Were the Founding Fathers Math Geniuses?

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America’s Founding Fathers – notably George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander
Hamilton and James Madison – were mathematically literate people before math software was invented. They skillfully used their knowledge to solve difficult problems central to the well-being of our new government and our strength as a people.

Consider the debate about how to fairly apportion members of congress to each state.

The Hamilton/Vinton method of apportionment divides each state’s population by the total
population per elected seat, which inevitably results in fractional numbers of representatives. It took the Founding Fathers many pages of formulae and calculations to work out a solution that avoided that outcome – a complex challenge, but the Founding Fathers were up to it! Without having to call on a commission of experts, they worked their way through the thicket of mathematical issues and came up with an elegant solution that combined elements of direct and proportional democracy.

Our early Presidents were equipped to apply their scientific knowledge to the application of democratic ideas as they conceived them.

Preparing for College Standardized Testing

Welcome to the wonderful world of standardized college testing! Fasten your seatbelt!
You have entered a world of fast-flying acronyms, subtle distinctions, scoring rules that
would boggle the mind of any sports statistics historian, and would require a math software program to keep track of it all!
 It seems that confusion reigns supreme in this specialized world which
resembles nothing you have ever seen before.

Math Tips for Teens and Parents of Teens

Many students report trouble studying for a math exam. Studying math is a little different from studying history or a foreign language. All of your subjects are developmental. That means that concepts build in complexity and they refer back to previous concepts. If you do not understand and apply the earlier concepts, you are likely to have a harder time with the concepts introduced later. It is very helpful to have  step-by-step math software to help students internalize concepts.

It’s Not All About Numbers: Why Children Do Poorly in Math

Parents often ask us why their children are doing poorly in math, particularly in grades 2-6. For young children, abstract quantities can be daunting, especially when taught in the context of skill drills. Many children do not find immediate meaning in numbers as symbols, although that is what we hope to convey to them.

Applied Geometry

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Geometry weaves a tangled web. Math Made Easy has the solution to help the geometry student navigate it and succeed in geometry.

Student Now Getting 98 Average in Math! Satisfied Mother Writes In

Parents are constantly writing in to let us know about the improvements their children have made since using the Math Made Easy math software DVDs and online tutoring. Here is an email we received from a very happy mother just last week:

Hi Anne,

I just wanted to let you know how well our daughter is doing in math and all her subjects.

She ranges from 85 to 95 in all her classes, but her math average is now a 98! Can you believe that? This is the same girl who could not do division when we first started with MathMadeEasy.com!

She is doing wonderful in high school and I just wanted to share the wonderful news with you. We are very proud of her!

Thank You,

M.S.

Learning About Symmetry In Everyday Life

Did you know that starfish and humans start out life with the same type of structure? While starfish grow into five-pointed organisms and humans are close to mirror image in form, they both start out as bilateral (mirror image) as embryos.