Brush Up on Math Quickly and Advance in Life

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There comes a time in all of our lives when our unused elementary math skill set is just not going to be enough to carry us. This is when you need a copy of Math Refresher for Adults from Math Essentials. Whether you are transitioning to high school level work with your homeschool students themselves, or a member of your family is preparing to enter the workforce in a new career, basic high school math skills might be the difference between success and failure.

The Refresher You Are Looking For

A few years back I determined to go through my kids Algebra book. I was not a great student, math was an area I avoided. We were muddling through, but I knew that we would have much better success in our class time if I had a more solid grasp on the concepts we were covering. The problem is; I am not a kid. I don’t have time for a full length math class. I still wanted a way to find out where the gaps in my knowledge were. This is where Math Refresher for Adults is awesome. It walks you through every concept a big math text book would, but in a single page spread. Refresh yourself quickly and get right to the stumpers.

You Will Touch on All Levels of Math Skills

The book literally begins with multi-digit addition and subtraction. Don’t laugh, the biggest problems I run are in my checkbook and we aren’t working with very many digits over here. If I am about to take the test for my future career or a degree, I am going to want to touch on all of the rusty places.

Skip Right to Your Trouble Spots

When I hit a part I was not sure about it was time to watch the Video Tutorial. There is one available for every lesson in their other books, including bonus ones for advanced algebra. The access details are right in the beginning of the book. Since we are on the early review team, the videos for Refresher for Adults aren’t up yet so, I checked out cooresponding videos from the high school books on the same subject. A quick tutorial was all I needed to be reminded of the facts I needed to complete the assignment. Formulas are provided in the lessons with samples.

Bonus Material I Can Use

The Appendix is full of math helps that are almost all of the things I have Googled over the last two school years. There is a full Math Resource Center and Glossary of terms. Symbols are defined and tables with helpful quick recall answers, like square roots and equivalent fractions. No more searching for a page I can print from the web, they are right in the back of the book.

Who Needs This?

• Anyone who is convinced that they a stupid and hate math – You aren’t and you probably don’t.
• Homeschool Mom whose husband promised to teach math and…life stuff…your it!
• Your High School grad decides he wants to play baseball in college after all and needs to take the SAT with ZERO prep time.
• You want to add on to your degree and need to take a placement test and would like to skip more Math in community college
• Anyone who needs to sharpen their math skills (that is all of us, except my non-math teaching husband)
• If you are taking the PRAXIS test or any other test that covers math

What is Covered?

• General Math
• Geometry
• Problem Solving (math related only, not how to get kids to do dishes)
• Pre-Algebra
• Algebra
• Also the definition for numerator and denominator (which I look up every three weeks)

As always use the link below to see how other families are using Math Refresher for Adults in their life and if you have any questions drop me a comment and I will answer you with what I know! Have a great day and don’t be afraid to challenge yourself with higher level Math.