The Math Dude Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier show

The Math Dude Quick and Dirty Tips to Make Math Easier

Summary: 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.

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 037 TMD How to Estimate How Fast Someone is Running | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:38

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 mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 036 TMD How to Convert from Miles to Kilometers...and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:44

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 mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 035 TMD How to Convert Units Using the Multiplicative Identity | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:28

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 mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 034 TMD How to Multiply Fractions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:29

Learn what it really means to multiply two fractions and how to efficiently perform the multiplication of fractions. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 031 TMD What Are Area and Volume? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:30

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 mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 029 TMD What are 1D, 2D, and 3D Coordinates? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:45

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 mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 028 TMD How to Use Statistics to Understand Poll Results | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:12

Learn how to use statistics to understand the significance of the latest political polling results and to keep yourself from being duped by misleading information. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 027 TMD How to Make Box and Whisker Plots | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:11

Learn what box and whisker plots are, how to make them, and how they can help you interpret data. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 026 TMD What are the Range and Standard Deviation? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:09

Learn what the range and standard deviation are, how to calculate them, and why their values are important for interpreting averages. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 025 TMD What is the Mode? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:18

Learn about a third method for calculating average values, the mode, and find out exactly when and why it is useful. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 024 TMD How Median Averaging Can Fix Your Photos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:14

Learn how median averaging can fix your photos by making pesky tourists disappear and leaving you with a clear view of your subject. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 023 TMD How to Calculate Median Values | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:37

Learn how bags of potato chips show that the median value of a sample is often a better measure of its average than the more common mean. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 022 TMD How to Calculate Mean Values | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:46

Learn why there are multiple definitions of "average," and how to calculate one such average value: the arithmetic mean. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 021 TMD What Do Averages Mean? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:29

Learn what a batting average in baseball means, how it's calculated, and why the statistical concept of an average value is so important. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

 020 TMD How are Fractions and Division Related? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:47

Learn about the relationship between decimal numbers, fractions, and the process of division. Questions go to mathdude@quickanddirtytips.com or 206-339-6279. Like what you hear? Help us out by writing a review at iTunes!

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