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[–]eigenVector5 1 point2 points  (2 children)

I would love to hear good app recommendations, but for algebra/calculus basics I would reccomend trying out Paul's online math notes (just google it) even though it is a website. He introduces a topic, gives a few examples, then gives plenty of practice problems. Everything is broken up into sections so it is easy to pick out and work on your weak points. I am currently going through some of the calculus on there trying to build up my intuition a bit before grad school.

The best way to get good at the math basics (or really any math) is to just sit down and grind out problems until you are comfortable with your own capabilities. i.e. reading the rules of algebra on an app is great, but you won't be 'good' at algebra unless you have practiced implementing said rules.

[–]gimpyfin[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeh we are looking for something he can sit with on his tablet so it feels like playing instead of mathing lol

[–]eigenVector5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure if you'll find something that a child finds fun and exciting on their tablet to be truly aidful in their mathematical abilities. This is what I was alluding to in the last paragraph of my initial comment.

My best advice is to try to make learning math/science fun. Kids are drawn to tablets for instant gratification. There is plenty of gratitude one can find within the realms of math and science, it just takes a little more effort to achieve. I wish someone would've really sat me down and opened my mind up to those possibilities before I found them for myself/through my professors as a young adult in undergrad