Pre-Calculus Practice Problems

To accompany our new Pre-Calculus Blueprint, I have created a short series of problems highlighting concepts that students often struggle with while going through a Pre-Calculus course. These problems stand alone from the Blueprint resource, so feel free to work through them on your own.

Following are the problem and solution transcripts:

Solution videos on this playlist:

MathFest Day Four Challenge Problem

No more MathFest after today, but we're not stopping early! Here's the last Challenge Problem, which puts a spin on a mathematical construct you may well know and love already.

 Like before, if you're at MathFest and you show us you've solved the problem before we put the answer up this afternoon, you could win some cool Center of Math stuff! Make sure to check out our booth (19) if you haven't already. If you've enjoyed these, our Problems of the Week will continue onward on Monday, so don't worry that these problems are going away.

MathFest Day Three Challenge Problem

MathFest is already halfway over! We've got another Challenge Problem lined up for you today: here it is!

The solution will be posted in this post late this afternoon. Before that, however, if you're at MathFest, and you tweet with the correct answer to the Challenge Problem, the hashtags #MAAthFest and #WCoMChallenge, and a picture from MathFest itself, you'll be entered to win some Center of Math swag! 


UPDATE: Check out the solution below the break!

MathFest Day Two Challenge Problem

I hope everyone's having a good morning and is ready for more MathFest! Here's the Center of Math's MathFest Challenge Problem for today. 

We'll have the solution up later in the afternoon today. Remember, if you're at MathFest, and you tweet with the correct answer to the Challenge Problem, the hashtags #MAAthFest and #WCoMChallenge, and something that shows us how much of a good time you're having in the capitol, you can have a chance to win some Center of Math gear! 

UPDATE: The solution is now available! Check below the break if you want to see it.

The Center of Math is at MathFest!

The Center of Math is headed to Washington, DC to attend MathFest 2015! This year the Mathematical Association of America is celebrating its centennial, which we are honored to be a part of. Stop by our booth where we will provide information on our products, hand out cool swag, and feature brand new practice problems that were created just for MathFest. 

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Google+, to see what we're up to at MathFest. You can use #MAAthFest to share with us your MathFest experiences as well as enter our giveaway—check below the break for more details. We can't wait to see you there!