Celebrate Mathematics And Statistics Awareness Month This April!

By Mathnasium | April 8, 2019

How do you feel about math? Many people say they either love or hate math, with no middle ground. They think if they aren’t really good at it then they must be really bad at it, or that if they don’t have a STEM job where they use math all the time then they will probably have a job where they don’t need it at all.

Archeologist, Anthropologist…Crime Fighter?

By Mathnasium | December 20, 2018

(UCLA Anthropologist P. Jeffrey Brantingham directs the UC Mathematical and Simulation Modeling of Crime project and co‐founded PredPol – The Predictive Policing Company.)

Jeffrey Brantingham’s predictive policing software helps protect one out of every 33 people in the U.S.

During his 20 years digging up the bones of early humans in Tibet and Mongolia, anthropologist Jeffrey Brantingham never thought he’d end up fighting crime in the big city.

Great Gifts For Math Lovers Or Math Teachers

By Mathnasium | December 13, 2018

Worried about finding the perfect gift for the math-lover in your life? Never fear, we’ve got you covered! The following gifts range from clothing to home decor, from gadgets to games, and even a tiny bit of edible math! No matter who you’re looking to buy for, you’ll find something in here to put a smile on their face and an equation in their heart!

“Numerical Fluency” vs. Memorizing “Number Facts”

By Mathnasium | July 30, 2018

We want to introduce the importance of “numerical fluency” and learning basic “number facts.”

Picture this scenario. A teacher asks a classroom, “If you spend 70 cents, 80 cents, and 90 cents, how much did you spend altogether?”

The teacher is thinking:

“7 + 8 + 9 = 24.  With a zero at the end, the answer would be 240 cents.”

However, our “finger counting” students, which is sadly too many of them, are thinking:

Make Family Travel More Fun with Kids Math Learning Games

By Mathnasium | July 9, 2018

Improve your family travel with a few fun and engaging kids math learning games. These are great as kids car games, airplane games, or train games!

Kids who get bored while traveling often start bickering or complaining, making every minute feel like an hour. Parents may be tempted to give in to the easy fix, allowing more screen time than usual. If you’d prefer to limit screen time and keep kids entertained and engaged with family, we’ve got some great ideas. Rather than have the kids “tune out” with electronics, have them “turn on” their brains with the following A+ math games!