substitution vocabulary
I am crafting materials for college students in my classes to address algebra misconceptions, and I need a simple set of vocabulary to distinguish between two things when performing complex substitutions:
When substituting one more complex sub-expression in for another equal complex sub-expression in an existing expression or an equation, I want some way to refer to each of these sub-expression using a single word, instead of saying awkward things over and over like "original sub-expression" and "new sub-expression" which are longer and somewhat ill-defined. I can invent my own vocabulary, but I'm thinking there must be some existing well-defined vocabulary for this in some branch of higher mathematics, or education, or some related field. I was hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what terms might make the most sense to use here?
Thanks in advance for reading my post!
algebra-precalculus terminology substitution
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I am crafting materials for college students in my classes to address algebra misconceptions, and I need a simple set of vocabulary to distinguish between two things when performing complex substitutions:
When substituting one more complex sub-expression in for another equal complex sub-expression in an existing expression or an equation, I want some way to refer to each of these sub-expression using a single word, instead of saying awkward things over and over like "original sub-expression" and "new sub-expression" which are longer and somewhat ill-defined. I can invent my own vocabulary, but I'm thinking there must be some existing well-defined vocabulary for this in some branch of higher mathematics, or education, or some related field. I was hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what terms might make the most sense to use here?
Thanks in advance for reading my post!
algebra-precalculus terminology substitution
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
Can you give some examples?
– Matt Samuel
Nov 30 at 19:58
By complex do you men "involving complex numbers" or "complicated"?
– timtfj
Nov 30 at 21:07
By complex I simply mean complicated.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:01
For example 5+(2x+3x)+2 = 5+(5x)+2 would be a really simple example of this.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:03
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I am crafting materials for college students in my classes to address algebra misconceptions, and I need a simple set of vocabulary to distinguish between two things when performing complex substitutions:
When substituting one more complex sub-expression in for another equal complex sub-expression in an existing expression or an equation, I want some way to refer to each of these sub-expression using a single word, instead of saying awkward things over and over like "original sub-expression" and "new sub-expression" which are longer and somewhat ill-defined. I can invent my own vocabulary, but I'm thinking there must be some existing well-defined vocabulary for this in some branch of higher mathematics, or education, or some related field. I was hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what terms might make the most sense to use here?
Thanks in advance for reading my post!
algebra-precalculus terminology substitution
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
I am crafting materials for college students in my classes to address algebra misconceptions, and I need a simple set of vocabulary to distinguish between two things when performing complex substitutions:
When substituting one more complex sub-expression in for another equal complex sub-expression in an existing expression or an equation, I want some way to refer to each of these sub-expression using a single word, instead of saying awkward things over and over like "original sub-expression" and "new sub-expression" which are longer and somewhat ill-defined. I can invent my own vocabulary, but I'm thinking there must be some existing well-defined vocabulary for this in some branch of higher mathematics, or education, or some related field. I was hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what terms might make the most sense to use here?
Thanks in advance for reading my post!
algebra-precalculus terminology substitution
algebra-precalculus terminology substitution
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
edited Nov 30 at 21:21
timtfj
1,006317
1,006317
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
asked Nov 30 at 19:42
cww
1
1
Can you give some examples?
– Matt Samuel
Nov 30 at 19:58
By complex do you men "involving complex numbers" or "complicated"?
– timtfj
Nov 30 at 21:07
By complex I simply mean complicated.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:01
For example 5+(2x+3x)+2 = 5+(5x)+2 would be a really simple example of this.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:03
add a comment |
Can you give some examples?
– Matt Samuel
Nov 30 at 19:58
By complex do you men "involving complex numbers" or "complicated"?
– timtfj
Nov 30 at 21:07
By complex I simply mean complicated.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:01
For example 5+(2x+3x)+2 = 5+(5x)+2 would be a really simple example of this.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:03
Can you give some examples?
– Matt Samuel
Nov 30 at 19:58
Can you give some examples?
– Matt Samuel
Nov 30 at 19:58
By complex do you men "involving complex numbers" or "complicated"?
– timtfj
Nov 30 at 21:07
By complex do you men "involving complex numbers" or "complicated"?
– timtfj
Nov 30 at 21:07
By complex I simply mean complicated.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:01
By complex I simply mean complicated.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:01
For example 5+(2x+3x)+2 = 5+(5x)+2 would be a really simple example of this.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:03
For example 5+(2x+3x)+2 = 5+(5x)+2 would be a really simple example of this.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:03
add a comment |
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Can you give some examples?
– Matt Samuel
Nov 30 at 19:58
By complex do you men "involving complex numbers" or "complicated"?
– timtfj
Nov 30 at 21:07
By complex I simply mean complicated.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:01
For example 5+(2x+3x)+2 = 5+(5x)+2 would be a really simple example of this.
– cww
Nov 30 at 23:03