The Math Forum: Fermi Questions

It's all just a matter of time. The resource provides four Fermi questions in reference to time. The questions are open-ended and require classmates to make use of estimation and dimensional analysis.

A fermi number is a rough estimate of a quantity that is difficult or impossible to measure. Individuals design a process for making an estimation of a given scenario. For example, they determine a plan for estimating the number of...

The Math Forum Student Center provides math news, notes, challenges, and much more. Dr. Math is here with the answers to students' math questions. There's a teachers' section, a research division, and a parents' part. This site also...

The inverse, converse and contrapositive are defined as Dr. Math answers a question to prove the validity of such statements for a specific problem. The Dr. explains the thinking process for the proof well.

This site provides links to questions sent in to Dr. Math about proofs. Topics covered include what proofs are, how to understand them, and how to build them, and much more. Be sure to click on the links which you believe may be helpful.

"Why is any number raised to the zero power equal to one?" A good question and an even better answer

Explains what conditional statements are in mathematical proofs, explaining an if then clause, be sure to read the second response to the initial question if this topic appeals to your curiosity.

This site is an archive of questions posed by students and the general public about geometry which are responded to by "Dr. Math."

This question answer site gives two responses to a question about the Rational Root Theorem, also known as The Rational Zero Theorem. The first response solves a couple of problems through applying the theorem. The second response...

This site from the Math Forum with Dr. Math is an excellent site with answers to submitted questions on trigonometry. In addition the student can submit their own questions. Links are provided for additional information.