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Many college students struggle to pass remedial math. Do they need to?

12th - Higher Ed
Colleges created remedial education classes to ensure students were sufficiently prepared for more advanced material. But increasingly, there’s a sense that remedial courses are hurting the prospects of the students they are intended to...
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Modeling Exponential Growth with an Equation | HS.F-LE.A.2

9th - 12th
In this math video, we’ll explore how to determine if a table represents an exponential function using a real-world bacteria growth scenario.
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We start with a culture that begins with 1,000 bacteria, and each hour, the...
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Solutions of a Nonlinear System | HS.A-REI.11

9th - 12th
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
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HS.A-REI.D.11 Explain why the x-coordinates of the points where the graphs of the equations y = f(x) and y =...
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Polynomial Long Division

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we work through a few examples of polynomial long division, and we relate it to long division of constants (regular numbers).
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Using Exponent Properties

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we use the product rule and the power rule to simplify expressions.
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Factoring Basics

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we do a quick few examples of factoring trinomials. To get a more conceptual understanding of why factoring by grouping works, please watch my other video: • Factor Polynomials by Grouping
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Polynomial Long Division (Missing Terms)

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we factor polynomials with long division. Specifically, we look at examples where there is a "missing term," and we discover how to rewrite the polynomial so that it factors nicely.
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Factoring With Substitution

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we will factor polynomials that don't initially appear to be in the form of a quadratic. We will accomplish this by rewriting them in the form of a quadratic with substitution.
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Factoring Special Products 1

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we factor special product binomials. Specifically, we factor difference of square, sum of cubes, and difference of cubes.
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Basics of Complex Numbers and the Complex Number System Chart

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we will define imaginary numbers and examine the complex number system.
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Domain of Rational Expressions

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we define rational expression, and find the domain of rational expressions.
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Quadratic Word Problems

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we examine two quadratics word problems. In the first, we do a problem involving the radius of a sprinkler in a square yard. In the second problem (2:40), we find two consecutive odd numbers that have a particular product.
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Applications of Quadratics 2

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we do two quadratics word problems. The first involves two square and their areas. The second involves a right triangle with polynomial side lengths.
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Applications of Quadratics 3 - Box Problem

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we use quadratics to determine the dimensions of a metal sheet that was folded up to make a box of a particular volume.
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Applications of Quadratics 4 - Revenue

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we examine how to use quadratics in a situation involving revenue for an apartment complex.
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Operations with Complex Numbers (add, subtract, multiply, and divide)

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers. In the dividing portion of this video (7:05), we look at how to use the complex conjugate to rewrite quotients.
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Solving Other Types of Equations 1 - Using substitution to change equations into quadratics

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we use substitution to take equations and rewrite them in the form of a quadratic so that we can solve them.
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Absolute Value Equations

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we examine how to solve absolute value equations. We try to develop a conceptual understanding by representing the equations on a number line.
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Absolute Value Equations 2

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we look at two examples of absolute value equations. The first is a quadratic absolute value equation. The second is an absolute value equation with no solutions.
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Absolute Value Inequalities

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we examine how to solve absolute value inequalities by representing the inequalities on a number line.
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Absolute Value Inequalities (2)

6th - Higher Ed
In this video, we solve three absolute value inequalities. The first example is pretty standard, the second example are what I would call "exceptions," meaning that one has no solutions, and the other has all real numbers as its solutions
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Distance Formula 1

6th - Higher Ed
This video is a basic video on using the distance formula when given two points.
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Solving Systems with Elimination / Combination

6th - Higher Ed
In this video we learn how to solve systems of equations with elimination / combination.
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Factoring Polynomials using the Box Method 1

6th - Higher Ed
This is the first of my videos on factoring polynomials using the box method. Factoring polynomials is never easy, but I've seen several different strategies and I love the box method!