It’s August! Either you are posed and chomping at the bit to officially open those new books you ordered in April, or you are wondering what happened to summer and wish you could live in ignorance. Truthfully, you’re probably somewhere in between these two extremes. Before we dive into the implementation or curriculum it is […]
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Live Classes Start September 4th! Live classes this year: 11 am : Introduction to Algebra – Algebra 1 live mimetic class following the Art of Problem Solving Algebra text 1 pm : Geometry – Geometry socratic discussion and exploration class. Students in this course can use any geometry text, but the syllabus includes lesson assignments
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Are final exams even necessary? Are we even allowed to ask this? Finals week in college and high school is always a stressful time, almost as a right of passage. Do assessments need to be stressful patterns of studying, furiously writing, and waiting for results? No. They really don’t. However, we do need to take
If infinity were odd then two times infinity would be even, but two times infinity is infinity, which is defined as odd. Therefore, infinity is not odd. Another win for proof by contradiction – assume a premise, show how the premise leads to a contradiction, which concludes that the premise is false, therefore, the negation
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Geometry is not my favorite subject. With the exception of proofs, I confess to finding Geometry rather boring. It seems to be common for people to prefer either Geometry or Algebra, but I’m beginning to challenge this perception. Let us reason together: Students in Math Masters are encouraged to learn difficult and beautiful truths using
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