About Me

My name is Trent Tormoehlen and I am a math teacher at Sycamore School in Indianapolis Indiana.  I will also be helping coach the schools Math Counts team. It is my goal to create the best free online math help possible. 

Solving Systems of Equations

This Lens explores the three ways to solve a system of equations in two variables.  It includes various videos explaining examples and an explanation on how to use each method.  Feel free to ask any specific questions in the comments sectio...

Polynomials

The following lens is a description of how to add, subtract, multiply and factor polynomials. The majority of the teaching is done through the use of videos. There are videos tutorials and examples. Be sure to scroll down or us the table of contents...

Solving Algebraic Inequalities

This lens is for students, parents and teachers that are interested in learning about inequalities.  The primary teaching method is the use of video. The videos are currently centered around examples of how to solve the problems.  If you ar...

Basic Exponent Properties

This lens is for teachers, parents and students interested in learning about exponents. It includes written and video tutorials on how to deal with exponents. As well it links to other sites that provide explanantions and examples as well. To find th...

Simplifying Square Roots

This lens is designed for students, parents and teachers looking for help simplifying square roots. It includes video tutorials and examples to go along with text explanations. For more math help check out the links below. If you are a teacher looki...

Linear Inequalities

This lens is for students, parents and teachers looking for help and ideas on how to graph linear inequalities. It includes examples of solving systems of linear inequalities as well. The primary teaching method is the use of video examples. The best...

Solving Quadratic Equations

This lens is designed for students, parents and teachers to supplement instruction on quadratic equations. There are video examples for all the topics to go along with the text explanations. To find you topic either scroll down or use the table of co...

Learning to Learn Math

A fundamental theory of education is that students learn at different paces and in different ways.  One of the flaws I currently see in education is that those two theories have clouded our view of math education and have led to flawed...