MathXplosion Season 1

Old Math is New Again (Gr 1-3 Math)

Travel back in time thousands of years ago with Eric to ancient Egypt! Discover and demystify a secret multiplication system. It's not magic... it's math! The Educational Gist: This episode is a fun experiment for novices and experts alike to explore an age-­old multiplication method that used repeated doubling of numbers to get a product. Tune in to see how this ancient method of multiplication, using times two, is similar to that used by modern computers.