Friday, November 6th, 2009
Overview of Symmetry
Description
A detailed tutorial on symmetry and symmetric images. Step by step tutorial including several examples of symmetry for reference.
Overview
Symmetry is a very basic concept in geometry. It is similar to invariance. It is when something is equal to itself through both of its sides. If you compare the two sides of something and they match, then the object is said to be symmetric. When testing an image for symmetry, the easiest test is to draw an imaginary line down the middle. Then pretend to fold the image over. If the two sides are perfect matches of each other, then the image is symmetric.
Tags: arithmetic, center, equal, fold, Geometry, imaginary, invariance, line, match, middle, same, symmetric, symmetrical, symmetry
Posted in Arithmetic | No Comments »
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Logical Equivalence Explained
Description
A detailed tutorial on logical equivalence. Step by step tutorial with several examples of what logical equivalence is and how to identify it for reference.
Overview
In the study of discrete math, it is said that two statements are logically equivalent if and only if their truth tables match. This means that for every possible combination of the antecedent and the consequent, these two statements must have exactly the same answer in order to be logically equivalent. There is only a true or false answer to this question, there is no “possibly” or “maybe”.
Tags: antecedent, combination, consequent, discrete math, equivalence, equivalent, false, logical, logically, match, Math, same, true, truth table
Posted in Discrete Math | No Comments »