Life of Fred offers a Complete Math Education
from addition
through two years of calculus . . . and beyond.
---------more mathematics than any other curriculum we know of.
(It is recommended that the books be enjoyed in the order they are listed here.)
Go to the LOF Store to order our books. Visit the Where Should I Start page to choose a book.
The Arithmetic Series If the student knows the addition and multiplication tables cold, and is in at least the 5th grade, they are ready for Life of Fred: Fractions. These books introduce Zillions of Practice Problems which are keyed to the chapters in the main text. (All the answers are given in each book. No need to buy answer keys, teachers' editions, or anything else.) Life of Fred: Fractions (Sample Pages) Please don't begin this before the 5th grade.
Less Than, Billion, Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers, Diameter and Radius, Savings and Expenses, Definition of a Fraction, Sectors, Comparing Fractions, Reducing Fractions, Adding and Subtracting Fractions, Common Denominators, Roman Numerals, Least Common Multiples, Improper Fractions, Lines of Symmetry, Division by Zero, Circumference, Multiplying Mixed Numbers, Commutative Law, Canceling, Definition of a Function, Area, Unit Analysis, Division of Fractions, Geometric Figures, Estimating Answers.
ISBN: 978-0-9709995-9-7, hardback, 192 pages
ISBM: 978-937032-56-2, hardback, 176 pages
Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents (Sample Pages)
Number Systems, Adding and Subtracting Decimals, Multiplying by Ten, Functions and Inverse Functions, Pi, Multiplying Decimals, Whole Numbers, Squaring a Number, Subtracting Mixed Units, Sets and Subsets, Union and Intersection of Sets, Rules of Divisibility, Division of Decimals, Repeating Decimals, Bar Graphs, Prime and Composite Numbers, Consecutive Numbers, the Goldbach Conjecture, Area of a Circle, Dollars vs. Cents, Pie Charts, Conversion between Percents/ Fractions/ Decimals, 40% of 15, 30% off, Distance Equals Rate Times Time, 15% more, Area of a Triangle, Square Roots, Area of a Parallelogram, 13 Is What Percent of 52, Ratio, Ordered Pairs, Graphing, Negative Numbers, Elapsed Time, Probability.
ISBN: 978-0-9791072-0-7, hardback, 192 pages
Zillions of Practice Problems Decimals and Percents (Sample Pages)
This book is keyed directly to Life of Fred: Decimals and Percents. Each of the 33 chapters contains both exercises on the current topic and review questions from the beginning the book up to that point. The problems are fun with lots of stories about Joe and Darlene (and a history of making pencils; Jelly Bean Rallies; and using Ralph's perfume to clear clogged drains).
ISBM: 978-937032-57-9, hardback, 176 pages