As a college student of the late 60's and early 70's I learned a long time
ago that radicals should not be allowed on a college campus. They cause
nothing but trouble. They storm the dean's office, throw bricks through
windows, organize protest marches, etc. The only thing worse than a radical
is a radical lurking in the basement. (Think about it :-) )
I would much rather convert all radicals to born again rational expressions.
Now, rational expressions are much easier to deal with, don't you think?
Bret
At 07:51 AM 11/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
>I am getting ready to start the chapter on radicals in Intermediate Algebra.
>I am going to put aside how I usually teach this chapter and ask for some
>ideas from all of you. This can be such a complicated and nerve wracking
>chapter for them.....and good ideas out there????
>
>Jodi Cotten
>Graduate Student
>Department of Mathematics
>Northern Arizona University
>
>Jodi
>Galations 5:22
>
>"Mathematics is the finest training for the mind." Plato
>
>
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Bret Taylor Lake-Sumter Community College Leesburg, FL
"It matters not the subject taught, nor all the books on all the shelves.
What matters more, yes, most of all, is what the teachers are themselves."
John Wooden
John 3 : 3^3 + 3
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