Properties that are damaged by fire, water, storms, smoke, or mold require the services of a professional. This is a job for Nate Dawson, Restoration Hero and President of Sterling Restoration. Read on to see how he uses math to
This is the third post in a series about spreadsheets, called Spreadsheets 101. Click if you missed the first (Spreadsheets are Powerful. Here’s How) or second (How to Use Formulas) post. Mistakes happen. But boy they can be frustrating, especially if
So I’ve been harping on the fact that math is flexible. And I’ve also said more than once that we do the math that we need to do. (No one here is suggesting that calculus computations are necessary for everyday
A Math for Grownups follower asked me earlier this week to define algebra, and I thought that was an excellent place to start this month-long discussion. I think that most people might be surprised by what is generally found under the
Yesterday afternoon, I dropped off the gifts I had purchased for a mother and son who are spending the holidays in a women’s shelter. He’s not even three years old, and he’s already had a much rougher life than I.
Quick! What’s the formula for finding the circumference of a circle? Do you remember the Pythagorean Theorem? What about the distance formula? If you’re around my age and not a math geek, chances are the answers are “I don’t know,”
No matter what holiday you celebrate in December, the month has traditionally marked a time for charitable giving. The weather is growing colder in some areas, making it much tougher on the homeless. The end of the year is creeping
Like most home-improvement projects, figuring out the size radiators that you’ll need for a room hinges on a formula — actually several formulas. Install radiators that are too large, and you’ll burn up. Too tiny radiators? You’ll need that Snuggie
There may be no more confusing place for math than with credit and debt — and there may be no more important place for A+ math skills than with your money. That’s why I was asked to guest post at credit.com’s
Graham Laing is my brother, and I don’t think he’d be offended by my telling you that some of us in the family were a little worried that he might not amount to anything. But that’s another story for another