BBC

Solving one and two-step linear equations

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Make sure you are confident in calculating with negative numbers, which is a skill often needed to solve equations. To ...
The Digital Universe

BYU math videos aim to transform equations into excitement

BYU mathematics professor Doug Corey and a team of students created a YouTube channel devoted to applying theoretical math concepts to real-world problems. Imagine this: the BYU Cougars men’s ...
Education Week

A Subset of Math Skills Predicts Algebra 1 Success. What Are They?

In math, Algebra 1 is a make-or-break course. The class is the gateway to high school math, and struggling to complete it can close off those higher-level pathways—and even jeopardize students’ ...
The New York Times

This Professor’s ‘Amazing’ Trick Makes Quadratic Equations Easier

Looking for the answers to ax² + bx + c = 0? A mathematician has rediscovered a technique that the ancient Babylonians used. By Kenneth Chang and Jonathan Corum The quadratic equation has frustrated ...
BBC

Solving one and two-step linear equations

Make sure you are confident in calculating with negative numbers, which is a skill often needed to solve equations. To solve the equation, do the inverse operation. The inverse of multiplying by 12 is ...