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Commonly misspelled words for Spanish speakers

MATH
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
Special Notes for nonnative English speakers
MATH AND SCIENCE
GENERAL
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Commonly misspelled words in math and science for Spanish speakers
MATH
English
Axis (axes)
Cosine
Degree (of a
polynomial)
Derivative
Derive
Divided by /
Divided into
Domain
Exercise
Factor
Greater Than (>)
Less Than (<)
Inequality

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Spanish
Eje (Ejes)
Coseno
Grado

Common misspellings
Axe, Ax

Derivada
Derivar
Divided by = Dividido por
Divided into = Dividido en
Dominio
Ejercicio
Factorizar
Mayor que
Menor que
Desigualdad

Derivate
Derivate
See separate section on
division ***

Grade

Excercise
Factorize
Mayor
Minor
Inequation

Isolate (a variable)
Multiply
Numerator
Pythagorean Theorem
Quadrilateral
Radius (or radii)
Ratio
Remainder
Right triangle/angle
Series
Sine
Subtract
Sum
Zero

Despejar (un variable)

Multiplicar
Nominador
Teorema de pitgoras
cuadriltero
Radio (or radios)
Razon (e.g. 1:2)
Resto
Triangulo/ngulo recto
Serie
Seno
Sustraer/restar
Suma
Cero

Multiplicate
Nominator
Pitagoras theory
Radio or radios
Radio
Rest
Rectangular triangle
Serie
Substract, rest

CHEMISTRY
English
Hydrogen
Liters
Nucleus
Oxygen
Stoichiometry
Valence

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Spanish
Hidrgeno
Litros
Ncleo
Oxgeno
Estequiometra
Valencia

Common Misspellings
Hidrogen

Oxigen
Steichiometry

PHYSICS
English
Archimedes
Break vs.brake
Initial
Projectile
Trajectory
Weight

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Spanish
Arquimedes
Break = romper
Brake = frenar
Inicial
Proyectil
Trayectoria
Peso

Common Misspellings
Arquimedes

Inicial
Proyectile
Trayectory

Special Notes for nonnative English speakers

MATH AND SCIENCE

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NOTE 1:
In the American system, the standard measure of volume is liters, not dm^3.
NOTE 2:
The American system of writing decimals is with a . not a ,
For example:
= 0.5 and NOT 0,5
Likewise for writing numbers greater than 999, we use , rather than .
For example:
100,000 or 1,000,000
NOTE 3:
When writing ratios or proportions, we do NOT use .
There are three acceptable methods of writing a ratio in the American system:
1 to 2

1:2

1/2

**Note that 1.2 does not express a ratio in the American system.

NOTE 4:
PEMDAS is an abbreviation for order of operations (it stands for Parentheses,
Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction) and tells you in what order
you do each part of an equation.
FOIL is an abbreviation for multiplying two polynomials together (it stands for First,
Outer, Inner, Last). Eg. (x+1)(y+2): First x*y, Outer 2*x, Inner 1*y, then Last
1*2.
SOHCAHTOA is an acronym that helps people remember the trigonometric functions.

(Sin = Opp/Hyp, Cos = Adj/Hyp, Tan = Opp/Adj)

In mathematics the dividend is the quantity to be divided: in 6 2 = 3, the divisor is 2,
the dividend is 6, and the quotient is 3.
LCD = Lowest Common Denominator
GCF = Greatest Common Factor
LCM = Least Common Multiple
Special Notes for non-native English speakers
GENERAL

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NOTE 1:
Un dibujo = a drawing

(not a draw)

Jajaja = hahaha

(as in laughter)