Number Sense Blog
October - What's in a Name?
Oct 20, 2015
Did you know that the Latin prefix “oct” means “eight”? For example, an octopus has eight arms, an octet is a group of eight musicians, and an octagon is a figure with eight sides. But what’s the deal with the tenth month of the year—October?
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Word of the Day: "Mathing"
Oct 16, 2015
In the spirit of National Dictionary Day (October 16), we'd like to share one of our favorite made-up words that we use quite often at Mathnasium. It's not in any dictionary—but we definitely think it should be!
mathing - The activity of active...
Women in Math: Ada Lovelace
Oct 14, 2015
While we’re on the topic of training our brains, this week also marks Ada Lovelace Day, celebrated on October 13! Pioneering British mathematician Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) is best known for her visionary work on the Analytical Engine, a calculat...
Win A Prize: October 13 is Train Your Brain Day
Oct 14, 2015
Did you know that spending a little time every day thinking through mind-challenging puzzles helps keep your mental processes sharp and agile well into old age? If you like good brainteasers and winning cool prizes as much as we do, we've got a ne...
October / November 2015 Newsflash: Tips & Techniques
Oct 13, 2015
Mental Math: The Distributive Property Meets Wholes and Parts
Whether you’re working on arithmetic or algebra, a strong understanding of the distributive property is a valuable tool to have in your mental math toolkit. Here’s our favorite way t...
