Mighty Math Number Heroes Product Details

Watch Fractions Become a Blast

Identify, add, subtract, and multiply fractions to make brilliant and explosive fireworks with Fraction Man. This math superhero also does a bang-up job of teaching you how to compare fractions, find equivalent fractions, and convert decimals to fractions.

Explore Probabilities with Handsome Chance

Read graphs and charts, predict outcomes, and determine probability as you make action figures of Handsome Chance. Run the probability machine to test your hypotheses.

Hands-on Geometry with GeoBot

Use the Geometry Computer to solve the GeoBot's challenging geometric brainteasers. You'll build geometric shapes and designs while mastering concepts such as perimeter, area, congruence, similarity, symmetry, rotation, and tessellations.

Turn Math and Logic into Fun and Games

Star Brilliant, host of Quizzo, challenges you to test your wits in math and logic against wacky contestants or your own friends. Win by solving addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, analogy, shape identification, sorting, and sequencing problems.

Special Features

Includes two unique calculators that display the steps required to solve a problem. They also convert between fractions and decimals, and simplify fractions.

A pop-up Fact Book offers you help with geometry terms and concepts. The Fact Book is part of the GeoComputer activity and can be used to help solve the GeoBot's geometric brainteasers.

Mighty Math's unique Grow Slide feature automatically records your child's progress and adjusts to guide your child's learning. The activities in Number Heroes offer dozens of math topics and thousands of problems. Grow Slides help your child get the full benefit of the four years of math learning in every activity. As your child learns and progresses, the Grow Slides advance, offering more challenging problems. You or your child can also set the difficulty of each activity or choose a specific topic related to schoolwork.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

• Problem solving
• Addition and subtraction
• Multiplication and division
• Fractions (add, subtract, and multiply)
• Convert decimals to fractions
• Geometry (angles, perimeter, area, symmetry, etc.)
• Interpret graphs and charts
• Patterns and logic
• Probability (experiment, predict & evaluate)

System Requirements:

• Win 98, ME, 2000 Professional, XP
• Pentium II 200MHz 4MB, 8MB (recommended) 5MB min
• 100MB full 2X SVGA
• 640 x 480, 256 colors
• Mac OS 8.6+
• OS 10.2.x-10.4.x (Native)
• G3 processor 4MB, 8MB (recommended) 5MB min
• 55MB full 2X 13" monitor
• 256 colors