Understanding terms and expressions In algebra, letters are used when numbers are not known. Algebraic terms, such as 2 s or 8 y, leave the multiplication signs out. So rather than 2 × s, write 2 ...

From classrooms to kitchen tables, debates about math education are never far away. Should teachers drill multiplication ...

It opens the door to multi-digit multiplication and demystifies processes like long division and simplifying fractions. It lays the foundation for algebra. ‘Math makes sense’ approach ...

THE object of this note is to explain a process of simplifying multiplication. To most people multiplication by 2, 3, 4, 5 is sufficiently easy (and not worth ...