FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Below are some questions that I have been asked about the site. It you have any of your own, please e-mail me from the contact page.

(1) Is this site only for school age students?

No, the topics range from a typical Elementary school level up to a Senior Secondary level, but these are universal topics. People of all ages can find things that are useful, whether it is Math history, applications, math tricks, puzzles, games, strategies and so on.

(2)  Should I only read topics from my own age group?

Oh no, feel free to explore topics from all age groups on any day. If you are younger, you may not understand them yet, but by being exposed to them, you can see where your learning is going to take you. If you are older, it sometimes pays to look at Mondays and Tuesdays and be reminded how these things worked. I have a theory that you don’t really understand how some Math works until you look back at it after a few years. So a grade 10 student may work fluently with fractions for instance, but strictly by memorizing the rules. By looking back into some grade 8 work, they can suddenly see why it works. Then they have it for life. Also, I may show as Elementary student something on a Monday, but add in why it works, using Algebra, for older students or teachers. So read every day!

(3)  Will I be able to see all the posts from each week, even if I miss a week?

Yes, they are all archived and available for anyone anytime in the future.

(4)  Why do I have to register to be able to download things.

Good question. It’s relatively painless, and, of course, FREE. But I do want to have some idea of who is looking at my site, what country do they live in, and so on. We only ask you 8 or 9 questions. We will never e-mail you, unless you e-mail me and ask for a reply, and the information will never be given to any other company. Please register, it helps me give you, better service.

 

(5) How can a teacher use this site?

Read each section, because I quite often will add in something for advanced students and teachers about how a strategy works. Monday, March 9, 2009 is a good example, where I show what the divisibility rule for 3’s and 9’s are (which is an Elementary School topic), but I then show, using algebra, why the rule works. This part is beyond Elementary School, but is useful for the Elementary Teacher and to Algebra Teachers.  Also, register, and start to look at some of the download items as they come on line.