When it comes to basic calculations, kids can benefit from knowing math facts cold. When the arithmetic is simple, we can focus on more complex concepts. That’s one reason your children are encouraged to memorize their multiplication tables. But over
Most folks readily tell me that they don’t do any math in a day. Not a stitch. So maybe they don’t sit down and solve for x or graph a quadratic equation or use the Pythagorean Theorem. But we all do math every day.
No, I did not have the flu. No, I did not fall off the face of the earth. No, I did not abandon my math-writing career in favor of tightrope walking at the circus. In fact, I have simply been
So yesterday, we reviewed some really basic stuff about percentages. Like: 10% is the same thing as 1/10 or 0.1. Easy peasy, right? Well, today it’s time to really put this stuff to work, finding percentages of numbers or the numbers,
Ever have one of those strings of bad ju-ju that just won’t quit? Welcome to the last two weeks of my life. From email woes to blog problems, it’s as if the electronic gods have cursed me. This is my
We’re wrapping up a review of fractions today. If you missed Monday’s or Wednesday’s posts, be sure to look back to refresh your memory on multiplying and dividing fractions. If you’re the product of a traditional elementary and middle school education, you likely spent
New here? You’ve stumbled upon January’s Review of Math Basics here at Math for Grownups. This week, we’re doing a quick refresher of fractions. Monday was multiplication, so if you missed that, you might want to take a quick look before reading further.
Welcome to Week 2 of January’s Back to Math Basics — a quick review of the basic math that you need to do everyday math. Answers to last Friday’s integers questions are at the end of this post. When kids are first
Continuing on in our review of basic math, I welcome you to Day 2. The answers to Day 1 questions are at the bottom of the post — along with new questions. But first, let’s learn how to multiply and
Welcome to Day 1 of our tour of basic math. If your New Year’s Resolution is to brush up on your math skills. You’re in the right place. Winter is really the perfect time to talk about integers. But first,
For nearly two years now, I’ve been harping on the same old message: Whether you like it or not, math is necessary. In other words, suck it up, cupcake. You’re going to have to do the math. And yet, I still
A few weeks ago, a screen shot from Yahoo! Answers was floating around the interwebs, and a friend posted it on my facebook page asking if I would decipher it. This is my last day of vacation, and because this question relates very well