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Equations and inequalities
This chapter from the book ‘Nix the Tricks’ by Tina Cardone looks at tricks and short cuts used in the teaching of equations and inequalities, explains why they are so damaging, and then provides an alternative method that teaches for understanding.
Topics covered include; inequalities symbols, solving equations, simplifying equations, showing inequalities on a number line, square root and squaring as inverses, algebraic inequalities, logarithms and exponents.
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