Now let the fun blogging begin.

…… Here I am in my new town Philadelphia, PA. Believe me when I tell you this town is a great place to live; it’s ripe and fertile with lots of artistic possibilities for a young adventurous aspiring artist. Stay tuned for more details and live coverage on life in Philly as they unfold with The MysticShadow 2015 at large … aka … ” The 17th Shadow”. 

First off I want to establish myself to all my followers – aka Shadows – as a Gamer, or rather, a Hardcore Gamer; and so much so for the record. If you care to run against, ramp with, or challenge me in any way on the game of your choosing, I welcome you to meet me online for a fierce match-up. We can talk all we want but the clash will have the final score. Nuff said so far; see me online and pitch your talent, demonstrate your gaming skills, make your point and leave your mark.

Now, on a different note, I want to address my Shadows on the subject of 9th. Grade – Junior High -mathematics.

Fellow Shadows I am here to tell you that math does not have to be hard, difficult, and not even mysterious; Far from it, due dilligence overshadows mystery caused by unecessary ignorance. By and large, after much practice, many exercises and drills, all the supposed magic and mysteries disappear; they vanish as you become busy ardently solving problems one after another. surfaces. Such absences, in due time testifies to a small miracle of focus and dedication. Shadows I discovered that if there is anything mysterious or magical in mathematics, it’s in being ignorant of the essentially five built-in fundamental operations; no more and no less in all of normal mathematics.

Namely, it follows that one can do only no more than five operations in mathematics:

1. Addition only – (subtraction is non other than algebraic addition).
2. Multiplication only – (again, division is non other than a decimal multiplication).
3. Raise to powers.
4. Determine/establish roots.
5. Take inverses.
6. And lastly, understand and exercise this rule: do not ever try to divide by zero – such a practice is outside the laws of mathematics.

Then there is the matter of signs, namely: in doing

1. multiplication and division, like signs yield a positive result whilst unlike signs generate a negative result.
2. addition with like signs, add and keep the sign, and for unlike signs, subtract and keep the sign of the larger number.
3. The sign in front of a parenthesis set governs the sign/signs within when removing such parentheses, therefore:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   example a): if a negative sign {“–“} precedes the parenthesis set, then                         each sign within the set changes: thus,                                                                                      -(-a+b+c-d) becomes a-b-c+d, with the parentheses removed; and                                                                                                                                                                                                  example b): if a positive sign {“+“} precedes the                                                             parenthesis set, then each sign within the set remains unchanged: thus,                           (-a+b+c-d) becomes -a+b+c-d, with the parentheses removed.  

Now that we’ve gotten this stuff out the way, last but not least, the order of operations is as follows:

(I). Parentheses;

(II). Powers;

(III). Multiplication and Division; and

(IV). Addition and Subtraction from left to right.

Finally, and most importantly, keep in mind that the prize is given to those who endure mathematics through the diligent application of the above-mentioned drills, applying oneself to relentless practice, upon practice, and upon more practice.

In mathematics there is no such thing as too much practice; PRACTICE IS ALL THAT MATTERS!!!