Algebrainians At Work

Algebra is in full swing!  

Today we learned about the Real Number System and Absolute Values.

To help us remember the real number categories...
Mrs. McCabe sang us a song.

There was a real lady who swallowed a NAT

I don't know why she swallowed a NAT

Perhaps she'll fall flat.

There was a real lady who swallowed a WHOLE

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled her soul.

She swallowed the WHOLE to catch the NAT

I don't know why she swallowed a NAT

Perhaps she'll fall flat.

There was a real lady who swallowed an INTEGER

Oh what a stir, to swallow an INTEGER.

She swallowed the INTEGER to catch the WHOLE

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled her soul.

She swallowed the WHOLE to catch the NAT

I don't know why she swallowed the NAT

Perhaps she'll fall flat.

There was a real lady who swallowed a RAT (rational)

Imagine that!  To swallow a RAT.

She swallowed the RAT to catch the INTEGER

Oh what a stir, to swallow an INTEGER.

She swallowed the INTEGER to catch the WHOLE

That wiggled and jiggled and tickled her soul.

She swallowed the WHOLE to catch the NAT

I don't know why she swallowed the NAT

Perhaps she'll fall flat.

There was a real lady who swallowed an IRR (irrational)

Oh my dear!  It isn't clear...

She fell on her rear!