Introduction

Math Tutorials and Other Resources

Math Games,
Puzzles, and
Brain Teasers

Introduction

When you buy a car, follow a recipe, or decorate your home, you're using math principles. People have been using these same principles for thousands—even millions—of years, across countries and continents. Whether you're sailing a boat off the coast of Hawaii or building a house in New York, you're using math to get things done.

How can math be so universal? First, human beings didn't invent math concepts; we discovered them. Also, the language of math is numbers, not English or German or Spanish. If we are well versed in this language of numbers, it can help us make important decisions and perform everyday tasks.

Math can help us to shop wisely, buy the right insurance, remodel a home within a budget, understand population growth, or even bet on the horse with the best chance of winning the race.

The following lists may be helpful to you in learning and practicing the language of number. The first list contains sites with math tutorials and other resources pertaining to learning math. The second list contains sites with math games, puzzles, brain teasers, and other recreational math activities.

Learn and enjoy!!

Math Tutorials and Other Resources

Homework Central The largest study site on the Internet. Covers all levels of education and all subjects. Research is available for 2,200 school study subjects. Also has over 8,000 teacher lesson plans by grade and subject.

Math covered in "College and Beyond" category include tutorials, practice problems and research sites for: basics of math, advanced topics, history of math, algebra, calculus, geometry, trigonometry, and statistics

Web Math A collection of interactive programs and links that help the user find solutions to a wide range of mathematics problems.

Professor Freedman’s Math Help This site provides information about basic math and algebra and specifically addresses the needs of the community college adult learner.

Algebra Online Algebra Online is a free service designed to allow students, parents, and educators throughout the world to communicate. This includes free private tutoring, live chat, and a message board, among many other features.

Questions and discussions relating to all levels of mathematics (not just Algebra) are welcome.

Ask Dr. Math Award winning math tutorial site ranging from grade-school level to college and beyond. It is a question and answer service for math students and their teachers.

Also contains an area of interactive math miscellany and puzzles.

Martindale’s Calculators On Line Incredible site contains over 9,300 calculators for hundreds of subjects, including: agriculture, cameras, cooking, basic math, business and finance, mortgages, automobile financing and leasing, grade point averages, engineering, electrical, computers, construction, taxes, insurance, medical and health science, navigation, and more!

Math in Daily Life Site that explores how math can help us in our daily lives. This site provides students with a chance to look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games or cooking.

Interactive exhibits put the students’ decision-making skills to the test in such exercises as whether buying or leasing a new car is right for you, or predict how much money you can save for your retirement by using an interest calculator.

The Math Tutor Free online tutoring at all levels, from arithmetic to calculus.

Beat the Calculator "Beat the Calculator" provides mental tips to do quick arithmetic in your head. Gives shortcuts for squaring numbers, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction, percents and more.

Math History Page A good resource for math history. Groups math history by era (Greek math, Arabic math, Chinese math, etc).

Math Games, Puzzles, and Brain Teasers

MathPuzzle Great site with numerous math puzzles and links to hundreds of other math-related fun and learning sites.

Mathematics: Games, Puzzles and Brain Teasers Created by the Natural Science Program at the University of Wyoming, this site contains many interesting and challenging mathematical games, toys, and puzzles.

Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching A comprehensive guide to sources of information about recreational mathematics, such as games, puzzles, brain teasers, and other activities.

Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles Site containing over 40 challenging mathematical games and puzzles.

Absurd Math This site contains numerous games, puzzles and logic problems for pre-algebra students. The main attraction is Absurd Math Odyssey, a fun math-adventure game.

Clever Games for Clever People Just play these games and try to win. As you understand the games and become expert at playing them, you will be building valuable skills for understanding numbers and becoming an expert at playing with them.

Math Magic Activities Interesting site that does some fun things with math. It has "magic" tricks that are based on mathematical principles.

Math Goodies Math Goodies is an award-winning, free educational site featuring interactive math lessons that use a problem-solving approach and actively engage students in the learning process.

Also offered is Homework Help, Chat Boards, Puzzles, Calculators, and much more! This site is frequently updated.

Visited daily by thousands of teachers, students and homeschoolers from around the world, Math Goodies has become a portal for online math education. Its visitors embrace Internet technology to enhance teaching and learning.

Brain Teasers Site containing many challenging brain teasers and puzzles—many with math applications.