The Order of Operations is Wrong

The Order of Operations is Wrong

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Quizizz Content

FREE Resource

The video explores the concept of the order of operations in mathematics, highlighting its potential for ambiguity and the limitations it imposes on understanding the underlying mathematics. It explains that operations are procedures combining two numbers and suggests using parentheses to avoid ambiguity. The video also discusses the flexibility in rearranging operations and the conventional order's role in reducing redundant parentheses. Finally, it critiques the mechanical nature of the order of operations taught in schools, arguing that it limits deeper mathematical insight.

Read more

1 questions

Show all answers

1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What new insight or understanding did you gain from this video?

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF