Innocent Asan Ieeve
Department of Mathematics,
College Of Education, Katsina-Ala,
Benue State.
e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
Mathematics education curriculum at the Senior Secondary School level in Nigeria is loaded with concepts and topics perceived by both Mathematics teachers and learners as difficult. It behoves the mathematics teacher to teach effectively in order to change this narrative. One such perceived difficult topic is inequalities. This paper clarified the concept of inequalities, highlighted and explained areas that would make the topic simple by applying it to real life situations while teaching it. The underlining principles and laws are discussed. Furthermore, examples are solved using the laws and illustrating with graphical diagrams as a model approach in teaching the topic effectively. It is recommended among others, that the perceived difficult topics in Mathematics should be taught exposing their real life applications in order to generate and stimulate the interest of the learner. Also all necessary resource materials needed for effective teaching of the concept should be adequately made available and above all, a learner centred method of teaching should be employed in teaching these topics and concepts.
Keywords: Inequalities, clarify, difficult concepts, linear, variable.