The following is the fifth in a series of posts covering Shormann Mathematics, Algebra 1, the newest product from DIVE Math and Science! Click here to read the complete document that covers Shormann Math core ideas, course description, and Algebra 1 table of contents. After years of teaching mathematics, researching math curricula and math history, and applying mathematics as a scientist … Continue reading The 10 Major Concepts of Shormann Mathematics
Mathematics History Matters
The following is the fourth in a series of posts covering Shormann Mathematics, Algebra 1, the newest product from DIVE Math and Science! Click here to read the complete document that covers Shormann Math core ideas, course description, and Algebra 1 table of contents. History helps connect students to their world and their Creator. Most modern mathematics curricula ignore math history. … Continue reading Mathematics History Matters
Shormann Math Core Ideas: Jesus Christ is the “Common Core.”
The following is the third in a series of posts covering Shormann Mathematics, Algebra 1, the newest product from DIVE Math and Science! Click here to read the complete document that covers Shormann Math core ideas, course description, and Algebra 1 table of contents. Jesus Christ is the “Common Core” of Shormann Math Perhaps you have heard of the United States … Continue reading Shormann Math Core Ideas: Jesus Christ is the “Common Core.”
Should my Child Do Saxon Math 8/7 or Algebra 1/2?
For students ready for pre-algebra, we recommend Saxon Math 8/7 for most of them. 2024 update! We now have a Shormann Prealgebra course that we recommend over either Saxon Math text. It has the same "why" behind prealgebra described below, plus the BEST preparation for Shormann Algebra 1. The Saxon courses are still good courses, … Continue reading Should my Child Do Saxon Math 8/7 or Algebra 1/2?
Shormann Math Core Ideas: Defining Mathematics
The following is the second in a series of posts covering Shormann Mathematics, Algebra 1, the newest product from DIVE Math and Science! Click here to read the complete document that covers Shormann Math core ideas, course description, and Algebra 1 table of contents. Definitions Matter Thinking of mathematics as the “ship” and the definition as the “captain”, a good … Continue reading Shormann Math Core Ideas: Defining Mathematics
Shormann Math, Algebra 1 Overview
The following is an overview of Shormann Mathematics, Algebra 1, the newest product from DIVE Math and Science! Click here to read the complete document that covers Shormann Math core ideas, course description, and Algebra 1 table of contents. A complete math curriculum Unlike our DIVE Math Lectures that teach the content in textbooks authored … Continue reading Shormann Math, Algebra 1 Overview
Defining Mathematics
The Challenge of Defining Mathematics Throughout history, humans have never settled on one particular definition for mathematics. Part of the reason is the abstract nature of mathematics, and the way general mathematical truths can apply to an infinite number of situations. For example, think of numbers. Numbers are abstract ideas. The number 3 is an idea … Continue reading Defining Mathematics
An Unimaginable Boom
What is the loudest explosion you have ever heard? How far away could you hear it? 1 mile? 2 miles? 10 miles? What about 100 miles? If something exploded, and you could hear it from over 100 miles away, that would be impressive, wouldn't it! I can't imagine an explosion that big. Now, think … Continue reading An Unimaginable Boom
Jesus Christ, the Common Core of all DIVE courses
A Brief History of University Late in the 12th Century, a phenomenon unique to Europe appeared, the university. University is actually a combination of two words, unity and diversity. Originally, universities were schools that owned no real estate, but were instead an association of teachers or students. Although not always theologically or scholarly accurate, what … Continue reading Jesus Christ, the Common Core of all DIVE courses
The War on Humans
Killer whales suing Sea World for slavery. Laws against the humiliation of plants. University professors, politicians, and environmental extremist groups like Sierra Club advocating for human population control. What's going on?! I know all this sounds really weird (or I hope it does!), but certain self-appointed important people think YOU (they would never think this … Continue reading The War on Humans
Studying His Word and His Works 