Fred begins his summer vacation. Learn…
• How to get rid of snakes in sugar cane fields
• The difference between freedom and liberty
• How not to bore your horse if you are a jockey
• Why Fred couldn’t be a movie star
and even some algebra and economics, including…
Domain and codomain of a function
Conversion factors
Steps in Solving Word Problems
One-to-one Functions, Unit Analysis
Key to a Successful Business
Five Qualities that Money Should Have
Definitions of Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Payday Loans
Interest Rates
Partnerships
Cardinality of a Set
Four Ways to Kill Competition
Freedom vs. Liberty
Why We Have a High Standard of Living
Tariffs
Demand Curves
Venn Diagrams
Ricardo’s Law of Comparative Advantage
Unlike all other math programs, this one also has:
• the Tulip Mania in Holland
• A sure-fire way to create 100% employment
• the Tragedy of the Commons
• how to run a successful hot dog business
• what a real $100,000 bill looks like.
Answers are included in the textbook.
The Life of Fred homeschool math books cover math topics appropriate for kindergarteners all the way up to third year of college, including arithmetic, fractions and decimals, algebra, geometry, calculus, and everything in between.
No other textbooks are like these. Each text is written in the style of a novel with a humorous story line. Each section tells part of the life of Fred Gauss and how, in the course of his life, he encounters the need for the math and then learns the methods. Tons of solved examples. Each hardcover textbook contains ALL of the material – more than most instructors cover in traditional classroom settings. Includes tons of proofs.
Written by Dr. Stanley Schmidt with the intent to make math come alive with lots of humour, clear explanations, and silly illustrations that stick in the mind. The student will learn to think mathematically.
Completion of this series prepares student for third year college math.