FastMath

If you want to provide a self-teaching math environment for your children or if you want to practice basic math skills, you can use FastMath. It's a simplistic application that you can use to take timed tests with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

FastMath's wrapped in a plain-looking interface that doesn't put emphasis on appearance but tries to focus on functionality instead. Before getting started, it's necessary to select the type of operations you would like to make, set the maximum number, and specify the time until the test will be over (in minutes).

If you're up for a challenge, you can include two or more types of operations in the test and increase the maximum allowed number. The program can be instructed to show a statistical graph at the end of the test, which takes into account each completed test until that point and displays your speed evolution.

An in-test timer can be displayed too if you want to always know how much time you have left until the test shuts down automatically. Lastly, FastMath can also reveal your rate of calculations.

If you cannot get a correct answer on the current equation, the tool alerts you with a message, giving you the chance to rethink it. It cannot proceed to the next equation until you input the correct value. Your correct and wrong answers are counted separately and revealed at the end (when time's up).

FastMath may have a modest set of features but it's straightforward and easy to use when it comes to practicing math calculation speed. We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests. The software project is fairly new, however, so there's plenty of room for improvements.