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Algebra 1 Math Word Problems

Algebra 1 Word Problems Involving Motion

A lively presentation of how to solve a two different word problems involving motion, using distance = rate * time. The text is a little small so click the “full screen” option to really see it. (I’ll redo this eventually — still learning ins and outs of Zoom!)

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Chemistry Science

Chemistry: An Equilibrium Problem

This video walks you through the multifarious steps and guides you past all the gotchas in solving an equilibrium problem. I’ll assume you know what equilibrium problems *are* and just need some practice *doing* them.

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Calculus Differential Equations Math ODE

What is a Differential Equation?

Lots of calculus students learn to solve differential equations without understanding what they really mean. Here’s a simple example of a differential equation so you can see how it works.

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Algebra 1 Math Word Problems

Saved by a Word Problem

A lively and amusing example of using “guess and check” to write an equation to solve a word problem which got me out of a jam. Just like we teachers always tell you might happen someday: this really happened to me!