👿PEMDAS is Wrong! - The True Order of Operations: Part 1 [fbt]😈

This video by Fort Bend Tutoring tries to "Bust the Myth" of PEMDAS! In addition, we offer the correct Order of Operations for mathematics and a few examples for your viewing pleasure! We tackle a common order of operations problem from Facebook as well. This concept is used in all levels of mathematics, algebra, trigonometry, statistics and calculus. Intro/Outro by Chuck Knipp's Shirley Q. Liquor. Thanks Chuck!

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[fbt] Video Timestamps
00:00 [0] Intro and Subscribe to Fort Bend Tutoring
02:50 [W] 8 ÷ 4 × 2 + 15
07:20 [f] 6 / 2(2 + 1)
09:08 [1] 36 ÷ 9 ● 2 - 3 + 5
10:54 [2] 3(5 + 1) + 20 ÷ 4
12:16 [3] 2[3(8 - 2²) - 6]
14:15 [4] [(7 - 3)² - 4]² / (9 - 16 ÷ 8 - 4)
16:40 [5] (-6 - 3)|-2 - 3| ÷ 9
18:35 [6] [(-9 + √(16))(-3²)] / (-4 - 1)

The purpose of this video is to enlighten students and teachers that were incorrectly taught the order of operations using PEMDAS and offer a different strategy to teaching this mathematics foundation building concept.

We welcome cordial dialog and suggestions to better retain and teach the order of operations to the masses. Thanks for your comments.

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[FortBendTutoring]

Here's some helpful timestamps 4 this [fbt] math video!
[fbt] Video Timestamps
02:50 [W] 8 ÷ 4 × 2 + 15
07:20 [f] 6 / 2(2 + 1)
09:08 [1] 36 ÷ 9 ● 2 - 3 + 5
10:54 [2] 3(5 + 1) + 20 ÷ 4
12:16 [3] 2[3(8 - 2²) - 6]
14:15 [4] [(7 - 3)² - 4]² / (9 - 16 ÷ 8 - 4)
16:40 [5] (-6 - 3)|-2 - 3| ÷ 9

18:35 [6] [(-9 + √(16))(-3²)] / (-4 - 1)


Peace,
Mr. Whitt

[CiscoWes]

7:55 the multiplication by juxtaposition rule would take priority over PEMDAS. The 2(3) should be resolved first, and then you would have 6/6, which would be 1.

[KW-gbcd]

I get rid of the division by turning it into multiplication by a fraction, so I don't have to go left to right; I get the right answer no matter what order I multiply the numbers in. Likewise, I get rid of the subtraction by adding a negative number, so I can add the numbers in any order.

[pea]

i was taught
B rackts
E xponents
D ivision
M ultiplacation
A ddtion
S ubtraction
S implfy
and multiplication and division aswell as addition and subtraction are left to right or which ever comes first

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[christiana]

Well in the UK it's BIDMAS
Brackets
Indicies
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction

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[MichaelSmith-nciy]

This video is money! I always thought that the whole "PEMDAS" thing was clunky because, visually, it implies that you focus on the order of the acronym versus actually focusing on the order in which actually take place in a given expression. I always like to think of the order of operations in terms of levels; I can't get to the addition/subtraction level until I've completed the parenthesis level, exponent level, and multiplication/division level. And within each level, the operations always occur, as you have pointed out, from left to right. Anyways, I thought the video was solid and very helpful.