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Want to put in a little extra time identifying your different number types? Click here for some practice lessons, and if you have any questions, you can email a tutor. Your tutor, at least, is guaranteed to be rational.
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This is great for honing your pattern-spotting skills. Input numbers in the function machine, see which numbers come out, and try to determine the pattern. If you get "paisley," you’re doing it wrong.
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More of a visual learner? No problem. Here’s a video that uses Photoshop and a pretty green drawing tool to illustrate the different number types (will also be available in mauve and cyan in Spring 2016).
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Exponents got you down? Let this instructional guide help you lift them back up to where they’re supposed to be.
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This game is another good tool for helping you find patterns—not only in numbers, but in colors and shapes as well. (Okay, so that part is a little second grade, but at least it isn't drab and boring.)
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Solve the problems correctly and uncover parts of a picture. When you're done, you can print it out, frame it, and hang it on your wall. Or not.
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This is a two-player game to help you practice factoring, so we hope you have a friend around who can play it with you. Or a mom. Or a pretty sharp Pomeranian.