Hexagon

Hexagon Hexagon Geometry is one of the most important branches of Mathematics as it deals with the study of different shapes, their dimensions, and calculations of them. In this study, we look at shapes formed by straight lines, and shapes which have curved surfaces. The 2-dimensional figures which have flat faces, which have straight lines as edges and which are closed are known as Polygons. Polygon family is a family consisting of different shapes of different number of sides. The word poly means many and gon means angle. Based on the number of sides a polygon has, we classify them into further categories. For example, polygons having 3 sides are known as Triangles, polygons having 4 sides are known as Quadrilaterals (rectangles, squares, etc), and polygon having 5 sides is known as a Pentagon and so on. A polygon which has 6 number of sides is known as a Hexagon. The word hexa means six and gon means angle. Since the polygon has 6 sides which consequently forms 6 angles, hence it is known as a Hexagon. Hexagon Definition: A polygon which has 6 number of sides (or edges) and 6 number of angles is a Hexagon. As shown in the figure on the left, hexagons have 6 vertices (or corners), 6 edges (or sides) and 6 angles. Types of Hexagons: Based on the measurements of the sides, hexagons are classified into 2 types: Regular Hexagons and Irregular Hexagons. 1) Regular Hexagons: A hexagon which has all the 6 sides equal in measure is known as a Regular Hexagon. Because it has 6 equal sides, the 6 interior angles of a hexagon are also equal. Properties: a) Regular Hexagons has 6 equal sides and 6 equal interior angles. b) As a hexagon has even number of sides, hence the opposite sides of a regular hexagon are parallel to each other. c) A line drawn from the center of the regular hexagon to any of the vertices will have the same length as the side length, as shown in the figure below. d) All the regular hexagons are convex, which means that all its 6 vertices point outward. e) The line segment joining any two non-adjacent vertices in a polygon is known as a Diagonal. The diagonals of a regular hexagon divide the hexagon into 6 equilateral triangles as shown in the figure on the right. 2)Irregular Hexagon: A hexagon which is not regular is known as the Irregular Hexagon. This implies, that an irregular hexagon has 6 sides that are not all equal in measure, or 6 interior angles that are all not equal in measure. Properties: a) Irregular Hexagons do not have 6 equal sides or 6 equal interior angles. b) The opposite sides may or may not be parallel to each other. c) An irregular hexagon can be convex in shape or concave in shape. A Convex polygon is a polygon which has all the vertices pointing outward. But in a concave polygon, one or more vertices point inward towards the center of the polygon. Because of this reason, in a concave polygon one or more interior angles is greater than 180. d) A line drawn through a concave hexagon (depending on where the line is drawn) can intersect the hexagon at more than 2 points. The below figure shows the line intersecting the hexagon at 4 points. e) In a concave hexagon, all the diagonal do not lie inside the hexagon. One or more diagonals lie outside the hexagon also, as shown in the figure below. Angles of a Hexagon: 1)Sum of all the interior angles of a Regular Hexagon: The sum of all the interior angles of any regular polygon can be calculated using the formula given below: If a regular polygon has n sides, then the sum of all its interior angles, S = (n 2) * 180 Since a hexagon has 6 sides, hence n = 6. Now Sum, S = (6 2) * 180 = 720 Therefore, Sum of all the interior angles of a regular hexagon, S = 720 2)Each Interior angle of a Regular Hexagon: The measure of each interior angle of any regular polygon can be calculated using the formula given below: If a regular polygon has n sides, then Each Interior angle = (n 2)/ n * 180 Since a hexagon has 6 sides, hence n = 6. So, Each Interior angle = (6 2) / 6 * 180 = 120 Therefore, Each interior angle of a Regular Hexagon = 120 3)Each exterior angle of a Regular Hexagon: The measure of each exterior angle of any regular polygon can be calculated using the formula given below: If a regular polygon has n sides, then Each Exterior angle = 360/n Each Exterior angle of Regular Convex Hexagon = 360/6 = 60 Therefore, Each exterior angle of a Regular Hexagon = 60 4)Diagonals of a Hexagon: Number of diagonals in a polygon of n sides = n * (n 3)/ 2 Since a hexagon has 6 sides, hence n = 6. Therefore, number of diagonals in a hexagon = 6 * (6 3)/2 = 9 diagonals. Perimeter of a Hexagon: Perimeter is the total length calculated when all the side lengths of the polygon are combined together. Perimeter of a regular or irregular polygon can be calculated by adding all the side lengths of the polygon. Perimeter of a Polygon = Sum of all its side lengths. Therefore Perimeter of a Regular Hexagon of side length s (as shown in the figure on the right) will be written as, P = s + s + s + s + s + s = 6s Example: Calculate the perimeter of a regular hexagon whose side length is 7m. Perimeter of a Regular Hexagon, P = 6 * s == Perimeter, P = 6 * 7m = 42m Example: Calculate the perimeter of the hexagon shown below. Given the side lengths of the hexagon in the figure. Perimeter of a Hexagon = Sum of all the side lengths. Therefore, Perimeter, P = 4m + 7m + 3m + 2m + 8m + 2m = 26m Area of a Hexagon: Area of any polygon is the space occupied within the boundaries or edges of the polygon. Hence, area of a hexagon is the space covered within its edges or sides. Area of a regular hexagon is different from the area of an irregular hexagon. Various procedures can be used in order to calculate its area. Let us look at the common methods used in the process. 1)Area of a Regular Hexagon: As mentioned above, diagonal of a regular hexagon divide the hexagon into 6 equal triangles, also known as 6 equilateral triangles. So if we find the area of one equilateral triangle, then the area of all the 6 triangles will be known, and then the area of the hexagon will be the triangle areas added together. Given a regular hexagon as shown in the figure above, where point C is the center of the hexagon. Triangle CPQ is an equilateral triangle, as all the angles inside triangle CPQ are equal to 60 (half of the interior angle 120). Hence all its sides are also equal. Therefore, let the side lengths of CP = PQ = CQ = s CM is the perpendicular drawn to the side PQ. Let CM = h As M becomes the midpoint of side PQ, hence MQ = s/2 (half of the side length of PQ). Now in triangle CMQ, we can apply the Pythagorean Theorem to get the relationship between the height h of the triangle, and the side length s. Hence, h2 + (s/2)2 = s2. This implies h2 + s2/4 = s2. This gives h2 = s2 s2/4 So, h2 = 3s2/4 == h = (3s2/4). Therefore, the height of the triangle CPQ, h = s* 3/2 Now, Area of triangle CPQ = 1/2 * base * height. This implies, Area A = 1/2 * s * h == A = 1/2 * s * (s * 3/2) == A = s2 * 3/4 Therefore, Area of triangle CPQ = s2 * 3/4. Now, a regular hexagon consists of 6 such congruent equilateral triangles. Hence, Area of a Regular Hexagon = 6 * s2 * 3/4 which can be further simplified as: Area of a Regular Hexagon = 3/2 * s2 * 3 Example 1: What is the area of a regular hexagon whose side length is 5m? Given that the side length, s = 5m Area of a regular hexagon, A = 3/2 * s2 * 3 Hence, Area = 3/2 * 52 * 3 = 3 which is 64.95m2 (approximately) 2)Area of an Irregular Hexagon: Since an irregular hexagon does not have equal sides or equal angles, hence we cannot use the method or formula of the regular hexagon. For an irregular hexagon, we can calculate area by using various methods. Let us look at an example below: Example: Find the area of the irregular hexagon shown in the figure below. In the given figure, we observe that the side lengths are given and the lengths of the diagonals are also given. We can see that the irregular hexagon is split into 4 triangles A, B, C and D. Since the side lengths of each triangle are given, we can use Herons formula. Herons Formula: If a triangle has side lengths as a, b and c, then s = (a + b+ c)/2 Then, Area of the triangle = [s* (s-a)* (s-b)* (s-c)] Triangle A: s = (5 + 4 + 7)/2 == s = 8 Now Area of triangle A = [s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)] = [(8* (8 - 5) * (8 4) * (8 - 7)] Area of Triangle A = (8 * 3 * 4 * 1) = 9.8m2 Triangle B: s = (7 + 7 + 6)/2 = 10 Area of triangle B = [(10 * (10 - 7) * (10 - 7) * (10 - 6)] = (10 * 3 * 3 * 4) = 18.9m2 Similarly using Herons Formula as shown above, we get the areas of triangles C and D as well. Area of Triangle C = 8.9m2 and Area of Triangle D = 7.9m2 Now, Area of the Irregular Hexagon = Area of Triangle A + Area of Triangle B + Area of Triangle C + Area of Triangle D Area of the Hexagon = 9.8m2 + 18.9 m2 + 8.9 m2 + 7.9 m2 = 45.5m2 Hexagonal Tessellation: When a flat surface or a plane is covered by shapes that are repeated over and over again forming a periodic pattern, without any gaps or overlaps is known as Tessellation. We can find different kinds of tessellations such as tessellations of triangles, squares, rectangles etc. Regular polygons which are congruent (meaning same shape and size) form tessellations known as Regular Tessellations. There are only 3 types of Regular Tessellations, and they are of triangles, squares, and hexagons. A Hexagonal Tessellation is a tessellation formed when hexagons are arranged on a plane as shown in the figure below. This pattern for a Regular Hexagonal Tessellation is identical. In the figure below, we can see the vertex marked. At each vertex, we can observe that 3 hexagons are meeting. Since each hexagon has 6 sides, hence this kind of tessellation is named as 6.6.6 Tessellation. Hexagonal Prism: A hexagonal prism is a 3-dimensional figure consisting of 2 hexagonal bases and 6 rectangular faces. A hexagonal prism consists of 8 faces, 18 edges and 12 vertices. Because of its 8 faces, it is also known as the Octahedron. Surface Area of a Regular Hexagonal Prism: As shown in the figure below, a hexagonal prism has 2 hexagonal bases and 6 rectangular faces. Lateral area of the hexagonal prism is the sum of the areas of the 6 rectangular faces. If the height of the prism is h and the side of the base regular hexagon is s, then: Area of each rectangular face = s * h Lateral Area = Sum of the Areas of 6 Rectangular Faces Therefore, Lateral Area = 6 * s * h Surface Area of a Prism = Bases Area + Lateral Area The perpendicular from the center of the hexagon to its base side is also known as the Apothem (shown as d in the figure below). If the base side length is s, then as mentioned above Apothem or height of the hexagon is s * 3/2 Then, Area of the Hexagon = 3 * s * d = 3 * s * 3/2 * s = 3/2 * 3 * s2 Since there are 2 such base hexagons, hence Bases Area = 2 * 3/2 * 3 * s2 = 33 * s2 Surface Area = Bases Area + Lateral Area Hence, Surface Area of a Regular Hexagonal Prism = (33 * s2) + (6* s* h) (Where s is the side length of the base regular hexagon and h is the height of the prism). Example: How much is the surface area of a regular hexagonal prism if given the side length of the base regular hexagon is 4 inches, and height of the prism is 6 inches? Given that the side length of the base regular hexagon, s = 4 inches Height of the prism, h = 6 inches Surface Area of a Regular Hexagonal Prism = (33 * s2) + (6* s* h) Therefore, Surface Area = (33 * 42) + (6 * 4 * 6) = 483 + 144 = 227 square inches (approx.) Volume of a Hexagonal Prism: Volume of a Prism is the amount of space occupied within the boundaries or edges of the prism. Volume of a Hexagonal Prism = Area of the Base * Height of the Prism Therefore, Volume of a Hexagonal Prism = 3/2 *3 * s2 * h Example: Calculate the volume of a hexagonal prism whose base side length is 4 inches and height of the prism is 6 inches. Given that the side length of the base regular hexagon, s = 4 inches Height of the prism, h = 6 inches Volume of a Hexagonal Prism = 3/2 *3 * s2 * h Hence, Volume = 3/2* 3 * 42 * 6 = 249.4 cubic inches.

Important Dates SAT, ACT, HSPT and COOP

Important Dates SAT, ACT, HSPT and COOP 0SHARESShare Attention! High school entrance exams such as SAT, ACT and COOP are round the corner. Here are some important dates that you must keep in mind if you are appearing for any of these examinations: SAT Dates: Date of Examination: May 5, 2012 and June 2, 2012 Last Date of Registration by Mail for May Exam: April 20, 2012 Last Date of Registration by Phone/ Online for May Exam: April 20, 2012 Last Date of Registration by Mail for June Exam:   May 22, 2012 Last Date of Registration by Phone/ Online for June Exam: May 22, 2012 ACT Dates: Date of Examination: April 14, 2012 Last Date of Registration by Mail: March 9, 2012 Last Date of Registration by Phone/ Online: March 9, 2012 COOP Dates: Date of Examination: Not available Last Date of Registration by Mail: Not available Last Date of Registration by Phone/ Online: Not available To know more about these examinations you can click here: SAT, HSPT, ACT, STAAR and COOP. Get Free Demo For SAT/ACT/STAAR and HSPT Exam Prep Online Tutoring. [starbox id=admin]

When do you need Geometry Online Tutor

When do you need Geometry Online Tutor 0SHARESShare When you are not able to complete your regular academic activities, you feel the necessity for help and support. You can have it from any corner, yet an able support with adequate online tutoring facilities could mould the best of your academic skills and expand your educational horizon. Approach a Tutoring online service when You struggle with your chores in Math or Physics Are unable to find out what actually could be the solution for the homework task Feel panicky about any particular subject and feel that it is beyond your comprehension Get trauma about calculations, formulas and theorems of any branch of study Feel nervous to talk to your peers, family or teachers about any particular subject Go down in the grades and fear that you would not compensate Do not understand what goes on in the classrooms while teaching goes on It is better to approach an online tutoring site to improve your academics. What kind of website? Choose a website that offers individualized attention to your needs An online tutor math, who has the patience to feel your pulse Who can understand what actually is the basic error in your learning curve Who could suggest right mathematical approaches to your bent learning curve Who can remodel your capacities with real life examples and convincing video plays When to approach tutors in Geometry online? When you are not able to recognize the various figures of Geometry with their distinct shapes When you  lack to understand what a triangle or rectangle is When you do not know how to remember postulates and axioms When you are unable to connect real life figures with geometrical ones Then, it is good that you approach proper geometry tutors online. Math becomes an easy job if you have proper channel of help for studying. [starbox id=admin]

Vertical Angles in Real Life Tutors

Vertical Angles in Real Life Tutors Vertical angles are the angles which are situated opposite to each other whenever there is an intersection of two straight lines. The most important property of vertical angles is that they are equal to each other. There are many instances in our daily life when we can find vertical angles being formed. For an example, the blades of a scissor when opened cross each other and we can observe the vertical angles being formed. Similarly another real life example would be when two rail tracks cross each other and they form vertical angles. Example 1: Given below is the diagram of the intersection of two straight lines. If the value of x = 79, then find the value of y from the diagram shown below. Given, x = 79 From the diagram we can observe that, x and y are opposite to each other and hence they are vertical angles! Hence their value should be equal to each other. This gives, value of y = value of x = 79. Example 2: Given below is the diagram of the intersection of two straight lines. If the value of a = 105, then find the value of b from the diagram shown below. Given, a = 85 From the diagram we can observe that, a and b are opposite to each other and hence they are vertical angles! Hence their value should be equal to each other. This gives, value of b = value of a = 105.

For Beginning Guitarists Right and Left Hand Basics

For Beginning Guitarists Right and Left Hand Basics Suzy S. Want to improve your coordination and guitar technique? Here, Goodyear, AZ guitar teacher  David A.  shares two simple guitar exercises to try out   Do you love listening to guitar music and do you want to learn how to play? Well, in addition to having a passion for guitar, it is important for you as the aspiring guitarist to maintain a consistent practice routine that incorporates guitar exercises to improve your right and left hand coordination and timing, which will, in turn, boost your overall musicianship and enjoyment of the instrument! The Mechanics of Playing the Guitar Guitar exercises involve the right and left hands doing two separate things at the same time. The challenge can be just that: get the right and left hands to do those two things at the same time! The right hand, hovering over the body of the guitar and using a guitar pick or just the fingers, strums, plucks, or picks one or more strings, while the fingers of the left hand press down on the appropriate strings at the other end of the guitar on the neck fretboard. (Note: I am describing hand movements from the point of view of a right-handed guitarist, so if you are playing a left-handed guitar, the actions of the hands are reversed.) Exercises to Strengthen the Hands Improve Coordination Although it is not possible to cover all of the many guitar exercises or go into specific detail regarding proper technique within the scope of this article, I will describe a couple of drills that would certainly be a great start for the beginner. For the following examples, let’s assume that you will be using a guitar pick. You hold the pick between your thumb and index finger, with the pointed end of your pick striking the strings. There are three basic picking patterns to strike the strings: downstroke (toward the ground), upstroke (toward the sky), and alternate (down, then up). To fret with the left hand, make a loose fist with the knuckles bent. Place your thumb along the back of the guitar neck. Place the other 4 fingers on the front of the neck. The finger assignments for the left hand are as follows: index is 1, middle is 2, ring is 3, and pinky is 4. If possible, use a metronome to help keep time. A good starting metronome speed is at or around 60 beats per minute (BPM). Allow at least 5 to 10 minutes to complete each exercise and practice them daily! Exercise 1: This is a simple drill on the high E string. Fret this string on the first fret with finger 1 of the left hand. Try to use the tip of your finger to fret the note. (You will build up calluses on the tips of your fingers.) With the right hand, play downstrokes with the pick with each click or beep of your metronome. Repeat this exercise by playing upstrokes, again hitting the string on each metronome beat. Finally, play a repeating alternate picking pattern. You can gradually increase your metronome speed as you feel more comfortable. Since this exercise does not involve moving the left hand to fret different notes, try experimenting by using a different finger on a different fret to fret the E string, while you play the downstroke, upstroke, and alternate picking patterns with your right hand. Exercise 2: This time, you will play the 3 right-hand picking patterns, but we will add left-hand finger movement. Start with finger 1 on first fret, and with each consecutive click of the metronome, place finger 2 on the second fret, then finger 3 on the third, then finger 4 on the fourth. Increase your metronome speed as you feel more comfortable. The goal is to coordinate the timing of the picking of the right hand with the fretting by the different fingers of the left hand. Repetition is the Key Practicing the guitar resembles, in some ways, practicing a sport. Just as baseball players have to develop the mechanical ability to throw and catch a ball through repeated drills, guitarists have to acquire the ability to sound the correct notes on their guitars through continual practicing. The trick is to develop technique through the repeated execution of guitar exercises that promote hand coordination and timing. While there are many exercises that you can practice, it is important that you play them slowly and evenly at first, and then gradually build up speed. With regular and consistent practice, you will notice that as you gain greater control over your right and left hand picking and fretting technique, your speed of execution will increase. As your guitar technique improves, you will start being able to learn how to play the music that YOU enjoy and ultimately, achieve your guitar lesson goals and beyond! David A. teaches guitar, piano, singing, songwriting, and more in Goodyear, AZ. He has  performed in numerous and varied musical situations, including with The University of Maryland Jazz Orchestra and the Pavement Chasers Tribute to Adele. He currently performs as a freelance keyboardist and guitarist in the Phoenix metro area.    Learn more about David here!   Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by  David Masters

A Definition of Tutoring

A Definition of Tutoring Academic Support: What’s Available? ChaptersWhat Is Academic Support?The Origins of Academic SupportAcademic Support: From Homework Help to Catching UpEducational AccompanimentPrivate TutorialsAcademic support is widely available nowadays.A lot of people, including parents and students, have the wrong idea of what academic support is.So what is it?Is it what you need for your child or yourself?It’s important to know that academic support includes a number of different tutoring services and which services aren’t included.Superprof is getting to the crux of the matter and finding out what academic support is and what other types of tutoring there are. 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A private tutor sat in their student's home across the desk from those being tutored.Let's get to the bottom of the different types of tutoring available. (Source: StockSnap)This is the traditional idea we have of the discipline.But what exactly is the definition of academic support?Edglossary gives the following definition:“The term academic support may refer to a wide variety of instructional methods, educational services, or school resources provided to students in the effort to help them accelerate their learning progress, catch up with their peers, meet learning standards, or generally succeed in school.”There are two important factors that we believe also defines academic support:The duration: Academic support can occur at regular intervals. From a few lessons over several weeks to a much longer time. The tutor could help their student over the course of several months to an entire school year.Complementing schooling: A lot of academic support services are designed to help students who are struggling or falling behind.This doesn't mean that it needs to take place during the semester, you can get academic support during the school holidays. There's nothing wrong with a bit of extra preparation.Discover the benefits of academic support!The Origins of Academic SupportIt’s difficult to talk exactly about where exactly academic support came from. For those not familiar with private academic support, you probably remember all the hours you spent studying in primary school, secondary school, college, and sixth form. Many hours of your schedule were spent dedicated to studying, revising, or doing your homework or coursework.When a student's struggling, there's nothing wrong with enlisting the help of a professional tutor. (Source: kaboompics)These hours were recommended by teachers who would (if they could) help studen ts who were struggling. While we’re talking about the past, the same is true today.Barring a few charities and free tutoring services at schools and universities, academic support is entirely private. That said, more and more parents are getting in touch with academic support tutors to help out. This is due to a few societal changes:Mothers, unlike previous generations, are more likely to be working.Parents are getting home from work later and later, which leaves very little time for them to help their children with their studies.Private Education for State School StudentsThe success of academic support is not just down to how effective it is but also due to increasingly worried parents. With mathematics, foreign languages (French, Spanish, German, Italian, etc.), history, geography, physics, chemistry, economics, and English, there are so many subjects for parents to be worried about.Some parents believe that there are too many subjects and children are struggling to keep up with all of them.This means more and more parents are enlisting the help of academic support tutors to help their children keep up by providing supplemental instruction. This is why we say that academic support is private education for children at state schools.Find out how parents, tutors and students all work together to achieve academic success...Even if you’re hesitant, there are plenty of students who’ve benefitted from academic support. It’s helped many students to catch up with their studies. This has helped then avoid failing exams and having to resist them.There are academic support classes for those in primary school, secondary school, sixth form, and college. They complement a child’s regular schooling. For example, a private tutor can move away from the traditional teaching a child gets in school and help them see schooling differently.They can use different resources and tools. This freedom allows them to draw on different school subjects to help the child understan d better, too.Finally, the biggest benefit of academic support tutorials is the fact that they’re tailored to the student. In a maths class at school, the teacher has to deliver a standardised lesson for all the students. This means the class is designed for twenty-odd students.With academic support, the private tutor plans their lesson around the person in front of them.What is the student’s level?How much do they understand?What kind of personality do they have?Do they respect authority?Are they keen learners?Are there certain things they struggle with?Academic support is there to fill in the gaps.If calculus, algebra, geometry, or trigonometry is giving you a headache, you just have to look for maths tutoring.Find out how you can get customised tutoring for your academic needs! 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(Source: StartupStockPhotos)It could start out with some homework help. In primary school, secondary school, sixth form, and college, a lot of students seem to be drowning work. As we said earlier, a lot of parents just don’t have the time to help their children as much as they'd like.So why not employ a private tutor to help your child?Homework is a big and important part of the learning process. It can help them reinforce w hat they’ve learnt in class. A professional tutor can help them in a number of subjects throughout the year. This can help them to avoid failing exams, improving their performance, and getting good results.Academic support is useful for helping students catch up. This is one of the most common reasons for getting academic support. When a child is falling behind at school, there are some important decisions to be made in order to stop them failing their exams and having to resit. Of course, you often have to pay for academic support. It’s unlikely that the teachers at their school will have the time to provide this level of support.Join the discussion: can academic support supplant traditional education models?A private tutor can dedicate all their time to them. Thanks to teaching methods that are tailored to the student, the teacher can quickly help them catch up.  That’s the main goal of academic support, after all.Catching up can take place in the medium term and the long te rm. It can take some time and new teaching methodologies for a student to start understanding their courses. Once a learner has the necessary study skills, you'll start seeing their performance improve in both the classroom and in their academic support tutorials.If you or your child struggle with writing essays, you could work with an English tutor or look for writing tutors on Superprof.Discover the wide range of subjects you can find tutoring for...Educational AccompanimentWe’ve already seen what academic support is and what services it includes.  There’s also educational accompaniment which is often thought of as academic tutoring.How is different to academic support?Educational accompaniment is more so for students aiming to get into top universities. This can take place over a long time. It can take a student through their undergraduate or postgraduate degree.There are private tutors offering educational accompaniment. We’re talking about support for students who aren’ t struggling. Those with acceptable or good grades. The goals are simple:Improve their gradesGetting them ready for top universitiesStudying for important examsGetting them onto courses at said universitiesEducational accompaniment, just like academic tutoring and private tutorials, is available in all subjects from the sciences to the humanities.If science isn't your strong point, why not consider getting a physics, biology, or chemistry tutor to help?Private TutorialsIt’s very easy to confuse academic support with private tutorials. They are often quite similar. However, not all tutors can offer both.Think about the kind of private tutorials you need to get for your child. (Source: jstarj)Put simply: academic support (either at home or via online tutoring) involves helping with homework or an assignment, revision, or helping students to catch up with one on one tutoring. It’s usually for students who are struggling in school.Private tutoring is generally more relaxed and is fo r students who just want to learn something. They help the student learn new things and help the student to think of new approaches.Academic support is tailored schooling and there’s also academic coaching.  Of course, most tutors don't expect you to be experts in the differing types of private tuition. When it comes to home tutoring, it's fairly easy to find a tutor who can offer several different types one to one tutoring.When it comes to academic success, there's plenty of reasons why home tutoring is so popular. Whether a student is struggling with a bit exam or test prep, needs help with writing an essay, or wants to apply to a good college or university, tutoring is the way to go.Don't forget that it's also very easy to become a tutor and start getting tutoring jobs. You can make your profile on Superprof today!Now you know that academic support is really so much more than homework help!

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REQUESTED BY NCDHHS ADD MATH - Heart Math Tutoring

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REQUESTED BY NCDHHS â€" ADD MATH - Heart Math Tutoring COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REQUESTED BY NCDHHS â€" ADD MATH COMMUNITY FEEDBACK REQUESTED BY NCDHHS â€" ADD MATH November 19, 2018 The NC Department of Health and Human Services released a draft statewide Early Childhood Action Plan and is asking for community feedback in writing by November 30th. The goal of the plan is to improve early childhood outcomes across NC for children ages 0 â€" 8. Ten high level goals range from improving housing and hunger to health and academics. While it is encouraging to see reading included in the plan, (goal #10 is stated as “Grade Level Reading: Young children across North Carolina will read on grade-level in elementary school.”), it is surprising that math is not currently included as a goal.This document should ideally drive action across the state and so what is included (or excluded) matters. Photo credit:www.cvcsd.stier.org Here are some reasons it is important to include math in efforts to improve early childhood outcomes: School-entry math skills are predictive of later achievement in both math and reading â€" with an even higher correlation than school-entry reading skills. (Greg Duncan, et. Al, 2007) Only 40% of fourth graders in North Carolina are on grade level in math. (2017 NAEP) Math at age 7 impacts socio-economic status at age 42 (Source: Ritchie Bates, Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status, 2013) The Early Childhood Action Plan can be found here: https://files.nc.gov/ncdhhs/ECAP-Draft-11.01.18.pdf Community members are invited to go on record requesting that math be incorporated as a high-level goal along with reading (“Grade Level Reading AND Math”) by emailingEdnv. EXAMPLE FEEDBACK: Dear NCDHHS â€" I saw a copy of the Early Childhood Action Plan and want to urge you to include math in goal #10 (“Grade level reading and math”). Math is critical to academic confidence, high-school graduation, and post-secondary and employment options, and skills must be developed early. Here are some additional stats: School-entry math skills are predictive of later achievement in both math and reading â€" with an even higher correlation than school-entry reading skills. (Greg Duncan, et. Al, 2007) Only 40% of fourth graders in North Carolina are on grade level in math. (2017 NAEP) Math at age 7 impacts socio-economic status at age 42 (Source: Ritchie Bates, Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status, 2013) In early years, math and literacy skills are closely tied (executive function skills, language that organizes/categorizes/describes, ordering and quantities). Please make sure families, educators, and community leaders know how important both subjects are to success and that neither subject is left behind at children’s detriment. Thank you.

Using English Adjective Clauses and Phrases (video)

Using English Adjective Clauses and Phrases (video) Adjective clauses and phrases are probably the most common grammatical construction in the daily newspaper. People and their ages, positions, company affiliations, as well as places with descriptions, and times with memorable data all appear in adjective clauses and phrases. On any given page of the paper, you will probably find 20 of them, such as this one:The location where the secret meeting took place  was Marra’s restaurant, located next to the house of John Demarco, a butcher, who saw the two spies  wearing black overcoats and ski masks.One of the interesting things about an adjective clause is that you do not need a subject or verb. Many tests like the  GMAT, TOEIC, and TOEFL require you to understand and use adjective clauses. Take a look at the video below to help you understand and dont forget the quiz.Do you think youve got it? Click here to try our quizWant more quizzes?   Try this adjective quiz.