Probability Articles

Homeschool Math Support and Accelerated Math Development for Public and Private School Students

By Patrick M. | 5/2/2013 9:29 AM CST |

I have been working with a few students who are ready to learn math much, MUCH faster than allowed by the traditional classroom model in which math is taught over 6 to 8 years. Based on this experience I believe that many students as young as 4th grade and as old as 8th grade (when starting in the program) can master math in 2 years from simple addition through the first semester of Calculus, with Arithmetic, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Probability, Statistics, and Trigonometry in between.

This is significantly faster than the traditional approach and is enabled by a combination...

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Yesterday was a Great Day

By Gilant P. | 1/4/2013 8:32 AM CST |

What a way to start off the New Year! First I met with a student for US History and Living Environment. She is taking the Regents exams in three weeks. When I first met with her, Cee had a fear of taking exams, and was very nervous. She struggled with understanding both subjects; the Historical Events and dates, as well as the vocabulary words for Biology. Her next struggles were understanding and answering the document based questions for US History and the short responses for LE. Now she answers them much more confidently and accurately, and has even improved in writing her document...

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Recommended Statistics Learning Strategies - Experienced Subject Matter Expert

By Albert M. | 10/20/2012 4:56 AM CST |

My recommended strategy to Students at all academic levels for learning and successfully passing the course at all modalities (on-line, on-ground) is the culmination of at least ten years of teaching and tutoring statistics at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels in business, management, sciences, social studies, and psychology. It consists of the following:

1. The first is to learn how to overcome fear and anxiety from the unknown and look at tutoring as a prudent investment to your immediate future and success. Engage the tutor from the start of the course and don't prolong...

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Key Concept

By Tenzin T. | 10/19/2012 2:17 PM CST |

Visualize, verbalize, mathematize!

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My wife is worried about me because I was tutoring in my dreams last night.

By MANNY C. | 9/7/2012 9:26 PM CST |

My wife is worried about me because I was tutoring in my dreams last night.

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Using current events to explain statistical ideas

By John M. | 6/6/2012 7:08 PM CST |

It is often examples that make ideas understandable to students and current events can be a good source of examples. Case in point. Today in Wisconsin, the issue of the day is the outcome of the recall elections and problems with the exit polling. As a tutor, the outcome isn’t interesting, but exit polling like all surveys is key to the usefulness of statistics! In fact, it gives a great opportunity to illustrate some of the basic (and non-mathematical) ideas and concepts of statistics — usually the ideas presented at the beginning of most introduction-to-statistics courses.

Statistical inferences...

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If You Need Math Tutoring, Act Now To Get Back On Track

By Kenneth S. | 5/3/2012 1:07 PM CST |

I invite all students who are faltering in Mathematics, from Algebra through Calculus, to get help as soon as possible.

The right kind of skilled help, which gives you INSIGHT and thus understanding, can build your confidence and raise your level of achievement. That's what you want to do--because those who do not address these issues usually experience disappointment and failure, and the effects of failure have a significant impact on your life, such as lowering self-esteem and interfering with your plans for college and career.

That's why I tutor--to help you. All of my customers experience...

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Recovery Plan for Failing Student

By John O. | 3/18/2012 12:05 AM CST |

The reality is that the student may be “in over their head” and no amount of effort will get a satisfactory result. Or maybe the student does not have the time to overly focus on one course over the others even for a short time to recover from a failing grade. This is a difficult and even emotional decision but should at least be momentarily considered. Is this class a necessity? Is there the ability to drop it? If you feel recovery is possible or if there is no other open option then on to the Recovery Plan. Though I am calling this a recovery plan – this is also a “B+ to an A+” or C to a...

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Proactive vs. Reactive - Plan for Fall -- Use Summer wisely

By John O. | 3/12/2012 9:01 AM CST |

It's important to plan ahead - "get ahead of the game" whether planning for SAT/ACT or planning for this coming Fall, 2012.

Most parents and students wait till they get an "unexpected bad grade" - then REACT. A tutor can help things turnaround at that point - but what about your other classes - do you ignore those to catch up? This is not a good situation. Pressure packed. If this happens to be the semester they are preparing and taking the SAT or ACT, or they have to prepare to take an AP exam - even more pressure.

I am thinking primarily in terms of math/science. If your student...

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Test Preparation – Best Practices

By John O. | 3/8/2012 1:14 PM CST |

Test Preparation – Best Practices

Start this at least one week before the math, chemistry or physics exam.

What does the test cover? Sounds simple but it is amazing that many students are not sure the night before an exam.

Using major topic titles, your notes, instructors’ notes, pages in the book – describe fully what the upcoming test covers.

If questions come up - NOW is the time to ask the instructor exactly what is covered. I encourage you to approach the instructor – let him/her know you are actively preparing. Ask them if they have a good source of extra problems to work to...

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