Credits
Learnr lessons, explanations and exercises are written for Learnr. Where a course follows a textbook or another course, we name it here so you can study with it alongside. Those works belong to their authors and publishers, and we recommend getting them from the links below.
Japanese
- Minna no Nihongo Shokyu I, 2nd edition (みんなの日本語 初級I 第2版 本冊) · 3A Corporation
Lesson order, grammar points and vocabulary for the Minna no Nihongo units follow this textbook. Explanations, examples and exercises are written for Learnr.
German
- Nicos Weg · Deutsche Welle
Topic and grammar order for this course follows this free DW course. Explanations, dialogues and exercises are written for Learnr.
QuantArc
- OpenStax: Introduction to Whole Numbers · openstax.org
Reference for place value, expanded form, number lines and rounding. Our examples and exercises are original.
- OpenStax: Commutative and Associative Properties · openstax.org
Mathematical background for rearranging and regrouping sums and products. QuantArc derives its mental calculation routes from these identities.
- OpenStax: Distributive Property · openstax.org
Free textbook reference for distributing and regrouping. QuantArc's explanations and exercises are original.
- Arthur Benjamin: Squaring, Cubing, and Cube Rooting (2012) · math.hmc.edu
Author-hosted paper, pp. 58-59, on choosing a nearby easy base. Our square shortcuts are algebraic special cases, not copied book lessons.
- Harvey Mudd Math Fun Facts: Squares Ending in 5 · math.hmc.edu
Explains the consecutive-number product and its algebraic proof, including numbers longer than two digits.
- Harvard Stat 110: Probability (Joe Blitzstein) · stat110.hsites.harvard.edu
Free course site with videos and the open companion book Introduction to Probability; the topic spine for counting, Bayes, and linearity. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- Brainstellar: Probability interview puzzles · brainstellar.com
Free step-by-step walkthroughs of classic probability interview puzzles by difficulty; companion practice. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- IES: Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning · ies.ed.gov
Supports worked examples, retrieval, explanations and spaced study. Does not establish QuantArc's exact lesson length, mastery threshold or review intervals.
- Secrets of Mental Math: Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer · penguinrandomhouse.com
Recommended reading. Publisher description checked; full book text has not been verified against these lessons.
- Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer, Secrets of Mental Math (2006), Chapters 0 and 4 · penguinrandomhouse.com
Publisher description checked only; further reading on multiplication and division. The full chapter methods have not been verified against these lessons. Lesson examples are original.
- Bill Handley, Speed Mathematics, 3rd edition (2014) · wiley.com
Reference-number multiplication and division-by-factors chapters (table of contents seen only; recommended further reading; lesson examples are original).
- Gerard W. Kelly, Short-Cut Math (Dover 1984) · store.doverpublications.com
Contents-level reference for division and shortcut arithmetic; further reading only. Full worked examples and decimal-divisor methods have not been reviewed against these lessons. Lesson examples are original.
- Arthur Benjamin, The Great Courses: The Secrets of Mental Math (Course No. 1406), Lecture 7 · thegreatcoursesplus.com
Lecture titles and synopses seen only, including intermediate multiplication with the close-together method; recommended further reading; lesson examples are original.
- Gerard W. Kelly, Short-Cut Math (Dover 1984), Chapter VI · store.doverpublications.com
Chapter VI on fractions, mixed numbers, and percentages (contents page seen). Lesson examples are original.
- Arthur Benjamin, The Great Courses: The Secrets of Mental Math (Course No. 1406), Lecture 4 · thegreatcoursesplus.com
Lecture 4 synopsis names division shortcuts including 1/7 and 3/16 conversion (synopses seen only; recommended further reading; lesson examples are original).
- Edward H. Julius, Rapid Math Tricks and Tips (1992) · archive.org
Library descriptions confirm break-apart addition and drill structure (full chapter text not read; recommended further reading; lesson examples are original).
- Arthur Benjamin and Michael Shermer, Secrets of Mental Math (2006), Chapter 5 · penguinrandomhouse.com
Chapter 5 guesstimation (chapter list seen; recommended further reading; lesson examples are original).
- Arthur Benjamin, The Great Courses: The Secrets of Mental Math (Course No. 1406), Lecture 5 · thegreatcoursesplus.com
Lecture 5 synopsis seen only (estimation of all four operations plus square roots; recommended further reading; lesson examples are original).
- Kenneth Williams, Vedic Mathematics Teacher's Manual, Vols. 1-3 (2005) · books.google.com
Indexed-text terms seen only (casting out nines, digit-sum check); recommended further reading; lesson examples are original.
- Jakow Trachtenberg, The Trachtenberg Speed System of Basic Mathematics (1960) · books.google.com
Indexed-text terms seen only (nines-remainders, elevens-remainder, digit sums); recommended further reading; lesson examples are original.
- M. Tyra, Magical Book on Quicker Maths (3rd edition, 2009), Chapter 30 · embibe.com
Series chapter (arithmetic, geometric, mixed) at chapter-title level only (contents listing seen); recommended further reading; lesson examples are original.
- Budescu & Bar-Hillel, To Guess or Not to Guess: A Decision-Theoretic View of Formula Scoring (1993) · doi.org
Decision-theoretic analysis of formula scoring and rational guessing after eliminating distractors. Lesson examples and numbers are original.
- Xinfeng Zhou, A Practical Guide to Quantitative Finance Interviews (2008) · worldcat.org
Bibliographic reference for interview preparation; the library catalogue identifies the book, but does not verify its chapter methods or these lessons' fair-value and odds claims. Full book text has not been reviewed. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- J. L. Kelly, Jr., A New Interpretation of Information Rate (1956) · doi.org
Foundational paper for the Kelly criterion optimizing compound wealth growth. Lesson framing and calculations are original.
- Edward O. Thorp, The Kelly Criterion in Blackjack Sports Betting and the Stock Market (2006) · eecs.harvard.edu
Discussion of full vs fractional Kelly, parameter uncertainty, and drawdown risk. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- Figgie (Jane Street) · figgie.com
Landing page checked: Jane Street's card game that simulates elements of markets and trading, with rules, a tutorial and a learning mode. Practice companion only; its rules and strategy tips were not reviewed against these lessons. Lesson examples are original.
- Figgie (Jane Street): How to Play · figgie.com
Official rules page fetched and checked: 40-card deck with two 10-card suits, one 8-card suit and one 12-card suit; goal suit shares the 12-card suit color and holds 8 or 10 cards; $200 pot with $10 per goal card and the rest to the most goal cards. Lesson examples are original.
- tradermath.org market games · tradermath.org
Listing page checked: browser games including market making on dice, a card market-taking game, Fermi estimation and a trading game. Practice companion only; game content was not played or reviewed against these lessons. Lesson examples are original.
- Jane Street: Probability & Markets Trading Interview Guide · janestreet.com
Interview preparation guide (page 9) testing optimal stopping and market making on a d6 with one optional reroll. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- OCC: Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options (ODD) · theocc.com
Official Options Clearing Corporation disclosure document outlining standardized option contract specifications, exercise settlement, payoff obligations, and intrinsic value mechanics.
- John C. Hull, Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (11th Edition) · pearson.com
Recommended textbook reference. Publisher overview and table of contents checked for option properties, binomial trees, Black-Scholes-Merton and Greeks; full derivations and exercises have not been audited against these lessons. Lesson examples and exercises are original.
- Cboe Options Institute: Options Fundamentals and Strategies · cboe.com
Educational curriculum on option payoff curves, long straddle breakevens, synthetic positions, and market volatility characteristics.
- MIT OCW 6.042J: Mathematics for Computer Science · ocw.mit.edu
Course page checked: undergraduate discrete mathematics covering permutations and combinations plus counting principles. Topic spine for stars and bars, lattice paths, and derangements. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- Grinstead and Snell, Introduction to Probability (free PDF) · math.dartmouth.edu
Free textbook PDF confirmed live: counting methods, poker-style dealing models, and the random-walk chapter behind gambler's ruin and first-step equations. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- MIT OCW 14.12: Economic Applications of Game Theory · dspace.mit.edu
MIT archive record checked: Muhamet Yildiz's Fall 2012 course introduces game-theoretic analysis and economic applications. The original OCW page is retired; the archive offers a course ZIP. Archive contents have not been reviewed here, so this record does not verify the lessons' specific auction or equilibrium claims. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- Stanford CS364A: Algorithmic Game Theory · timroughgarden.org
Course page checked: auction formats, Vickrey dominance, Bayes-Nash bidding with uniform values, common-value winner curse intuition, and zero-sum mixed equilibria. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- SIG: Game Theory and Decision Science · sig.com
Firm page checked: decision science culture with poker, strategy games, and bias case studies. Motivation companion for the game theory track. Lesson examples and questions are original.
- University of Maryland Fermi Problems Site · physics.umd.edu
Fetched problem collection seen: estimation prompts including the piano-tuner question, with stated assumptions and unit chains. Lesson examples and questions are original.
Artwork and fonts
- Noto Emoji · Google · Apache License 2.0
Static emoji artwork.
- Noto Animated Emoji · Google · CC BY 4.0
Animated emoji artwork, self-hosted.
- Fredoka · Milena Brandão · SIL Open Font License 1.1
Display typeface.
- Nunito · Vernon Adams · SIL Open Font License 1.1
Body typeface.