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Today we remember a man who was considered one of the best teachers in the United States. Jaime Alfonso Escalante was born in nineteen thirty in La Paz, Bolivia. Both his parents were teachers. He taught math and science in his home country for twelv

数学英语 38 What Do Prefixes Mean in Math? - Part 1

by Jason Marshall We use a lot of math words in our day-to-day lives without really understanding what they mean or where they come from. For example, prefixes like mega, giga, and tera that we use to describe computer hard drive sizes (think megabyt

数学英语 39 What Do Prefixes Mean in Math? - Part 2

by Jason Marshall A few weeks ago, we began talking about the meaning of prefixes in math. In particular, we talked about the prefixes used in the metric system to represent lengths smaller than one meter. Today, were going to continue this topic by

数学英语 01 A Math Problem

by Jason Marshall Math is known for precision. Answers to problems are usually black-and-whiteright-or-wrongright? Its true that math is usually extremely precise, but ambiguity does occasionally creep in. Just like English, the language of math isnt

数学英语 32 How to Use Math to Make Estimates

by Jason Marshall In the first secret-agent math article, How to Use Math to Send Encrypted Messages, we learned how to decrypt messages secured with absolutely unbreakable encryption using nothing more than simple integer arithmetic. It was all grea

VOA标准英语2013--Teacher Uses Music to Make Math Fun, Cool

Teacher Uses Music to Make Math Fun, Cool Making math fun The voice heard in the video belongs to mathematics teacher Jake Scott. Most of the performers are his students. Watching videos is not part of their daily routine but it is one of the essenti

You Do the Math

You Do the Math Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explain how to use common expressions in American English. We also explore the origins of these expressions. Where do they come from? Today we

英语笑话听力+文本：Math Test 数学考试

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儿童英语小故事 75. A Math Problem

She reads the math problem. John has three apples. He gives one apple to Mary. He gives another apple to Billy. How many apples does John have? She thinks. Three apples minus two apples is one apple. John has one apple. The answer is one. She shows h

60秒科学:Math:The Eyes Have It

I still tend to move my fingers, almost subconsciously, when doing arithmetic. Well, that might not be so strange, according to research published in the May 8th issue of the journal Science. The report says that math and movement through space use

数学英语 22 What Are Sequences in Math?

by Jason Marshall In the last few articles, weve talked about fractions and percentages, and soon enough well see that these ideas naturally lead us into the world of decimal numbers. But before we head down that path, lets take a quick detour to tal

数学英语 10 How to Understand the Language of Math

by Jason Marshall This is our very first Math Dude article, and in honor of that were going all the way back to basics to answer some fundamental questions about math that should help you evaluate the status of your relationship with numbers. But let

VOA标准英语2010年-Bringing the Beauty of Math to Life

Approaches to math differ around the world. In Japan, millions of children study the abacus for fun after school. For many people, math can be intimidating. But Alex Bellos finds it intriguing. The journalist has degrees in mathematics and philosophy

VOA标准英语2010年-Singapore Math Adds Up for US Teachers

Teaching fewer basics in a more indepth way, Singapore method encourages young minds to think mathematically Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 10 August 2010 Photo: Courtesy Scott Baldridge Scott Baldridge with a group of elementary school math teachers

VOA标准英语2010年-Former Financial Analyst Teaches Math

A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100,000 people a month. In this week's edition of Making a Difference, we introd

【英语3级听力】数学考试-Math Test

The day of the math test was next Monday. He had three days to study. He did not like math. It was his hardest subject. He had to study in order to pass. He locked himself in his room. He turned off his phone. He shut off his computer. There could be

英语儿歌274首 第246期:We like math

歌词如下： We like math! Minus or plus! Math is so much fun for us! One plus one is two. Two plus two is four. Four plus four is eight. You're clever! You're great! We like math! Minus or plus! Math is so much fun for us! Two minus one is one. F

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A Math Teacher's Story数学老师的魔法Years ago, I was taking an algebra class over the summer, and had a teacher who liked to reminisce about his past with funny stories. He relates that he had been a math teacher in the Air Force, where it was

外媒：数学烂？你是传说中的math disability

In a typical classroom, youll find children who are exceptionally good at math while some struggle. Some kids seem to be particularly poor at math, though, showing difficulty even when routinely adding or subtracting even after extensive schooling. 在

EDUCATION REPORT - The Math Forum at Drexel

EDUCATION REPORT - The Math Forum at Drexel By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Thursday, January 15, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Education Report. Many students and teachers of mat