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College Algebra - Linear Equations
Student Support / by BurkeDevlin
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 September 17th, 2017
...See more Let me start with some basics, and if this is too basic, just let me know. So - the philosohy of linear equations. What is their raison d'etre, and why are you being made to learn them? Think about it like this. There is some relationship that exists in nature (or in life, if you prefer) between things you know (or can control), and things you'd like to know that depend on those 'controllable' things. You want to get a hold of that 'relationship' and make it work for you - so you can describe and predict stuff 'in life' that follows that relationship. That's what math can do for us!! All that notation - the x's the y's, the operators - and all that graphing, is supposed to make it easier! And it does. But only if you speak the language and understand how to translate: What you want to know to help you in life to Mathematical symbology I am going to try to make this clear with an example and maybe we can work through some questions you have, or problems you're working on. Example to follow in a few...sound good? @CaloenasNicobarica
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BurkeDevlin / CaloenasNicobarica All-Purpose Chat Thread
Journals & Diaries / by BurkeDevlin
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 March 28th, 2019
...See more @CaloenasNicobarica Excellent idea, to find a place to chat so as not to drown the feed with our verbosity, prolixity, and loquaciousness. Picky eater? Me? I just swallowed a thesaurus! Speaking of the feed, thanks for the kind words. It hasn't been the easiest week or so. I have a lot of act to get together and sometimes it seems overwhelming. I'm a worrier and a chronic overthinker sometimes - in those moods I tend to withdraw. My daughter can be counted on to vacuum up those nachos. Picky she isn't - nigh-omnivorous, rather. She even eats shrimp and scallops. Brr. What's on your mind? How goes the math and programming?
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