
Ep 146: (Mis)Understanding the Area Model
Math is Figure-Out-Able!
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The Disclosed Array of Post Notes
With an object, we call that discrete because it's not a measurement model. So if you look at grid paper and you outline a four rows by five columns with all the grid marks in the middle, then that is a closed array. An open array is where we have well chosen grid lines. Similarly, with area, I can have a discrete or maybe I should say with arrays, I can Have a discrete array of objects to a closed number line.
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