Is there anyone that can help me quickly and easily learn how to do graphs and integers?

Question

I mean can anyone answer this without sending me to a math site, so that I can understand the best and easiest way to teach and learn this in just a few minutes or a short time? Are there any good tricks to it that I can use to help me learn it? I will also take good sites for learning this and other kinds of math as well, so if you have any to submit here that is fine and great too. I just want it simple so my kid can read this and learn it something you'd let your kid read it if you had one so they would learn it. If you are a kid that knows graphs and integers how did you learn them and how would you teach it to another student in your room that was having a problem understanding it?

Answer 1

This kind of thing is best learned face to face one on one. Most people don't learn math very well by reading, since reading and math involve two different areas of the brain. (That's why word problems are so hard). So I'm skeptical of math sites and online tutoring, maybe it's just that I'm old school. A good tutor can adapt their teaching style to your child's learning style, and work with various approaches till they get it. Educational games also help sometimes, check out the educational software at commercial sites such as worldstart.com. Games are good because they are fun and engaging, and the person can get into a feedback loop with the game just like they can with a good tutor. Tutors need not cost a lot; if you live near a university you can get a math or science major to help your child for around 10 to 20 dollars an hour. Or a high school kid who is good in math could also help. The important thing is that the tutor should be patient, a good communicator, and flexible to different people's learning styles.

Answer 2

Well, to graph a funcion is pretty simple. Say our function is y = x^2. Make a list of x and y values:
x -------------y
1 -------- 1^2 = 1
2 -------- 2^2 = 4
3 -------- 3^2 = 9
4 -------- 4^2 = 16

Now plot these points on the graph. X is your horizonal axis and Y is your vertical axis. If a number is negative on the x axis, you go left; if a number is negaive on the y axis, you go down. If a number on the x axis is positive, you go right; if a number is positive on the y axis, you go up.
Here is an example: Say you want to plot the point (x = 3, y = 9). First go 3 to the right and up 9. Now you have a point on the graph. Do this for all of the points, and you'll have your graph.

Answer 3

integers are simply whole numbers, whether positive or negative (1,2,3, 555, 6666, -23, -5989) not fractions or decimals.

graphs are usually 2-dimensional, showing an x (horizon, left to right) and a y (height, down to up)

first, charts have different points or marks that intersect at a given x or y, and usually make up part of a line or curve on the chart.

a simple graph or chart of your child's age (years or x) and height (inches or y) would be a good learning tool. and stick with integers to keep it simple. =)

Answer 4

There are some easy ways to explain them. If you email me I could give you my number or call you ( Canada and the US is covered by my plan free of extra charges) Then you could teach your child. I am a GED instructor and before I retired taught rail Mechanics who were having problems with math easier ways to think about the problems. What level are you looking at 3D is somewhat tricker but can still be learned quickly.

Answer 5

I have very detailed free Basic Math video tutorials on how to do operations with integers on my web site: www.videomathtutor.com.

I am still working on the graph tutorials. They should be ready in early January 2007.

Please let me know if they help!

Answer 6

to understand graphs...concentrate on scale. n for intergres concentrate on l.c.m. u hav to b good in tables..for both of thm...it will help u a lot...!!