The Language of Mathematics (24): Slope and Midpoint of a Line

Table of contents listing all instructional math videos available from Chycho TV at http://www.chycho.com/?q=math_Table_Contents

List of videos that are available for download at http://www.chycho.com/?q=math_download_chycho

INTRODUCTION:
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During the last few years the education systems in Canada and the United States has been eroding. Students have been crammed into larger class sizes while the quality of teaching has deteriorated, in large part due to a lack of funding from local and federal governments.

John Ralston Saul, one of Canada's most celebrated authors and essayist, has warned us that "Canada's democracy... is eroding with every dime deducted from education budgets."

I have stated previously that I believe "as a collective we must understand that democracy can only exist in a society with an educated populace, and the right for self-governance can only be obtained through knowledge." I also believe that as long as the Internet remains Neutral, we, as a global community, can make a difference. We can fill the gap left behind by our governments and be proactive in educating our children

Sharing our communal experiences and knowledge is the essence of the Internet and chycho.com is proud to be a part of this movement. The information contained and conveyed through this medium is what will shape our future, and this site was created to represent a unique personal perspective and to contribute in bringing about positive changes.

As a result I have decide to produce instructional math videos to help those that want to improve their abilities in communicating in the language of mathematics. The videos are available on Chycho TV Located in the top right corner of http://www.chycho.com. Even though these videos are geared towards high school students, they will also help those in elementary school and those that are struggling with certain college and university courses.

The format of the videos is as follows: Lessons are in large part self contained and most have exercises which should be completed before proceeding to the next lesson. To help people understand a specific topic I have included answers to the exercises and a video showing how I solved the problems. Hence all exercises will have a video showing the exact steps taken to get the correct answer. Please make sure that you view these videos if you are having difficulty solving the problems.

During the next few weeks and months, possibly years, I hope to be able to provide a vast library of resources for those that wish to finally understand the language of mathematics.

If there are certain areas that you are having problems with or wish me to discuss further then please send me a message or post a comment at my website. Even though I can not guarantee that I will be able to properly represent a topic I will try my best to produce a lesson if there is strong enough demand for a specific topic.

I hope these videos will help people learn how to communicate in the language that we have chosen to understand the world around us in a scientific manner, in the language of mathematics.

Best

Chycho
http://www.chycho.com/

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[lilcrespo11]

why are you teaching math on the side of a highway on a wall?

[chychochycho]

Outside, doing math on beautiful walls. That pretty much sums it up.

[rccaulfield]

Where your answer is -3 over 2. which is minus 1 and a half. I was wondering is it possible to have 3 over minus 2 as a fraction and if so is this also minus one and a half? Also does this branch of Math get much use in other fields these days? Thanks!

[chychochycho]

Yap, you can attach the negative to either number but it's a lot easier attaching to the top number.

As for how much use it gets, huge. It's the beginning of graphing and understanding simple linear functions. It grows from here.

[helgihg]

Your videos keep getting me thinking so hard that I space out and have to rewind to get back into what you were explaining, only to discover that you were explaining how to do the things that I was wondering how one would do.

School should be like this. One should be able to space out and rewind.

[chychochycho]

haha ... i totally agree ... i wish i had a rewind button when i was going to school. There are so many lectures that i wish i could hear again ... oh well, with time maybe i'll find them online :)

[rccaulfield]

Interesting- Thank you!!

[Ibizahippy]

Haha, it's very refreshing for someone to use a wall to teach instead of a blackboard!

[chychochycho]

i'm not sure Muslimgirl234, i don't think i understood the problem correctly. I have to go back and read the problem again and think about it, but unfortunately i don't have time to do individual problems. I'm sorry.

I am going to try and get into coordinated geometry later but that might be a while. There is a lot on my plate right now.

[Muslimgirl234]

Thank YOU so very much for your reply sir ...but Sir Chycho,but i am still confused about what are negative reciprocal slopes...i found Y,but how can i find D(x,y)the fourth vertex..??

Ihave a another problem would you please reply me about this..please.Find the measure of the angle from a line with slope -2/3....

(i) Y-axis,(ii)X-axis...i have a solution in whice 4th cordinate is used for angle...Why...??? please explain it.