Month: January 2025

Folded box for optimization problems

The RIGHT Way To Solve Optimization Problems

Your Math class may have introduced you to a type of word problem called an optimization problem, sometimes referred to as a min / max problem.  The objective of these is always the same: to find the maximum or minimum possible value of some quantity named in the problem.   The weird thing about these problems…
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The Way You SHOULD Be Solving Stoichiometry Problems, Part 2: Using Dimensional Analysis

In the first blog post of this series, I showed you a method to solve stoichiometry problems that helps you keep organized and avoid getting confused.  Most of my clients like this approach. However, one of my clients told me, “I think your method makes sense, but my teacher won’t let me do it this…
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