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Basic Mathematics
Courses
Take a guided, problem-solving based approach to learning Basic Mathematics. These compilations provide unique perspectives and applications you won't find anywhere else.
Mathematical Fundamentals
What's inside
- Introduction to Math Fundamentals
- Numerical Reasoning
- Logical Reasoning
- Visually Understanding Algebra
- Algebraic Reasoning
- What Comes Next?
Algebra Fundamentals
What's inside
- Introduction
- Simplifying Shortcuts
- Arithmetic Logic and Magic
- Balancing Scales
- Sequences
- Rates and Ratios
Geometry Fundamentals
What's inside
- Introduction
- Angles and Lengths
- Area
- Pythagoras' Geometry
- Scaling and Volume
Additional Practice
Sharpen your skills with these quizzes designed to check your understanding of the fundamentals.
Pattern Recognition
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Basic Mathematics Warmups
These problems and puzzles will put your deductive reasoning ability to the test and reinforce your mathematical skills.
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Pattern Recognition
In each of these puzzles, you'll try figure out what creative patterns we intended. However, if you're up for a challenge, try to then come up with a different, crazy way to explain each sequence!
Arithmetic
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Reasoning Skills
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Basic Arithmetic
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (PEMDAS), she has the hardest time remembering how to make sense of these arithmetic rules...
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Fractions
5 out of 4 people have trouble with fractions. Don't be one of them.
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Decimals
Coins are often used to express a fraction of a currency. In the US, a quarter is $0.25 and a dime is $0.10. Counting change is just one of many ways you can put decimals to use in everyday life.
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Percentages
Which is larger: 30% of 10, or 10% of 30? Are they the same?
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Ratio, Rate, and Proportion
If it takes 5 identical firetrucks 5 minutes to pump 5 kiloliters of water onto a fire, how long will it take 8 firetrucks pump 8 kiloliters? Hint: the answer isn't 8 minutes.
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Pattern Recognition
Arithmetic
- Estimation
- Irrelevant Information
- Trial and Error
- Checking Cases
- Counter-Examples
- SAT Logic
- SAT Reasoning Perfect Score
- Mental Math Tricks
- Subtracting Integers
- Division
- Remainder
- Exponents
- Rational Exponents
- Order of Operations
- Representation on the Real Line
- Natural Numbers
- Fractions
- Complex Fractions
- Componendo and Dividendo
- Continued Fractions
- Decimals
- Converting Decimals and Fractions
- Converting Fractions into Decimals
- Place Value
- Scientific Notation
- Percentages
- Converting Decimals and Percentages
- Converting Percentages and Fractions
- Ratio and Proportion
- Direct Variation
- Inverse Variation
- Speed, Distance, and Time