Math 123 Page

For Jim Olsen's Math 123 students

Announcements

• Dr. Olsen will be in his office Wednesday from 3-4:30 p.m. (or you may drop in other times).
• Note: For those considering taking Math 207 in the fall. The time has been changed to T/Th, 9:30-10:45 a.m. so that it does not conflict with Math 407. Math 207 is a course for teacher education majors seeking a math endorsement (see my home page for more information).
• Optional Review Session for the Final Exam: Wed., May 13, 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. MG 206.
• Optional Review Session for Exam II, Wed., April 29, 4:30-5:30, MG 226.
• Note Sheet: For Exam II and the Final Exam you may bring in, and use, a half-page, one-sided piece of paper with notes on it (5.5" x 8.5").
• Optional Review Session for Exam I, Wed., March 11, 4:30-5:30 in MG 208.
• Reminder: I have over two hours of office time Wednesday from 1:30-3:45 p.m.
• Since there is no class Thursday, Feb. 12, we will collect HW on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
• Help Center Hours
• A very good article, titled Ask the Cognitive Scientist: What Will Improve a Student’s Memory?, can be accessed through the WIU Library or by clicking here. American Educator journal, Vol. 32, No. 4, Winder 2008-2009. The article is on reserve in the Library.
• Click here for the LEG-UP Coupon System

Online Games, Practice, and Exploration Tools

Mental math and estimation

• Here are three videos* on mastering the basic facts (e.g., 1×1 through 9×9)
  • 1. Overview of Fact Mastery (3.7 MB; 4 min. 17 sec.)
  • 2. Multiplication Games (6.5 MB; 4 min. 54 sec.)
    • Multiplication.com
  • 3. More Practice sites (4.1 MB; 4 min. 20 sec.)
    • aaamath.com
    • www.mathsisfun.com
• Estimator Quiz
• Estimator Four (two person game)

 

- many games and resources to choose from--organized by grade level.

Online Arithmetic Practice - Use the Right Hand Side to enter you answers online and have them checked. New questions when you Refresh.

• Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Decimal (+,-,×,÷)
• Fractions, Order Of Operations.
• Basic Algebra - solving basic equations. (Left-side. Write down your answers and then check against the answers provided.)

Mental math and estimation

• Estimator Quiz
• Estimator Four (two person game)

General Practice Site

Online Mathematics Practice Worksheets/Quizzes and Review Resources