08-24-2004, 01:38 PM
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Sharpen Your Math Skills With Fast Math
If you're looking for a way for you or your child to test and sharpen your basic math skills, Neon Way Software might have just what you need: Fast Math.
"The interface is simple and easy to navigate and understand- But the questions can really put your mind through its paces. The questions start out fairly easy- but over the 20 levels get harder and harder and the time to answer them gets shorter and shorter (but all questions are certainly accomplishable)."
This looks like a fairly straightforward application, aimed at improving your addition and multiplication skills. I haven't tried it, mainly because there's no free demo available. But, at only $4.99 at Handango, it might be worth trying.
I have a bit of a pet peeve, though. Maybe I shouldn't let it distract me so much, but when I see many, many grammatical errors in both a program's description and within the program itself, it kinda turns me off. I think it's because my dad is an Engligh professor, so maybe I'm being too strict.
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08-24-2004, 02:12 PM
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Anxiously awaiting their companion product - - Fast Grammar :lol:
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08-24-2004, 02:25 PM
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Re: Sharpen Your Math Skills With Fast Math
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Originally Posted by Brad Adrian
I have a bit of a pet peeve, though. Maybe I shouldn't let it distract me so much, but when I see many, many grammatical errors in both a program's description and within the program itself, it kinda turns me off. I think it's because my dad is an Engligh professor, so maybe I'm being too strict.
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I agree. I would expect any educational application to use the correct grammar.
Anyway this seems a bit restrictive for me. Flashcard applications are much better and so versatile "Flash Cards" is a nice example. Designing your own questions and answers is the way to go.
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08-24-2004, 03:28 PM
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Re: Sharpen Your Math Skills With Fast Math
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Originally Posted by Brad Adrian
... I see many, many grammatical errors in both a program's description and within the program itself, it kinda turns me off.
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Plus the color and other UI design choices. If you can't look at a program, it's not very useful.
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08-24-2004, 04:05 PM
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Re: Sharpen Your Math Skills With Fast Math
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Originally Posted by Brad Adrian
I have a bit of a pet peeve, though. Maybe I shouldn't let it distract me so much, but when I see many, many grammatical errors in both a program's description and within the program itself, it kinda turns me off. I think it's because my dad is an Engligh professor, so maybe I'm being too strict.
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I don't think you're being too strict. There ought to be high standards expected of those who claim to be professional.
My pet peeve is looking at a sign in a sports crowd saying, "Your No. 1!" My daughter is 32 now and is always reminding me how I told her that "YOU'RE" is a contraction for "You are."
And when did things become "so fun" instead of "so much fun."
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08-24-2004, 04:40 PM
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You know, I may try something like this when I have some spare brain cycles. My math skills are pitifully slow. Never learned my times tables as a kid, and I'm still hurting from it.
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08-24-2004, 07:34 PM
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"Engligh" Brad? How's that pronounced, 'inglii' like 'sigh' or 'inglig' like 'jig'?
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08-24-2004, 07:46 PM
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"Engligh" Brad? How's that pronounced, 'inglii' like 'sigh' or 'inglig' like 'jig'?
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Hehe, When commenting on poor grammar, use spell checker! :wink:
Steve
Fixed...
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08-25-2004, 04:36 AM
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Hehe, When commenting on poor grammar, use spell checker! :wink:
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I was pretty sure that was the joke. :P I've "restored" the typo until Brad can be the authoritative answer... 
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