Master of my Domain
Here’s another section for the mathematics textbook I’m not writing, Tropic of Calculus. One of the concepts pre-Calc students seem to wrestle with is Domain and Range. Here are some… Read more »
Category: math/tutoring
Tropic of Calculus
Here’s a chapter section from the “math in the vernacular” textbook that I’m not writing, “Tropic of Calculus”. (Ed note: The previous section would have covered the definition of functions… Read more »
Math for Mathematicians
I’ve come to a realization over the last couple of weeks. Math, as most of us know it, from algebra through Calculus, isn’t really for mathematicians. It’s for engineers, physicists… Read more »
Atheists and Faith
Lately, I’ve been thinking about atheism and faith. There seems to be a common sentiment that atheists don’t have faith, that they lack the ability to take something on faith…. Read more »
Math Anxiety, update
The school year is moving swiftly for me. We’re already a third of the way through Fall Quarter, and I thought I would give an update on my previous blog… Read more »
Math Anxiety
Recently, I was talking with a friend about math anxiety. I’ve always been a bit of a math geek. I was one of those kids who always took the “advanced”… Read more »
Oooh baby, check out my local maximum!
My nakedness is a sinusoidal function. Sorta. Every day, I start and finish the day with the same maximum value of nakedness. But the minimal values of nakedness each day… Read more »
“… and this is your brain on mathematics!”
Last weekend, I joined a group ride and ended up chatting with one of my fellow riders. It turns out she’s going back to school for a degree in Environmental… Read more »
School days
All at once, Summer is over in a definitive fashion. I enjoyed a bit of sun this weekend during a short little bicycle ride on Sunday and lounging in a… Read more »
Tutoring without responsibility
I’ve grown to appreciate something very significant about my current tutoring gig. Just to refresh people, I’m tutoring math and sciences at a local community college. The tutoring happens in… Read more »