MathResources Inc. - Interactive Math Software
What is ISM?

Interactive School Mathematics (ISM for short) is an interactive, online middle school math curriculum.

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The lessons in ISM’s three courses

offer complete coverage of the material typically found in middle school math programs, including algebra.


ISM’s curriculum ranges from basic decimals and percents to quadratic equations and polynomials, therefore it can also be used by some students in upper elementary and high school math programs.

ISM Course 2 - TOC

Course 2

Data and Graphs

  • Collecting and Recording Data
  • Measures of Central Tendency
  • Line Graphs
  • Stem and Leaf Graphs
  • Scatter Graphs
  • Box and Whisker Graphs
  • Misleading Statistics
  • Sampling and Predictions
  • Graphs and Decision Making

Whole Numbers

  • Ordering and Comparing Large Numbers
  • Basic Operations of Whole Numbers
  • Exponents
  • Scientific Notation
  • The Properties of Numbers
  • Order of Operations
  • Divisibility
  • Prime Numbers
  • Prime Factorization
  • Greatest Common Factors
  • Least Common Multiples
  • Arithmetic Sequences
  • Geometric Sequences

Integers

  • Adding Integers
  • Subtracting Integers
  • Multiplying Integers
  • Dividing Integers
  • Integers and the Coordinate Plane
  • The Distributive Property
  • Absolute Value
  • Exponents

Fractions

  • The Meaning of Fractions
  • Comparing and Ordering Fractions
  • Adding Fractions
  • Subtracting Fractions
  • Multiplying Fractions
  • Dividing Fractions
  • Estimating Sums and Differences with Fractions
  • Estimating Products and Quotients with Fractions
  • Fractions, Decimals and Percents
  • Percentage Increase and Decrease

Decimals

  • The Meaning of Decimals
  • Ordering and Comparing Decimals
  • Rounding Decimals
  • Exploring Scientific Notation
  • Adding Decimals
  • Subtracting Decimals
  • Estimating Sums and Differences
  • Multiplying Decimals
  • Dividing Decimals
  • Estimating Products and Quotients

Ratio, Proportion and Percent

  • The Meaning of Ratio
  • Comparing Ratios
  • Proportion and Percent
  • Proportion and Similar Figures
  • Proportion and Unit Rates
  • Indirect Measurement
  • Percent Using Area Models
  • Percents Greater than 100 or Less than 1
  • Consumer Discounts
  • Circle Graphs and Percents
  • Calculating Percents

Algebraic Thinking

  • Describing Relations
  • Understanding Variables
  • Understanding Inverses
  • Writing Equations
  • Solving Addition and Subtraction Equations
  • Solving Multiplication and Division Equations
  • Solving Equations and the Distributive Property
  • Solving Two-Step Equations
  • Solving Multi-Step Equations
  • Solving Equations Using Graphs
  • Understanding Inequalities
  • Graphing Inequalities

Probability

  • The Meaning of Probability
  • Compound Events
  • Understanding Dependent and Independent
  • Probability and Organized Lists
  • Probability and Sample Space
  • Predicting Outcomes
  • Experimental and Theoretical Probability
  • The Capture and Re-capture Method
  • Replacement and Non-replacement
  • Combinations by Listing
  • Combinations and 2-by Tables
  • Tree Diagrams
  • Permutations and Factorial Notation

Geometry

  • Quadrilaterals
  • Triangles
  • Similarity and Congruence
  • Transformations on the Coordinate Plane
  • Transformations - Slides
  • Transformations - Rotations
  • Transformations - Reflections
  • Nets and 3-D Geometry
  • Prisms and Pyramids, Cones and Cylinders
  • Perspective Drawing
  • The Circle
  • Circle Constructions
  • Investigating Circle Constructions

Measurement

  • The Metric System
  • Converting Units in the Metric System
  • Measuring with the Metric System
  • The Customary System
  • Converting Units in the Customary System
  • Converting from Metric to Customary Units
  • Precision of Measurements
  • Understanding Area
  • The Area of Squares
  • The Area of Triangles
  • The Area of Rectangles, Parallelograms and Rhombi
  • The Area of a Circle
  • Area and Partitioning
  • The Area of Irregular Shapes
  • Connecting Area and Perimeter
  • Understanding Angles
  • Classifying Angles
  • Measuring Angles
  • Investigating Angles
  • Constructing Angles
  • Constructing Polygons
  • Creating Tessellations
  • Surface Area and Volume
  • Weight and Capacity

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