Definitions - Tell me what you are saying. It can't all be Greek!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION - COME BACK SOON

Understanding a definition often prevents you from memorizing (a wasteful use of your intelligence). Examples of two terms I like to use to illustrate this is Commutative and Distributive in the mathematical sense.

Commutative = to commute or switch places while not changing the value.

A * B = B* A

Check 2 * 3 = 3 * 2

6 = 6

Distributive = To give each item/term the same amount.

a ( b + c) = ab + ac

Check 2(1 + 3) = 2(1) + 2(3)

2(4) = 2 + 6

8 = 8

Attempt to understand a new term when introduced opposed to just accepting it. Ask your teacher for the definition if you don't know. In a later post I put these two specific definitions to work in a comical way to truly remember these definitions.