Top 4 Resources for Learning Math as an Adult


With the pace of careers changing and the rise of online learning, more and more adults have begun to re-learn math. You may be going back to school after years away, teaching your kids math, or just looking to brush up on your basic math skills. Nevertheless, here are 4 great resource to level up your math!

Best Overall: Math Fundamentals 101 by Pink Pencil Math


Whether you’re learning math from scratch, need a quick refresher, or studying for a standardized test like the GED, this course is extremely useful as it covers all the basic math essentials in an easy-to-understand, modern approach.


What it includes: 130+ videos, 250+ practice problems, 9 hours of content, quizzes in each chapter, and a free textbook!


The 13 chapters:

  1. Your Mathematical Mind
  2. Our World of Numbers
  3. Add & Subtract
  4. Multiply
  5. Divide
  6. Primes, Factors & Multiples
  7. Fractions
  8. Mixed Numbers
  9. Decimals
  10. Percentages
  11. Exponents
  12. Roots, Radicals & Fractional Exponents
  13. Order of Operations

Best AI Problem Solver: Photomath


Photomath is an app that scans and solves math problems from basic arithmetic to algebra to calculus. After downloading Photomath, you may take a picture of any math problem and the app will immediate show you a step-by-step solution on how to solve it.


The app has recently launched a new feature that provides solutions to hundreds of math textbooks!

Best For Math Riddles & Puzzles: Brilliant.org


Brilliant.org is a website that is filled with visual math puzzles ranging from math fundamentals to multivariable calculus to computer science. Because there are no lectures offered on the platform (only interactive problem solving), it is not the best resource to learn new concepts but rather an excellent way to practice what you’ve learned and think outside the box!

Best Free: Khan Academy


Khan Academy is a website and app that offers short videos explaining math concepts at all levels - from kindergarten through college calculus. It also has test prep for the SAT, LSAT, Praxis, and MCCAT. The site has over 100k practice problems and has courses in the humanities as well!