We examine the performance of 8 pairs of 2nd-year algebra classes that had been matched on pretest scores. One class in each pair used the UCSMP Advanced Algebra curriculum, and the other used the 2nd ...

Proof is a way to show a statement is always true by using worded or algebraic reasoning. Higher tier – There are algebraic ways to describe odd, even and consecutive integers, which are needed for ...

The numerous examples are interesting and suggestive, and all the answers are given at the end. We agree with the author in deprecating the undue employment of graphs, especially as the field in which ...

MR. SMITH's small “Algebra” has deservedly obtained high favour in our schools for its lucidity. The work before us aims at presenting the solutions, not always necessarily in the shortest way, but ...

Algebra is a branch of mathematics dealing with symbols and the rules for manipulating those symbols. In elementary algebra, those symbols (today written as Latin and Greek letters) represent ...