Posts by JDM Educational Staff

Perhaps you’re considering majoring in mathematics but you’re wondering, “what can I do with a math degree once I graduate?” Great question! Math majors offer prospective employers a range...

Exponential growth often comes up in math courses (like calculus) and the sciences (such as biology).  It pays to be familiar with this concept and what it means in various contexts. So, what...

Factoring numbers helps us to understand prime numbers, and it is also important in algebra (for factoring, among other uses). So, what are the factors of a number?  A factor F of a whole...

If you want to visualize a range of values or graph the solutions to an inequality, you will probably use a number line.  However, there is some notation that you should be aware of, and some...

Exponential decay often comes up in science and math courses, including calculus.  It helps to know what this concept means and how to solve these types of problems. So, what is exponential...

You might already be familiar with finding the area of a circle.  However, finding the area of a sector takes an extra step, since we are finding just a part of the area. So, what do you need...