Absolute Value Inequalities Online Tutoring - Maths Tutors

Absolute Value Inequalities Online Tutoring - Maths Tutors Absolute value will always give a positive value that means whether a value is positive or negative but when you take a positive value of that particular number then it will gives a positive value only. Example of absolute value inequalities: - Question 1: - Solve the inequalities | 3 x + 5 | 9. Solution: - If 3 x + 5 0 then | 3 x + 5 | 9 gives, 3 x + 5 9 or, 3 x 4 or, x 4 / 3 (1) Again, if 3 x + 5 0, then | 3 x + 5 | 9 gives - (3 x + 5) 9 or, - 3x 14 or, x - 14 / 3 (2) Therefore from (1) and (2) we get, -14 / 3 x 4 / 3, which is required solution of the given inequalities. Question 2: - If x is an integer and | x + 1 | 3, find x. Solution: - If | x + 1 | 3 then we can write -3 (x + 1) 3 -3 1 x 3 1 - 4 x 2 Question 3: - If x is a real number and | 2 x 7 | 1, find x. Solution: - If | 2 x 7 | 1 then -1 (2 x 7) 1 -1 + 7 2 x 1 + 7 6 2 x 8 3 x 4

Want to Accept the Gift of Online Tutoring Reward Program

Want to Accept the Gift of Online Tutoring Reward Program 0SHARESShare We, at Tutor Pace, have time and again introduced innovations to ensure the optimum satisfaction of our students. This time too we have created something that not only provides excellent service but also a precious reward to our students. Say a big hi to your dearly loved reward program. Feeling zealous to know about it? Don’t worry; we’ll answer all types of questions for you, so that you are able to understand the hidden benefits of reward program. I don’t know what is Reward Program? The word reward means an appreciation or incentive. So, the reward program is also meant to reward you for your association with us. What do I get in reward program? The reward program is an exciting game of points. You earn points whenever you enroll in our subscription plans or even continue your enrollment with us. As you continue your subscription, the points keep on accumulating to give you huge benefits once you reach a total of 6000 points. What are the criteria of earning points? The criteria of earning the reward points are simple and seamless. You receive points on the basis of the subscription plan that you choose as per your requirements. We offer various plans, as given below: College grade 1 hour or 2 hours plan  No point 5 Hours plan                 250 points 10 Hours plan               500 points 15 Hours plan               750 points 20 Hours plan              1000 points Other than college grade- Hourly plan                   No point for hourly plan Weekly Subscription    250 points Monthly Subscription   1000 points How do I get benefits? You get benefits by redeeming a total of 6000 points. What are the ways to redeem? You can redeem either by check or by upgrading your current plan. What do I get in these two methods? If you redeem by check, we provide you a check worth 99$ in your name. You can simply place a request to receive the check at your home and we’ll deliver the check to your place within 7-10 working days from the day of the receipt of your request. If you redeem by upgrading your current plan, you get to enjoy your plan further, the details of which are given below: College Grads: Get a subscription plan for full 20 hours Other than college grads: Get a subscription plan for one complete month Don’t wait! Reward yourself now by calling Tutor Pace! [starbox id=admin]

Should You Consider an Online MBA Part II

Should You Consider an Online MBA Part II GMAT MBA Admissions Blog In a recent post, we explored why, in general, one should consider pursuing an online MBA. Our argument was that an online MBA program should at least be considered by most potential MBA students because: The academics, professors, and class options are usually equivalent. You’ll learn the same things form the same professors A working professional can use an online MBA to pursue a graduate education without leaving his or her full-time employment, which completely eliminates the “opportunity cost” of forgone salary for two years Some (but not too many) highly rated “brands” with traditional MBA programs (e.g., University of North Carolina) offer online options To explore the online MBA option, we posed four questions: 1) what are the main reasons to get any type of MBA 2) what can you expect from an online MBA relative to an on-campus approach 3) when should you consider an online MBA and 4) when should you not consider an online MBA? In this article, we’ll explore in more detail the scenarios in which an online MBA is a really good option, and those in which it is not. When is an online MBA a really good option? An online MBA is a particularly attractive option for those who: Want to keep working and/or are particularly cost conscious Are pursuing an MBA primarily to acquire new knowledge and skills Are pursuing an MBA to advance within their existing organization Are relatively less worried about “signaling” their talent to potential employers with a prestigious MBA “brand” Are relatively less focused on: Being presented with new job opportunities Switching careers Building their network Gaining real-world experience in new areas through projects or internships Let’s look at one potential program. The University of Kansas offers an aacsb accredited online MBA. Now, the University of Kansas is a flagship university for the state of Kansas, and very well known nationally and internationally for having one of the best college basketball programs. It’s a high quality educational institution. Its undergraduate program is ranked #115 by US News and World Report. Compare this to the “brand” of Indiana University, which offers both a highly ranked traditional and online MBA. Indiana is also a flagship university for the state of Indiana, and a very well-known school because of its basketball program. Indiana’s undergraduate program is ranked #90 nationally, in the same general range as Kansas. So, at a high level, for the relatively uninformed person just looking at a resume, “University of Kansas” and “Indiana University,” regardless of whether it’s an undergraduate or graduate degree, will likely elicit a response along the lines of “yeah, pretty good school.” In a previous post about the online MBA option, we noted that Indiana happens to have a well regarded traditional MBA program (~#25 nationally) and one of the most highly rated online MBA programs in the country (#3 as rated by US News). The traditional MBA will run you almost $350,000 in direct costs and lost salary when taking two years off to do the program, while the Kelley Direct online MBA costs ~$70,000. Now, let’s use this is an anchor, and consider someone who is just getting an MBA because they need to learn new things, and because they are guaranteed new opportunities at work, or even a promotion, if they earn an MBA. We have already seen that choosing an online MBA from Indiana will save this person $280,000 ($350K - $70K = $280K). The online MBA from Kansas has a price tag of $36,000. Kansas, which has an online MBA program that is only ranked #78 by US News, is basically half the price of Indiana’s online program. For many folks who are knowledgeable of MBA programs, you might point out that there is a huge difference between Kelley’s online program, which is essentially one of the best possible online MBA programs one can pursue (#3 ranking nationally), and Kansas’ program, which is relatively new (#78 nationally). But one costs $70K (Indiana) and the other costs about half that. And the general “brand” associated with the University of Kansas is not bad at all. It’s a reasonable option, all things considered. When does an online MBA make less sense? If your focus in earning an MBA is signaling to the business community, and specifically recruiters at companies for which you’d like to work, that you are particularly motivated, talented, and knowledgeable, it probably makes sense to target a top 10-15 ranked MBA program. Unfortunately, none of those programs offers an online option. If you are pursuing an MBA because you want to switch careers, this means you are likely interested in having some substantial project-based learning experiences in business school, and you’d like to do an internship. You are probably also hoping that, as your MBA experience nears its conclusion, you’ll have the opportunity to interview with lots of different potential employers who put a premium on applicants with degrees from your school. Unfortunately, these are not the things that online MBA programs tend to offer. Finally, and perhaps obviously, if you are looking forward to taking a break from your career to build your professional network, the online MBA is not the most logical path. Conclusion If you know you want to earn an MBA, and your focus is primarily on learning new things and acquiring new skills, you should consider an online MBA. The traditional in-person MBA is unmatched when it comes to offering opportunities to switch careers or associate yourself with the most highly ranked and prestigious business school brands nationally, but these benefits come with a very high price tag. If you are comfortable in your current job and are just looking for ways to build your knowledge base and advance in your organization, an online MBA could be the perfect fit.

Apply to vs Apply for

Apply to vs Apply for Source:  Wikimedia Commons What is the difference between  apply to  and apply for? Do you find prepositions confusing? Do you sometimes wonder which preposition to use, unsure of its effect on meaning? You are not alone. In the article below, you will learn the difference between apply to and apply for, and you will learn how to correct this common grammar error. Rules and Examples RULE: Use  apply to  to say WHERE you are applying and use  apply for  to say the PURPOSE of your application. EXAMPLE: You could apply  to  the hospital. Send your CV and apply  for  a job. INCORRECT: I will apply  for  another university if I dont get accepted by my first choice. CORRECT: I will to apply  to  another university if I dont get accepted by my first choice. INCORRECT: You can apply  to  the job online. CORRECT: You can apply  for  the job online. Please follow and like us:

2015 June Challenge Winners Send us your After Video and earn an extra 50 ITC!

2015 June Challenge Winners â€" Send us your After Video and earn an extra 50 ITC! We finished the 2015 June Language Challenge! 12 hours of italki lessons  in June! (well some of us did) Even though this was only 12 hours, completing the  Challenge was definitely hard!  A few of us at italki took the Challenge and here are our results! Tracy learning Esperanto (in Chinese) Completed! Ivan learning Chinese Completed! Javi learning Chinese  Completed! Andrey learning Chinese Did not Complete the Challenge! Andrey wanted to clarify that My Chinese Teacher went on vacation halfway through the Challenge and I really didnt want to get another one.  If I did, Im sure I would have completed the Challenge! Excuses aside, its hard and thats why its called a Challenge!  We just did some calculations and found out that a whopping 91% of Challengers who submitted a Public Video Pledge for the June Challenge actually completed the Challenge! In italki tradition, were awarding 50ITC as bonus  for an after video.  Below is Tracys  AFTER Video for Esperanto.  She started with zero Esperanto ability! Tracys AFTER Video for Esperanto Join us  by making your very own AFTER video! If you won the Challenge and previously sent into to us your Before video, heres your chance  to show off your Challenge achievements in a video. Not only that, but  well be rewarding you with an additional 50 ITC!   Here are some ideas of what you can include in your video: Show off your improvement in the language you were learning Introduce yourself and tell us what language(s) you were learning for the Challenge Tell us about your italki teacher(s). What did you like about them? What did you learn about learning a new language after completing the Challenge? Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking the Challenge in the future? Label the video: “(italki username) completed the 2015 italki June Language  Challenge!” Write a Notebook Entry “I completed the 2015 italki June  Language Challenge and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. Send the link to your notebook entry to support(at)italki.com and  we will send you a 50 ITC voucher straight away! And we leave you with some last words from Tracy: So, even though I took the language challenge to learn Esperanto, I actually ended up learning a lot about time management and good study habits.   Specifically, I sometimes have trouble scheduling things in advance because I worry about what other things might happen that I’ll need to adjust to, but once I actually booked the classes and got them on my calendar, it was actually sort of a relief to know for sure what my schedule would be like.   Even if you’re really busy, just book the classes in advance. Yes, I gave some things up to finish my classes, but it’s all about priorities. I also learned some things about watching which study habits were easy or difficult for me to maintain.   It’s important to practice every day, but I would recommend choosing a “passive” thing to practice every day for example writing out sentences or reading something.   Not because passive practice is better than active practice, but because you’re probably more likely to actually do it! And I never would have WANTED to finish it without my awesome italki teachers.   It’s a great feeling to WANT to review your material so you can have another great conversation soon! Congrats to everyone and see you at the next Challenge! 2015 June Challenge Winners â€" Send us your After Video and earn an extra 50 ITC! We finished the 2015 June Language Challenge! 12 hours of italki lessons  in June! (well some of us did) Even though this was only 12 hours, completing the  Challenge was definitely hard!  A few of us at italki took the Challenge and here are our results! Tracy learning Esperanto (in Chinese) Completed! Ivan learning Chinese Completed! Javi learning Chinese  Completed! Andrey learning Chinese Did not Complete the Challenge! Andrey wanted to clarify that My Chinese Teacher went on vacation halfway through the Challenge and I really didnt want to get another one.  If I did, Im sure I would have completed the Challenge! Excuses aside, its hard and thats why its called a Challenge!  We just did some calculations and found out that a whopping 91% of Challengers who submitted a Public Video Pledge for the June Challenge actually completed the Challenge! In italki tradition, were awarding 50ITC as bonus  for an after video.  Below is Tracys  AFTER Video for Esperanto.  She started with zero Esperanto ability! Tracys AFTER Video for Esperanto Join us  by making your very own AFTER video! If you won the Challenge and previously sent into to us your Before video, heres your chance  to show off your Challenge achievements in a video. Not only that, but  well be rewarding you with an additional 50 ITC!   Here are some ideas of what you can include in your video: Show off your improvement in the language you were learning Introduce yourself and tell us what language(s) you were learning for the Challenge Tell us about your italki teacher(s). What did you like about them? What did you learn about learning a new language after completing the Challenge? Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking the Challenge in the future? Label the video: “(italki username) completed the 2015 italki June Language  Challenge!” Write a Notebook Entry “I completed the 2015 italki June  Language Challenge and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. Send the link to your notebook entry to support(at)italki.com and  we will send you a 50 ITC voucher straight away! And we leave you with some last words from Tracy: So, even though I took the language challenge to learn Esperanto, I actually ended up learning a lot about time management and good study habits.   Specifically, I sometimes have trouble scheduling things in advance because I worry about what other things might happen that I’ll need to adjust to, but once I actually booked the classes and got them on my calendar, it was actually sort of a relief to know for sure what my schedule would be like.   Even if you’re really busy, just book the classes in advance. Yes, I gave some things up to finish my classes, but it’s all about priorities. I also learned some things about watching which study habits were easy or difficult for me to maintain.   It’s important to practice every day, but I would recommend choosing a “passive” thing to practice every day for example writing out sentences or reading something.   Not because passive practice is better than active practice, but because you’re probably more likely to actually do it! And I never would have WANTED to finish it without my awesome italki teachers.   It’s a great feeling to WANT to review your material so you can have another great conversation soon! Congrats to everyone and see you at the next Challenge! 2015 June Challenge Winners â€" Send us your After Video and earn an extra 50 ITC! We finished the 2015 June Language Challenge! 12 hours of italki lessons  in June! (well some of us did) Even though this was only 12 hours, completing the  Challenge was definitely hard!  A few of us at italki took the Challenge and here are our results! Tracy learning Esperanto (in Chinese) Completed! Ivan learning Chinese Completed! Javi learning Chinese  Completed! Andrey learning Chinese Did not Complete the Challenge! Andrey wanted to clarify that My Chinese Teacher went on vacation halfway through the Challenge and I really didnt want to get another one.  If I did, Im sure I would have completed the Challenge! Excuses aside, its hard and thats why its called a Challenge!  We just did some calculations and found out that a whopping 91% of Challengers who submitted a Public Video Pledge for the June Challenge actually completed the Challenge! In italki tradition, were awarding 50ITC as bonus  for an after video.  Below is Tracys  AFTER Video for Esperanto.  She started with zero Esperanto ability! Tracys AFTER Video for Esperanto Join us  by making your very own AFTER video! If you won the Challenge and previously sent into to us your Before video, heres your chance  to show off your Challenge achievements in a video. Not only that, but  well be rewarding you with an additional 50 ITC!   Here are some ideas of what you can include in your video: Show off your improvement in the language you were learning Introduce yourself and tell us what language(s) you were learning for the Challenge Tell us about your italki teacher(s). What did you like about them? What did you learn about learning a new language after completing the Challenge? Do you have any advice for people who are thinking of taking the Challenge in the future? Label the video: “(italki username) completed the 2015 italki June Language  Challenge!” Write a Notebook Entry “I completed the 2015 italki June  Language Challenge and paste the YouTube/Youku URL. Send the link to your notebook entry to support(at)italki.com and  we will send you a 50 ITC voucher straight away! And we leave you with some last words from Tracy: So, even though I took the language challenge to learn Esperanto, I actually ended up learning a lot about time management and good study habits.   Specifically, I sometimes have trouble scheduling things in advance because I worry about what other things might happen that I’ll need to adjust to, but once I actually booked the classes and got them on my calendar, it was actually sort of a relief to know for sure what my schedule would be like.   Even if you’re really busy, just book the classes in advance. Yes, I gave some things up to finish my classes, but it’s all about priorities. I also learned some things about watching which study habits were easy or difficult for me to maintain.   It’s important to practice every day, but I would recommend choosing a “passive” thing to practice every day for example writing out sentences or reading something.   Not because passive practice is better than active practice, but because you’re probably more likely to actually do it! And I never would have WANTED to finish it without my awesome italki teachers.   It’s a great feeling to WANT to review your material so you can have another great conversation soon! Congrats to everyone and see you at the next Challenge!

The Ethics of Plagiarism

The Ethics of Plagiarism To put it bluntly, there are no ethics when it comes to plagiarism. Copying someone else's work or getting someone to write it for you is deeply unethical and is one of the Cardinal Sins of university life; to the extent that some unis will kick you out on your first offence, if it's serious enough. Compare this to their stance on students who are involved in crime and drugs (strangely lax, as long as they don't indulge on their turf), and you begin to see how seriously they take it. At its core, it's anti-academic and anti-learning; and while you may gain a few grade points, you won't have actually benefitted at all in an educational sense. But what does 'plagiarism' consist of, exactly? How do you define it? After all, isn't all work based on something? Aren't we all, in a sense, 'standing on the shoulders of giants'? The classic response is that it is perfectly reasonable to relay someone else's ideas and use them in your own argument, as long as you state the fact, usually by formally referencing them (the Harvard Referencing System is the mode du jour for UK unis). But what if you ask a tutor, or a friend, to look over your work, to check for grammar and spelling? They'll go uncredited, usually; and without their input you may have received a lower mark. But I doubt many people would count this as plagiarism. Now, let's take it one step further. So you ask your tutor/friend to look over you work, and they duly do so. But they find a critical flaw in your argument, or something you've overlooked. They give you a suggestion for improvement, and you duly act upon it. Your paper is marked and you get a first. Happy days. Now, is that plagiarism? After all, the genesis for a critical part of your argument came from someone else, uncredited. Basically, there's a sliding scale of personal-vs-external work input, ranging from asking others to be human spellcheckers to the wholesale thievery of another person's words and ideas. Like all sliding scales, where do you draw the line? There is no black-white binary we can easily define. The issue is compounded when you consider students whose first language is not English. As good as their command of conversational English may be, they may have a fundamental difficulty in conveying their thoughts and arguments in an effective manner. Would it be wrong for them to ask a tutor to help? To have someone check their work, to iron out inconsistencies and improve the clarity of writing, often to the point where the final product is vastly different from the original? Some would argue that the person editing their work is merely 'teasing out' the non-native speaker's core argument, rather than 'writing it for them', but the reality of the situation differs case by case. As a rule of thumb, if the tutor is doing anything but helping you clarify your language and structure, you're doing it wrong. Policies on the above differ considerably from institution to institution. And while all unis are particularly strict on plagiarism, some take their fervour for originality to inquisition-like levels. From personal experience, I know of people who have been called up for plagiarism for incorrect referencing, which looks rather unforgiving however you cook it. Clearly, there is a broad difference of views on the matter. Grey areas abound. But from this mass of uncertainty we can distil a few drops of solid advice: - If you use another person's idea or argument in your paper, or even just mention it, reference it! - Regardless of how many eyes pass over your paper before you submit it, the core content must be your own. - If you're not a native speaker, and you decide to have a tutor proofread your text, acknowledge them in some way at the beginning/end of the paper. - Basing your paper around so-called 'model answers' is at best educationally misleading and at worst demonstrates your lack of independent thought: use them at your own risk. - Getting someone to write your paper for you contravenes universal law and is a despicable thing to do. Ultimately, the only person you're cheating is yourself. For users of the site, you can check out our stance on the subject here.

Marriage Should Not Determine Equality Why Assimilation Equals Death

Marriage Should Not Determine Equality Why Assimilation Equals Death image via http://www.ctv.ca So, whenever the sector of the queer population that is more palatable to straight society is held up as the model and the ultimate goal, minorities within the queer community suffer greatly. With shows such as The New Normal and Modern Family that present white, cisgender males as the over-reaching image of gayness and queerness, queer POCs and many others are disenfranchised. Homonormativity in the media maintains classist, racist systems in which only married males can enjoy acceptance and rights in society,  and the rest have to scrape by in order to live decent lives without the support of the state. People such as pansexuals, trans* individuals, bisexuals and non-normative queers are left out of representation and out of the face of our community. An issue that goes unaddressed and that is far more important than the quest for quasi-heterosexuality in the predominantly white, middle class gay section of the community is queer youth homelessness. No, they dont have time to think about weddings or whether they will one day have a family because they are too concerned with drug addiction and surviving on the streets. The fact is that 58 percent of homeless queer and transgender youth have been sexually assaulted compared to 38  percent of heterosexual homeless youth. Forty four percent  have been stopped on the street and been asked to exchange sex for money, drugs, shelter or clothes. Homeless queer youth are essentially invisible, as federal programs fail to protect them. Out of the federal governments $4.2 billion budget allocated for homeless-assistance programs, only $195 million goes toward homeless youth programs. image via http://fortytonone.org We arent asking for much. We are only asking that all are included within those words that are supposed to make us a community. We only ask that rights are given to all, and that all of our issues and struggles are prioritized by the federal government, and by the governments of other countries, but mainly by ours, as this is the place we call home. image via https://decolonizechris.wordpress.com It is the reason why anti-assimilationist groups who actively oppose the setting up of such a hierarchy with white gays at the top are so upsetbecause equality is much more than being allowed into their systems of oppression and allowing them to determine the full array of queer relationships and unions through state sanctions. The change that is being striven for isnt a change that many queers wish to be a part of. It is a change in which many of them are still disenfranchised. Why strive for an equality in a system that denies their very existence and their very rights? Why settle for marriage and being able to serve in the army and fight for the patriarchal, capitalistic values of the oppressors? image via http://www.columbia.edu What happened to our Stonewall? What happened to our spirit? What happened when we just grabbed life and our rights by the horns? Why has anarch-queer become such a foul word? Why do we forget that it was trans-women that fought for us, and queer POCs? The truth is that focus on one of our problems is killing countless of us. We need our stories told. We need our role models that represent us and that show the world that there is more to us than they would like to recognize. We need more people like Janet Mock and our Laverne Cox. We need more films that show all bodies and all identities and all orientations, not just the ones that the public and our community has been mass-fed and deemed palatable enough to digest and invite to Christmas dinner. image via http://colorlines.com Our purpose shouldnt be about convincing non-queers that we are deserving of human rights, whether married or not. We have to convince them just how non-threatening we are, and just how much we appreciate whatever meager representation we can get, and whatever they throw at us. This is simply not okay, and this is not acceptable. We should not have to settle for this. We should not settle for becoming cute accessories or a single Pride event. We should engage in politics, and remind the heterosexual majority that we are here to stay in all of our glory whether they want it or not. People didnt get their rights by sitting still and waiting for them. image https://queersingularity.wordpress.com Assimilation equals death. Marriage should not determine equality. We are a rainbow. We are here to stay.