How to Classify Numbers

Apart from being part of our daily lives – counting money and measuring ingredients or temperature – numbers do have an identity, right? Absolutely! This post will take you on a tour through the world of number classification. The family tree of numbers helps us to understand how the different types of numbers are related.…
Digging into Rational Exponents

So we’ve worked with exponents. We know the basic exponent properties. However, the lingering question is; What do we do with a rational exponent? We will derive a Rational Exponents/Radicals Formula that will help us easily convert between radicals and exponents. What happens when our exponent is not a whole number? What shall we do…
Factoring Quadratics: Tricks of the Trade

You’re probably getting more familiar with quadratic expressions and equations. They’re those algebraic expressions with an that seem to pop up everywhere in your math studies. Right? I’m Drew Laiche, from Portland Math Tutor, LLC, and I’m here to help you unravel the mystery of factoring quadratics. Factoring is a crucial step in solving these…

How to Classify Numbers

Digging into Rational Exponents