A = 50. So to this point, draw with N = 0,...
by DaleCallahan | May 28, 2021 | Blog, Frequently Asked Questions, General High School Questions
One of the most frequent math questions we get from homeschool parents is “Do I let my students use a calculator?” Is your student begging for the calculator? Have you stood firm against it all through elementary school? Do you feel like you are the “no”...
by DaleCallahan | Nov 6, 2020 | Algebra, Algebra Chapter 11
by DaleCallahan | Sep 24, 2020 | Blog, Education, Frequently Asked Questions, General High School Questions
There is no wrong way to grade. It’s completely up to you. You are in charge. But sometimes we need some help deciding where to even begin. Our advice is to remember that the goal is learning, not grades. Grades are a reflection to OTHERS of how much you’ve...
by DaleCallahan | Aug 25, 2020 | Education, Frequently Asked Questions, General High School Questions, High School Math, Homework Help
As you move deeper into each textbook (Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 w/Trig, Calculus, etc), the problems will contain several concepts you’ve learned earlier – all in one problem. This complexity can make it difficult to find the “how-to” or...
by DaleCallahan | May 12, 2020 | Geometry, Geometry Chapter 15
In Jacobs Geometry Chapter 15 Lesson 1 problem 57, we are asked, “In how many planes do the square faces of the cube faces of the unfolded hypercube lie?” The Solutions Manual says 13 planes. Let’s see how they got that number....
by DaleCallahan | Apr 3, 2020 | Geometry, Geometry General Course Questions, Homework Help
Geometry Course Chapters 13 and 16 were originally omitted from our Geometry course for time constraints. The concepts in those chapters are advanced, though not difficult. Students will not likely see them on the ACT/SAT or even in college, except for specialized...
