Microprocessor-Based Interactive Mathematics Learning Tool using Real-Time Computer-Vision

When it comes to learning, there are beneficial effects of incorporating gestures in learning mathematics especially within the early ages of life. At first, we learn Math by counting and incorporating our fingers as a guide, as well as writing numbers along on a piece of paper. These gestures are known to be examples of hands-on learning experience for children. Aside from counting, they learn basic mathematical operations as well.Teaching children mathematics is not an easy task. The child’s attentiveness plays a huge factor in the learning process. The average attention span of the child from 2 to 10 years of age is 20 to 30 minutes only. Making the learning interactive can help in maximizing the learning experience of the child within the timespan. Thus, we aim to develop a compact device that is interactive with children when it comes to learning basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication.This device has software that uses computer-vision and image detection as a way of teaching children math in an interactive way. The child has two different options of answering, by using hand gestures or premade printed numbers. The child is asked five random basic mathematical questions within a time limit. It has three levels of difficulty which the child must pass in order to progress each level. Furthermore, the software also has audio feedback as a way of letting the child know the correct answer. With these features, children are engaged in an interactive learning opportunity in mathematics.