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It turns out, your school teacher was right. You need math on a regular basis. While most people won't typically have need of orthogonal trajectories, here are some of the most vital math shortcuts ...

Math shouldn’t be harder than finding the last matching sock in your laundry. These clever shortcuts convert head-scratching problems into quick mental wins. You’ll conquer calculations faster than ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to ...

Common Core math puts a deep understanding of number sense (how numbers can be taken apart and put together) and place value at the core of instruction, along with visual representations and mental ...