Elementary Math Problems

Solving the problems in this book will help demonstrate mastery of the mathematical concepts taught in elementary school. They are represented in a visually engaging manner in order to make mathematics more fun and interesting. More emphasis is paid to problem solving abilities rather than the usual mathematics grind. A visual approach should help bring a learner one step closer to developing the ability to solve real world problems.Problems presented in this book include:* Finding the sum of consecutive numbers: sequential, odd, even, or constant distance* Visual representation of single variable algebra* Visual depictions for mathematical laws of associativity/commutativity/distributivity* Visual partitioning of numbers based on factorization* Mathematical constraint based addition/subtraction/multiplication* Identification of regular patterns to simplify multiplication of fractions in a long series* Computing statistical median and mean under visual representation of data* Determining area of interesting shapes based on visual information* Graphical charts: pie, bar, stacked, sorted, and doughnut* Mathematical puzzles based on various mathematical constraints* Multiply and add/subtract calculations for consecutive numbers (A.x + B.y)* Determining volume of solid objects depicted using two dimensional views* Determining probability of an event tied to object shape/color/geometric properties* Enumerating number of distinct ways for partitioning addition terms