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The EPGY 3rd-4th grade mathematics course is designed to give students a rigorous foundation in elementary mathematics. The strand-based curriculum used in the course emphasizes material on sets, arithmetic, fractions, geometry, and measurement.
 A sample lecture screen |
New concepts are introduced through brief lectures of
digitized sound accompanied by graphical displays, such as the
one shown at left. The lectures weave among the various
strands, or topic areas, that the student is introduced
to.
Students are tracked independently in each of the five strands (Sets, Logic, and Probability; Arithmetic; Measurement, Graphs and Equations; Fractions and Decimals; and Geometry) presented in the course. As students master concepts, they are moved more rapidly through the material, while students needing more explanation or practice in a strand area are given additional drill.
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After the lectures, students are given sets of exercises that
reinforce the concepts. Periodically the students are presented
with mixed drills that review prior concepts. Students get
immediate feedback on these exercises.
Each week, students submit a report of their work electronically to their instructor, who reviews the student's work on the exercises and looks for potential trouble areas. The instructors are available for phone or email consultation should the student have any questions. |
 A sample exercise screen |
Included in the course is the Math Races game, which drills students in the arithmetic operations they have learned in the course. The goal of the game is to increase the speed of student response to the problems presented. Math Races is featured in the course because even after students can answer elementary exercises with very high accuracy, they still continue to learn how to give these answers ever more quickly.
 
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