The Great Big Book of Algebra

Thursday, December 4, 2008
Chapter One

Subtracting Integers


Subtracting Integers

add-opposite
reducing, diminishing, decreasing
Don't subtract add the opposite
take away

Adding Integers

adding integers

total, combined
gaining, increasing, raising
flows if you know
adding, answering, thinking
sum, plus

Partitive Division

partitive division
equal, groups
sharing, splitting, grouping
number into equal groups
sharing equally

Quotitive Division

what goes into what
how many times does it fit
thinking is the key

Pratt's Law

Pratt's law
negative, multiplication
multiplying, counting, answering
amount of negatives gets the sign
finding, adding, grouping
signs, positive

Chapter Two:Combining like Terms and the
distributive property


Babysitter: You have to go inside and do you're homework before you're parents get home!

Little Girl: But I don't understand how to.

Babysitter: I will help you but you have to get inside.

Little Girl: explain it to me now and then I'll go inside and do it all by my self.

Babysitter: fine but you have to go do it right away.....okay??

Little Girl: fine

Babysitter: okay then, what are you learning?

Little Girl: we are learning about combining like terms and distributive property. We have two questions the first one is n + 3 minus 5 n + 12 .

Babysitter: oh this will be easy. Okay, what do you think the answer is?

Little Girl: well, from what i know i think the answer is negative 6 n + 15.

Babysitter: okay, let's go through this first you would combined the like terms.

Little Girl: that would be n and negative 5 n in brackets and three and twelve in brackets.

Babysitter: good now only one thing can come out of both brackets, so what is n minus 5 n?

Little Girl: ummmm.... negative 4 n ?

Babysitter: good that's right, now what is three plus twelve?

Little Girl: well thats easy fifteen.

Babysitter: so the answer would be negetive 4 n plus fifteen. so the only thing you did wrong was you instead of taking away 5 n you took away 6 n from n.

Little Girl: Oh thanks.....now the second question is 2 + 4 then in brackets 3 n + 8 and i think the answer is 12 n + 10.

Babysitter: this one is a little different first you have to add 2 and 4

Little Girl: that's 6

Babysitter: okay now we go 6 times 3 n

Little Girl: ummm....... 18 n

Babysitter: now what is 6 times 8?

Little Girl: that's 48

Babysitter: okay, so the answer is 18 n + 48

Little Girl: oh well, that is much easier then i thought thanks I'll go do my home work now

Babysitter: you're welcome :)


http://www.xtranormal.com/watch?e=20081218181715129 If the Video doesn't show up I'm sorry it wouldn't work, if you still want to see it you can click on the link



4 comments:

  1. francisM9-05 said...

    I really liked how you did yours with the colorings and how you placed it. I suggest you put the type of poem it is so we know how many syllables are going to be there. The rest is good and i understand it. Keep up the good work.

    December 5, 2008 at 9:27 PM  

  2. camille817 said...

    RAYNA!
    Hey best friend good job on your poems their pretty awesome! ;D keep up the good work! ^^.

    December 15, 2008 at 7:57 PM  

  3. camille817 said...

    RAYNA!

    Hey Rayna good job on your movie! The same thing happened to me, (that the movie posted in codes) just asks Mr. Harbeck how to fix it when we go back to school okay ! :) over all you did a great job! keep up the good work! ^^.
    - Camille
    aka your best friend! :p

    December 22, 2008 at 1:38 PM  

  4. Charissa 8-16 said...

    Hey Rayna,
    Love the colours of everything, they really pop. You're missing some chapters, so get them done before Harbeck makes you run to Timbucktoo!

    February 17, 2009 at 9:12 PM  

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