Math Cracks: Cracking Math with Easy Explanations

This section corresponds to brief explanations of hard concepts, seen from a different point of view. Trying to create those "A-ha" moments. Don't hesitate to contact us if you would like to suggest a topic for Math Cracker

Math Cracks – What is a Derivative, Really?

It seemed important to me to go over the concept of derivative of a function. The process of differentiation (this is, calculating derivatives) is one of the most fundamental operations in Calculus and even in math. In this Math Crack tutorial I ...

Functions: What They Are and How to Deal with Them

Algebra Tutorials , Calculus Tutorials , Math Cracks

The concept of function is extremely important and it is absolutely omnipresent in Math. That is why we need to give it a good brush up, before attempting to understand some of the goodies that will come afterwards when go deeper into Calculus ...

Math Cracks – A Cool Approach to Integration by Parts

Algebra Tutorials , Calculus , Calculus Tutorials , Integration by Parts , Math Cracks

Introduction The idea of integration by parts sounds quite scary for many Calculus students, and I think there is a good reason for that. First of all, integration by parts is a technique that involves two steps (or more) instead of one step as ...