Thursday 10 January 2013

Chapter 1: Sabrina, Myat Noe, Beverly

DEFINITIONS: 

MULTIPLE =   

A number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression. (dictionary)

product of a quantity by integer (WolframAlpha)

FACTOR =

number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression. (dictionary)

Any of the numbers that form a product when multiplied together (WolframAlpha)


INDEX NOTATION =

In mathematics and computer programmingIndex notation is used to specify the elements of an array of numbers. (Wikipedia)

The exponent (or index or power) of a number says
how many times to use the number in a multiplication. (mathisfun.com)


PRIME FACTORISATION =

In number theoryinteger factorization or prime factorization is the decomposition of a composite number into smaller non-trivial divisors, which when multiplied together equal the original integer. (wikipedia)

Prime Factorization is finding which prime numbers multiply together to make the original number. (mathsisfun.com)

2 comments:

  1. Layout: Text is clear and source is given. But you all could add pictures to help illustrate your points.

    Content: Content is relevant, easy to understand and reliable. However you all did not add examples for INDEX NOTATION and PRME FACTORISATION.

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  2. I think it is very easy to understand and is straight to the point and there is sufficient explanations. Yu Hin, Qayyum, Bryan Goh.

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