Zero Archives - The Nature of Mathematics

Homework Hints 6-4

May 29, 2024July 9, 2015 by elaine

Problems 1-2
Being able to adequately answer both of these questions is essential to being able to solve equations. Look at the essential ideas for the answers.

Problems 3a and 3b: Ask yourself what is being subtracted from x? … See the whole entry

The most famous real numbers that are not rational are the numbers pi and e. However there are many interesting constants in mathematics, as described at the following site:
http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/pickover/trans.html

The number 0, the additive identity, is the subject … See the whole entry

Section 5.3: Integers

September 24, 2015July 7, 2015 by elaine

5.3 Outline

Introduction
1. zero
2. whole numbers
3. opposites
4. integers
5. absolute value
Addition of integers
1. procedure
2. flowchart
Multiplication of integers
1. procedure
2. flowchart
Subtraction of integers
Division of integers
1. definition
2. procedure
3. NEVER DIVIDE BY ZERO

5.3 Essential Ideas

This section, which may … See the whole entry