Teacher Tricks
Teacher Tricks
Teacher Tricks
Formulas:
A=(pi)r^2 Apple pies r square
A=(pi)r*r Apple pies r round
C = (pi)d Cherry pie delight
I = p r t I "am" p-r-t pronounced I am pretty
rt = d rt are d pronounced retard
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S First symbols of inclusion Last
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I Second exponents 3rd
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M Third multiplication and division 2nd
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P Fourth addition and subtraction First
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5. Optional - use the FOIL method to check and see that I am right.
x^3+y^3 = (x+y)
then, we SOPPS the binomial to get the trinomial factor. S(quare) O(pposite
sign) P(roduct) P(lus) S(quare)
(x+y)(x^2 - xy + y^2)
x is equal to negative b
plus or minus the square root
of b squared minus 4ac
ALL over 2a
Twelve years ago I was taught this song, and I STILL hear the tune
every time I use the quadratic formula!
quadratic formula by Kay Wilson
From: Kay <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 11 Jan 00 15:22:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Remember the quadratic formula
Another trick for the 9 times table up to 9x10 is to write the numbers
0-9 down the left hand side:
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Then, repeat the process of writing the numbers 0-9, this time going
UP the right side:
09
18
27
36
45
54
63
72
81
90
9 x 1 = 09
9 x 2 = 18
9 x 3 = 27
9 x 4 = 36
9 x 5 = 45
9 x 6 = 54
9 x 7 = 63
9 x 8 = 72
9 x 9 = 81
9 x 10 = 90
Have fun!
9 times table by Jody Underwood
From: Jody Underwood <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 17 Nov 00 10:56:56 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 9 times table and 11 times table tricks
I love math tricks. I remember learning these in the 5th grade from
my student teacher, Miss Ansell.
9 times table:
Lift your thumb, and put down the pointer finger of your left hand.
there's 1 finger on the left of the "down" finger, and 8 on the right.
That represents 18, or 9 x 2. The 2 comes from the second finger.
Raise all your fingers again, and put down the middle finger of your
left hand. This gives you 2 fingers to the left of the down (third)
finger, and 7 to the right of it. 9 x 3 = 27.
Get it? It only works up until 9 x 10 = 90. I've shared this with
adults who say they're lousy at their multiplication tables, and they
are upset they didn't learn it in the 5th grade, too!
-Jody
11 (multiplication by) by Noorali Jiwaji
From: Noorali Jiwaji <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 4 Nov 00 21:51:28 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Multiplying by 11
MULTIPLICATION BY 11
For 2 digit numbers: Add the two digits and keep the answer in between
the two digits. If the addition comes to more than 10 then carry over
and add to the left hand digit.
E.g. 68 x 11
= 6 (6+8) 8
= 6 (14) 8
=6+1 (4) 8
= 7 4 8
= 748
For more than two digits: Keep the extreme digits on their respective
extreme sides, then pair off digits starting from the left and add the
pairs from the right keeping the answer in their respective positions,
carrying over if required.
E.g. 7964 x 11
= 7 (7+9) (9+6) (6+4) 4
= 7 (16) (15) (10) 4
= 7 (16) (15+1) (0) 4
= 7 (16) (16) 0 4
= 7 (16+1) (6) 0 4
= 7 (17) 6 0 4
=7+1 (7) 6 0 4
= 8 7 6 0 4
= 87604.
This only works (simply) for 11 times two-digit numbers. Let's say
you want to multiply 11 by 23. Write down the 23, but with a space
between the two numbers:
2 3
253
That's 11 x 23. If you have a carry, you have to add it into the left
number, so it's not as clean as you would want, but it's still cute
and fun for kids. You can extend this for 3 and more digit numbers,
but carry overs get more complicated. I found it a lot of fun as a
kid, and continued to play with it to extend it as far as I could.
-Jody
change a mixed numeral to an improper fraction by Greg Smith
From: GREG SMITH <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 14 Jun 99 22:19:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: MATH TRICKS FOR PRE-ALGEBRA & ALGEBRA
I know you needed some math tricks before now but maybe you can use
these for the future. To find out if a number is divisible by 9 you
can add the digits of the number and if you get a multiple of 9 it is
divisible by 9. As a matter of fact if you keep adding the digits of
the numbers you get you will eventually get to a sum of 9. Ex. 459
Add the digits. 4+5+9 = 18 18 is a multiple of 9, so 458 is
divisible by 9. If you add the 1 and the 8 in 18 you get 9. This
also works for numbers that are divisible by 3 or 6 except you can get
a sum of 3, 6 or 9. Of course the number has to be an even number in
order to be divisible by 6. When you actually work with students have
them make these discoveries instead of just telling them. It is very
exciting for them and when they discover it they usually remember it.
Also if students have a large number that they want to know if it is
divisible by 9 they can try finding sums of 9 within the number and
they will know it is divisible by 9. Ex. Is 853,164 divisible by 9?
A student can see that 5+4 =9 and 6+3=9 and 8+1=9, so 853,164 must be
divisible by 9. It's also divisible by 3 and 6. If I switched the
last 3 digits around to make them 641 instead of 164 the number would
no longer be divisible by 6 because all numbers that are divisible by
6 must be even numbers. That is not to say that all even numbers are
divisible by 6, but that all numbers that are divisible by 6 must be
even. This kind of thinking helps students develop number sense. I
am a math resource teacher and math lead teacher at Monroe Elementary
School in Norfolk, Va. Since I am a resource teacher I have the
opportunity to work with 3rd, 4th and 5th graders most of the time. I
do a lot of motivational things in math for the whole school so that
our students feel that they are immersed in math. We are math lovers
and not math phobics. Are you planning to teach? If I can be of
assistance let me know. I wish you the best. Brenda ( < : }
division by Greg Smith
From: GREG SMITH <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 14 Jun 99 22:19:15 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: MATH TRICKS FOR PRE-ALGEBRA & ALGEBRA
A student only today told me of a maths trick his Dad had passed on to
him. (Good on you,parents!)
The methods are a kind of shorthand that has to be learned, which may
be ideal for the students who are weaker in conceptualising the more
formal methods. Hope this helps.
fraction to a decimal by Cheryl Ireland
From: Cheryl Ireland <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 13 Oct 00 12:45:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: changing a fraction to a decimal
Old refers to the original price (in your problem); new refers to the current
price. A positive answer means there was a percentage of increase, a negative
means a percentage of decrease.
e.g. 25*25=
first digit(first digit+1)second digit*second digit
=2(2+1)25=2(3)25=625.
This is an example of two digit number.
Here we have just miltiplied the first digit with the first digit
added to one.Units &tens place will always be taken by the digit 25.
The result of the product of the tens digit &its successor will
always take hundreds or thousands place.Similarly we can find squares
of numbers having more than two digits,but the thing to remember is
that leaving the number in the units place the rest of the number is
considered as a single number.Here too the units &the tens place will
betaken by the digit 25 &the resultant product will take hundreds or
thousands place depending on how big is the digit.
Another e.g. with three digit 325.square of 325 will be
325*325=32(32+1)25=32(33)25=(1056)25=105625.
6125*6125=612(612+1)25=?
what to do with a zero in a fraction by Alan Androski
From: Alan Androski <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 1 Nov 00 15:14:30 -0500 (EST)
Subject: math tricks
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second one (drawing below): this is the sad man because he is upside-
down. He is also sad because he cannot divide. It is not equal to
anything, it is undefined.
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Geometry
isosceles triangles by Dr. A.V. Manohara
From: Dr.A.V.Manohara sharma <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 9 Aug 99 12:46:47 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: coordinate geometry
ex.
the lines 2x+3y+6=0, 3x+2y-1=0 and x-y+4=0 for and isosceles triangle
as the slopes here are -2/3 , -3/2 and 1.
measure of the special segments of a circle by Deborah
From: deborah <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 1 Jul 00 01:03:14 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Circle theorems
to see whether the two given lines cut the coordinate axes in four
concyclic points or not
my milli
cat centi
died deci
unusually unit
drinking deca
hot hecta
ketchup kilo
Km Hm Dam M Dm Cm Mm
To convert...
3.75 Hm = ______ Cm
It's 4 jumps to the right from Hm to Cm, simply move the decimal
4 jumps to the right.
3.75 Hm = 37,500. Cm
To convert...
0.59 Dm = _______ Hm
It's 3 jumps to the left from Dm to Hm, simply move the decimal
3 jumps to the left.
0.59 Dm = 0.00059 Hm
metric systems by Dawn
From: Dawn <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 13 Nov 00 17:52:43 -0500 (EST)
Subject: metric conversion
Kahn's kilo
Hot hecto
Dogs deca
Uses units (meter, liter, or grams)
Dead deci
Cow centi
Meat milli
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Special Numbers
e to 15 decimal places by Matt Collins
From: Matt Collins <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 2 Aug 00 10:50:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Remembering e to 15 decimal places
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president, elected in 1828 to two terms.
Then tack on the 45-90-45 right triangle.
Matt
feet in a mile by Bob Stanarrow
From: Bob Stanarrow <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 7 Mar 01 17:38:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: How to remember how many feet in a mile
5 to mat oes
( 5 ) ( 2 )( 8 )( 0 )
pi - first eight digits of by Alan Androski
From: Alan Androski <[email protected]>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 1 Nov 00 15:14:30 -0500 (EST)
Subject: math tricks
To get the first eight digits of pi, count the number of letters in
each word of this phrase: May(3) I(1) have(4) a(1) large(5)
container(9) of(2) coffee(6)?
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Statistics
Central tendencies by Nancy Patrizio
Trigonometry
definition of a logarithm by Marielouise Derwent
If (base)^(Exponent) = (Number)
then, log (Number) to the (base) = Exponent
b^E = N,
if log N to the b = E.
This helps students when they are trying to decide what the equation of a
transformation is when looking at a graph. They then do the RST in reverse
order: Translate first, then change sizes and then reflect over x-axis or y-
axis.