The Math Dude Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier
The Math Dude makes understanding math easier and more fun than you ever thought possible. Host Dr. Jason Marshall provides clear explanations of math terms and principles, and his simple tricks for solving basic algebra problems will have even the most mathphobic looking forward to working out whatever math problem comes their way. If you're getting ready to take the SAT, GRE, or any of the other standardized tests; or if you're going back to school and need to brush up on the basics, Math Dude's Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier will strengthen your fundamental skills and help you understand the language of math. And if you just want to calculate the tip without using your iPhone and impress all your friends, his tips and tricks are for you too.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 299
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2017
048 TMD What are Irrational Numbers?
Learn what irrational numbers are, where they fall along the number line, and how they relate to the rest of the world of numbers. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like…
047 TMD What are Rational Numbers?
Learn what rational numbers are, where they are located on the number line, and how they relate to the rest of the world of numbers.
046 TMD How to Explain Patterns with Math
Learn how math can help you explain the origin of seemingly inexplicable numerical patterns.
045 TMD Two Tips for Multiplying by Eleven
Learn two tips that will make multiplying any number by eleven easy to do in your head.
006 TMD The Commutative Property of Addition in Life and Math (repeat of 2-19-10)
Not all math questions are as difficult as they seem. Learn to take advantage of the commutative property of addition to simplify problem solving. Questions go to [email protected] or 20…
043 TMD What is the Distributive Property?
Learn what the distributive property is, how to picture it, and what it means to say that multiplication is distributive over addition.
042 TMD How Statistics Solved the German Tank Problem
Learn what the German tank problem is and how statistical estimators helped solve it and win World War II.
041 TMD What are Statistics and Estimators?
Learn what statistics and estimators are in preparation for understanding how they helped solve the "German tank problem" in World War II.
040 TMD How to Divide Fractions
Learn what it really means to divide two fractions and a trick you can use to make dividing fractions easier.
010 TMD What are Fractions?
Learn what fractions are and how they're related to integers. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!
039 TMD What Do Prefixes Mean in Math? - Part 2
Learn what math prefixes like "kilo," "mega," "giga," and "tera" mean, where they come from, and whether or not more prefixes will be added in the future. Questions go to [email protected]…
038 TMD What Do Prefixes Mean in Math? - Part 1
Learn what math prefixes like "milli," "kilo," "mega," and "giga" mean, where they come from, and whether or not more prefixes will be added in the future. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.…
037 TMD How to Estimate How Fast Someone is Running
Learn how math can help you estimate how fast your favorite football player is running and convert this speed into units you're familiar with. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-33…
036 TMD How to Convert from Miles to Kilometers...and More
Learn how to use the multiplicative identity to help you convert units from miles to kilometers, kilometers to light-years, and more. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. L…
035 TMD How to Convert Units Using the Multiplicative Identity
Learn what the multiplicative identity is and how the multiplicative identity is used to convert from one unit of measurement to another. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-627…
034 TMD How to Multiply Fractions
Learn what it really means to multiply two fractions and how to efficiently perform the multiplication of fractions. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear…
031 TMD What Are Area and Volume?
Learn what area and volume are, how the area and volume are related, and how to calculate the area of a square and the volume of a cube. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279…
029 TMD What are 1D, 2D, and 3D Coordinates?
Learn what 1D, 2D, and 3D (one, two, and three-dimensional) means in math and how coordinate systems are used to describe locations in 1D, 2D, and 3D. Questions go to [email protected] o…
027 TMD How to Make Box and Whisker Plots
Learn what box and whisker plots are, how to make them, and how they can help you interpret data. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by wr…
026 TMD What are the Range and Standard Deviation?
Learn what the range and standard deviation are, how to calculate them, and why their values are important for interpreting averages. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. L…