Math B

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Introduction: Our topic for this project is vocabulary. As you can see these are the vocabulary words that we learned so far in the year for Math-b. Some of the words that we have gone over will help us understand Math a-lot better. Terms like G.P.S (Given, Plan, Solve) are acronyms they are ways of memorizing certain strategies. Read it, commit it to memory, and math will be a breeze in the near future!

Binomials:
algebraic expression of 2 terms
Box method: strategy for factoring trinomials
Coefficient: a number in front of the variable
Constant: the integer in an equation without making it a term
Coordinate: any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point, on a line and surface
Decimal: any real number expressed with a decimal pointDelta: an increment of a variable
Distance: equation evolved from Pythagorean Theorem for finding how much space is between 2 points
Distributive property:
distribution of a certain number
Equation: mathematical combination of symbols and numbers with a solution
Expression: a mathematical combination of symbols and numbers
Factoring: operation for resolving a quantity into factors
F.O.I.L: strategy for multiplying like terms in an equation and expression
Fraction: a numerical representation indicating the quotient of two numbers
G.C.F: greastest common factor
G.P.S: given,plan,solve method for solving word problems
Graph: a diagram of horizontal and verticallines, to plot coordinates
integers: any of the natural numbers and negative numbers and zero
Irrational : decimals that never end and never repeatat
linear equations: equion that has the highest exponential term of one
midpoint: halfway mark between 2 points
monomial:
algebraic expression with term
natrual:
whole numbers positive and negative that are on the number line
negative lead coefficient:
number in front of the term with the highest exponent
parallel: lines that are congruent to each other

perpendicular: lines intersecting each other
polynomial: sum of many monomials
quadratic equation: an equation with a highest expontent of 2
rational numbers: numbers that can be expressed as a ratio
simplify: to reduce an equatio/expression or real number to its lowest factor
slope: y=mx+b
terms
: the numders or variables in the equationor expression

trinomials: an algebraic expression with 3 terms
variable:a latter or symbol that stands for a number
x-axis: the horizontal line that meets with the y-axis at the origin
y-axis: the vertical line that meets with the x-axis in the origin

Conlusion:
these are all the vocabulary words that we have learned in the first marking period. these are the tools you need to suceed in math-b. Use these words wisely.

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