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The Math Dude Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier

The Math Dude Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier

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Ep 112112 TMD What is a Higgs Boson? Part 1

Learn what a Higgs boson is and why its discovery is important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 6, 20128 min

Ep 110110 TMD What Are Prime and Composite Numbers?

Learn some amazing facts about prime and composite numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 15, 20128 min

Ep 107107 TMD The Math of a Solar Eclipse

Learn about the mathematical coincidence responsible for solar eclipses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 25, 20128 min

Ep 106106 TMD How to Work and Play with PEMDAS

Learn a mnemonic to help you remember the rules of PEMDAS and play a fun game based upon those rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 18, 20127 min

Ep 105105 TMD What is PEMDAS?

Learn how square roots are used in the real world and how you can easily estimate their value in your head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 11, 20128 min

Ep 104104 TMD How to Calculate Square Roots in Your Head

Learn how square roots are used in the real world and how you can easily estimate their value in your head. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 4, 20128 min

Ep 103103 TMD What are Square Roots?

Learn what square roots are and what pitfalls to watch out for when calculating them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 27, 20128 min

Ep 102102 TMD Why Math Isn't an Awful Nerd, Part 2

Learn how to solve a positively odd brain teaser puzzle and find out why math is most definitely not awful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 20, 20127 min

Ep 101101 TMD How to Look for Patterns in Numbers

Learn how to find patterns in sequences of numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 13, 20129 min

Ep 100100 TMD Why Math Isn't an Awful Nerd, Part 1

Learn how to have fun with math by solving math puzzles and find out why math is definitely not an awful nerd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 6, 20128 min

Ep 99099 TMD How to Estimate Pi with Monte Carlo Methods, Part 2

Learn about an amazing math technique called a Monte Carlo method and find out how you can use it to estimate the value of pi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 20128 min

Ep 98098 TMD How to Estimate Pi with Monte Carlo Methods, Part 1

Learn about an amazing math technique called a Monte Carlo method and find out how you can use it to estimate the value of pi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 20126 min

Ep 94094 TMD How to Memorize Numbers, Part 3

Learn the final part of a memory trick for remembering numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 17, 20127 min

Ep 93093 TMD How to Memorize Numbers, Part 2

Learn the second half of a memory trick for remembering numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 10, 20128 min

Ep 92092 TMD How to Memorize Numbers, Part 1

Learn a memory trick for remembering numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 3, 20128 min

Ep 91091 TMD What Do Negative Exponents Mean?

Learn what negative exponents and an exponent of zero mean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 27, 201210 min

Ep 90090 TMD How to Divide Numbers with Exponents

Learn how to divide numbers that have exponents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 20, 20128 min

Ep 89089 TMD How to Multiply Numbers with Exponents

Learn how to multiply two or more numbers that have exponents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 13, 20128 min

Ep 88088 TMD What Is Scientific Notation?

Learn what scientific notation is and why it's useful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 6, 20127 min

Ep 33033 TMD Is Multiplication the Same as Repeated Addition?

Learn what it really means to multiply two numbers and whether or not you should think of multiplication as repeated addition. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 30, 20118 min

Ep 87087 TMD How to Adjust Your Holiday Recipes

Learn how to easily halve or double your recipes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 16, 20116 min

Ep 85085 TMD How Are Check Digits Used in the Real World?

Learn how check digits are used to verify everything from the numbers on your credit cards to the UPC codes on the products you buy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 2, 20118 min

Ep 84084 TMD What is "Casting Out Nines"? Part 3

Learn the magic behind how casting out nines works. SPONSOR: http://stitcher.com/math. Use the code MATH to be entered to win $1000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 25, 20117 min

Ep 83083 TMD What Is Casting Out Nines? Part 2

Learn more about using casting out nines to check your arithmetic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 18, 20117 min

Ep 82082 TMD What Is "Casting Out Nines"? Part 1

Learn how to use casting out nines to quickly and easily check your answers to arithmetic problems Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 11, 20117 min

Ep 81081 TMD How to Check Your Arithmetic, Part 2

Learn how to quickly check your answers to arithmetic problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 28, 20118 min

Ep 80080 TMD How to Check Your Arithmetic, Part 1

Learn how to quickly and easily check your answers to arithmetic problems without using a calculator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 20118 min

Ep 79079 TMD How to Multiply and Divide Negative Numbers

Learn how to perform multiplication and division with negative numbers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 20118 min

Ep 32032 TMD How to Use Math to Make Estimates

Learn how to use math to make estimates, why it is an important skill for you to develop, and how you can use math to solve everyday problems in your life. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 30, 20117 min

Ep 76076 TMD What are Absolute Values?

Learn what absolute values are and how to find them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 20118 min

Ep 75075 TMD Tips to Boost Your Business Math Skills, Part 2

Learn 3 more tips that will turn you in to a business math star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 2, 20118 min

Ep 74074 TMD Tips to Boost Your Business Math Skills, Part 1

Learn 3 tips that'll help turn you into a business star. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 26, 20118 min

Ep 7007 TMD Making Sense of Definitions and Interpretations in Math

How precise is math? Although numbers are exact, terms are not always so well defined. Some concepts and terms have multiple meanings or interpretations, and it pays to understand the differences between them. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 19, 20118 min

Ep 73073 TMD How to Use Venn Diagrams to Solve Problems

Learn how to make and use Venn diagrams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 12, 20117 min

Ep 72072 TMD What is a Venn Diagram?

Learn how to make and use Venn diagrams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 5, 20117 min

Ep 8008 TMD Two Tips to Help You Add Quickly

Learn two quick and dirty tips to help you kick your calculator dependency and make faster calculations in your head. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 20116 min

Ep 70070 TMD What are Real Numbers?

Learn how real numbers relate to the rest of the numbers in math. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 20118 min

Ep 69069 TMD What are the Union and Intersection of Sets?

Easy ways to find the union and intersection of sets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 8, 20117 min

Ep 68068 TMD What are Sets and Subsets?

Learn what sets and subsets are to understand the relationships between numbers in math and where they show up in the real world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 1, 20118 min

Ep 67067 TMD How to Use Mathematical Series in the Real World

Learn how mathematical series and the compound interest formula can be used in the real world to calculate how fast money grows in recurring investments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 24, 20119 min

Ep 66066 TMD How to Calculate How Fast Your Money Will Grow

Learn what recurring investments are, how to use the compound interest formula to calculate how much money they make, and how you can calculate how fast your money will grow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 17, 20118 min

Ep 65065 TMD What is a Mathematical Series?

Learn what mathematical series are, why they're important, and how you can visually picture the meaning of some series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 10, 20118 min

Ep 64064 TMD How to Use the Compound Interest Formula

Learn how to use the compound interest formula and how it's related to the rule of 72. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 3, 20118 min

Ep 63063 TMD What is the Compound Interest Formula?

Learn what the compound interest formula is, how it's related to exponents, and how it can help you make money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 201110 min

Ep 12012 TMD Use the Power of Ten Percent to Easily Calculate How Much to Tip

Learn how to use the power of ten percent, and not your calculator, to easily and quickly calculate how much to tip. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 27, 20118 min

Ep 62062 TMD What are Exponents?

Learn what exponents are, how to write them, how they are related to the words squared and cubed, and why there's an exponent controversy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 20117 min

Ep 61061 TMD How to Use the Rule of 72 to Find the Time it Takes to Double Your Money

Learn what the rule of 72 is and how you can use it to estimate how long it will take you to double your investment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 20117 min

Ep 44044 TMD How to Multiply Quickly

Learn what the distributive property means in the real world and how it can help you perform lightning fast multiplication in your head. Questions go to [email protected] or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 29, 20117 min

Ep 60060 TMD What is the Associative Property?

Learn what the associative properties of addition and multiplication are, and how they can help speed up arithmetic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 22, 20117 min

Ep 59059 TMD What is a Mobius Strip?

Learn what Mobius strips are, how to make them, and why they are such strange and interesting objects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 15, 20118 min