Uni Resources. AIU. Learning Centre. FOLDOC - Computing Dictionary. The Thesis Statement. The thesis statement is that sentence or two in your text that contains the focus of your essay and tells your reader what the essay is going to be about.
Although it is certainly possible to write a good essay without a thesis statement (many narrative essays, for example, contain only an implied thesis statement), the lack of a thesis statement may well be a symptom of an essay beset by a lack of focus. Many writers think of a thesis statement as an umbrella: everything that you carry along in your essay has to fit under this umbrella, and if you try to take on packages that don't fit, you will either have to get a bigger umbrella or something's going to get wet.
The thesis statement is also a good test for the scope of your intent. The principle to remember is that when you try to do too much, you end up doing less or nothing at all. Can we write a good paper about problems in higher education in the United States? Practical Algebra Lessons. Algebra: In Simplest Terms. Due to licensing agreements, online viewing of the videos for this resource is restricted to network connections in the United States and Canada. 1.
Introduction An introduction to the series, this program presents several mathematical themes and emphasizes why algebra is important in today's world. 2. The Language of Algebra This program provides a survey of basic mathematical terminology.