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Charleston School District

Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Where did all these variables come from, anyway? The previous lessons in the series ask learners to solve multi-step equations using the distributive property, combining like terms, and using inverse operations. Now scholars solve...
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Charleston School District

Solving Equations with the Distributive Property

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
Now there are parentheses in these equations? As the lessons continue in this series, equations get progressively more complex. Eighth graders solve equations by applying the distributive property before using inverse operations. 
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Charleston School District

Solving Equations by Combining Like Terms

For Students 8th - 9th Standards
How do you make these x's get along? Building on the previous lesson in the series, learners solve equations by combining like terms. The video uses objects to help pupils understand the concept. 
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Charleston School District

Estimating Values of Expressions

For Students 8th Standards
You can't evaluate an irrational root expression without a calculator—or can you? Scholars estimate the value of roots within an expression to approximate the value of the expression. Expressions include a mix of square roots and whole...
Lesson Plan
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Lesson Plan: Successful Microwave Cooking

For Teachers 6th - 12th
No need to be involved in a home economics or cooking courses to take advantage of this resource. Not only is there an explanation for how microwaves work but there are also tips for how to use the microwave, and cautions...
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Johan Claeys

Math Abundance: A Representation of a Complex Number

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Includes a short summary on the representation of a complex number.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Complex Numbers: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website provides an in-depth lesson on complex numbers. You learn about simplifying, adding, and multiplying complex numbers by viewing example problems that are worked through step-by-step. Continue on to pages 2 and 3 which...
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Complex Numbers Primer

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial reviews complex numbers, notation associated with complex numbers, and the basic operations involving complex numbers. Topics examined are conjugates and moduli, polar form, exponential form, arithmetic of complex numbers,...
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Multiply and Divide Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial shows students how to multiply and divide complex numbers and includes the topic of conjugates. Includes link to a graphing calculator tutorial.
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Clark University

Clark University: Complex Numbers: The Complex Plane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A number of different ways to approach complex numbers and operations with them.
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Johan Claeys

Math Abundance: An Introduction to Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A complete explanation of complex numbers that includes lessons on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing them, as well as more advanced topics.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Calculus and Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Over two dozen links are provided at this MathWorld site. From Polynomials and Series to Dynamical Systems and Catastrophe Theory, each link provides in-depth explanations and relevant diagrams of the topics at hand.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Zande

For Students 9th - 10th
The Zande, whose homelands lie within three modern African states (Republic of the Sudan, Zaire, Central African Republic), constitute a large and complex amalgam of originally distinct ethnic groups, united by culture and, to a...