Thirteen-year-olds in 1996 were taking more pre-algebra and less regular math.
Two driven and smart-aleck kids, they had taken on an extraordinarily demanding schedule of Pre-Algebra, and Advanced Language, amid a variety of extra-curricular activities.
Dragonbox is impressive because, without relying on text, it teaches the rules of algebra step-by-step as if the player is really only learning the laws of the universe particular to the game.
And the kids of the world, those millions of innocent 14-year-olds who walked from their algebra class to the nearest screen, have repaid Invisible Children by turning "Kony2012" into one of the most viral products in history.
The Pre-Algebra results were in, and she had a class average.
But if she's right, and if Oprah can examine the successes of something like the Algebra Project or Detroit Summer--both built on the model of the freedom schools of the civil rights movement--then perhaps we can move beyond the realm of midday talk shows into something much more substantive: a sustainable movement that will remake our schools for the better.
The new iBooks 2 app crashed several times and an Algebra 1 book froze in mid-download.
After a subscriber logs on, Easycram.com would ask what course he needs to cram for--say, College Algebra.
Financial expert, TV host, and Sun-In aficionado Suze Orman has a simple bit of algebra that she suggests using to decide if it makes sense to be part of the 250, 000-strong movement of Americans who are deciding to bid goodbye to their houses and good credit in order to recoup their losses and try again at some point (way, way, way) in the future.
In fact, I probably did fail algebra, but I talked my way into a C-.
Before long, he has recorded 1, 600 bite-sized video lessons on everything from long division to linear algebra, from organic chemistry to monetary policy.
Aside from the thrilling world of linear algebra and fluid dynamics that the chipset is currently used for, Intel says it could offload processor-intensive functions across several cores, effectively speeding up various functions (say, video streaming).
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