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Irrational Number

nitajo sumitted ago via http://mathworld.wolfram.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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An irrational number is a number that cannot be expressed as a fraction p/q for any integers p and q. Irrational numbers have decimal expansions that neither terminate nor become periodic. Every transcendental number is irrational.

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Rational Number

nitajo sumitted ago via http://mathworld.wolfram.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 4)
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A rational number is a number that can be expressed as a fraction p/q where p and q are integers and q!=0. A rational number p/q is said to have numerator p and denominator q. Numbers that are not rational are called irrational numbers. The real line consists of the union of the rational and irrational numbers. The set of rational numbers is of measure zero on the real line, so it is "small" compared to the irrationals and the continuum.

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RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL NUMBERS

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The word RATIONAL comes from the word "ratio." A number is rational if it can be expressed as the quotient, or ratio, of two whole numbers.

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RATIONAL AND IRRATIONAL NUMBERS

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.themathpage.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 5)
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What is a rational number? Any ordinary number of arithmetic: Any whole number, fraction, mixed number or decimal; together with its negative image.

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Irrational Numbers

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An Irrational Number is a real number that cannot be written as a simple fraction.

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Wake parents complain about math placement

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.newsobserver.com (Views: 54, Clicks: 4)
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Educators in Wake County and across the state touted the new “Common Core” math curriculum introduced this school year as being more rigorous – challenging even the brightest students. But several Wake County parents of academically gifted students say the new math curriculum has fallen short of testing their children.

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OKC principal resigns after large-scale tardiness effort

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oklahoman.com (Views: 35, Clicks: 4)
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An Oklahoma City middle school principal has resigned in the wake of a large-scale effort to combat tardiness that left almost 100 students suspended.

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Allergic or Not? Middle School Students Design App That Tells You

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.kqed.org (Views: 36, Clicks: 4)
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Responding to worries that school is not preparing students for the jobs of the future, there’s been a concerted effort lately to emphasize the importance of learning STEM subjects.

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Long Beach middle schools to start day an hour later

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 62, Clicks: 4)
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The Long Beach school board voted Monday to push start times at the district’s five middle schools from 8 to 9 a.m. -- a cost-cutting move officials believe will also boost student success. The change will save the district about $1 million in transportation costs, Steinhauser said. The savings will be realized by making the bus schedule more efficient by staggering pick-up and drop-off times.

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nrich: Fence It

nitajo sumitted ago via http://nrich.maths.org (Views: 32, Clicks: 5)
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This problem challenges students to work systematically while applying their knowledge of areas of rectangles. It offers opportunities for higher level mathematical thinking (optimizing and graphing) in a context that doesn't require sophisticated mathematical content. This problem could be revisited when students are older and are able to use algebraic techniques (forming quadratic expressions, maximizing by completing the square).

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Champaign students delve into computer programming

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.news-gazette.com (Views: 59, Clicks: 4)
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The Champaign, Ill., school district, with the support of community partners and the University of Illinois, has a pilot program to teach computer programming to students at Jefferson Middle School. "They're understanding that you're going to encounter different types of software or technology where the answer might not be right in front of you," science tech teacher Jessica Pitcher said. "They have to use their resources to find where the answer might be."

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Edison reading students encourage each other in 'Success Zone'

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 4)
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How did teachers at Edison Preparatory School get their tech-savvy students so excited about a classroom bulletin board?

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Calculator ban proposed for Virginia tests

nitajo sumitted ago via http://washingtonexaminer.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 5)
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Students would be banned from using their calculators on the seventh- and eighth-grade Standards of Learning math exams under a bill introduced by a state lawmaker from Fairfax County.

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Oklahoma: Clinton Middle School's new program offers parents an education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 49, Clicks: 4)
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A new early-release program at Tulsa Public Schools means students get out of a half-day of classes one Friday a month, but class is in session for some parents on those days.

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Washington: Ridgefield middle school adapts classroom for STEM

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.oregonlive.com (Views: 103, Clicks: 4)
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Imagine a Lego robot plodding along a table. It reaches a computer keyboard and, sensing the obstruction, adjusts its speed to move up and over toward a computer monitor. The robot taps the glowing screen, on which a computer model of a school playground is displayed, but cannot get in.

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