Posts Tagged ‘math’

10 Math Tricks You Probably Don’t Know

No matter how hard you try, maybe giving up maths straight after leaving high school, you inevitably end up having to solve a bleeding problem some time.Or you enjoy the simplistic logic of maths. Either way, these 10 easy tricks to solving a few harder problems will be of use to you.The first trick is similar to the times 10 trick where you just add a zero to… Continue reading

October 1 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: math | 10 comments»

Math Your Head Off!

I am probably the world's worst math mind. Well, okay, I have a few redeeming qualities. For instance, I can calculate tips really easily. I can also do some really interesting fuzzy-headed things around percentages and the like. However, after that, I'm useless.Lucky for you and me, someone out there's got a wiki loaded with math information, including math screencasts and the like. What's really cool is that lots… Continue reading

July 10 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: education, learning, math, mathcast, mathcasts, screencast, studying | 1 comment»

Help Your Kids With Math

Barbie was wrong. Math isn't hard. Teaching math in a way that's engaging is hard. But it doesn't have to be.Math is Fun has a page full of resources for parents and teachers. There are shapes, logic puzzles, times tables, but also Connect Four (this teaches what in math?), and a game about creating an alien using coordinates (I thought Etch-a-Sketch was tricky!).If you've got a kid going… Continue reading

June 2 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: education, kids, learning, math, school | 3 comments»