[MATHEDCC] quadratics
FOSTER@PED.TEC.SC.US
Mon, 19 Jan 1998 14:19:02 -0500
One way to explain the idea of "quadratic" and area is to use algebra tiles.
Students seem to grasp this concrete example of area and by using algebra
tiles to multiple binomials they seems to remember to include the linear
term when squaring a binomial.
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