Elementary mathematics, also known as primary or secondary school school mathematics, is the study of mathematics topics that are commonly taught at the primary or secondary school levels around the world. It includes a wide range of mathematical concepts and skills, including number sense, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis. These concepts and skills form the foundation for more advanced mathematical study and are essential for success in many fields and everyday life. The study of elementary mathematics is a crucial part of a student's education and lays the foundation for future academic and career success. Strands of elementary mathematics Number Sense and Numeration Number Sense is an understanding of numbers and operations. In the 'Number Sense and Numeration' strand students develop an understanding of numbers by being taught various ways of representing numbers, as well as the relationships among numbers. Properties of the natural numbers such as divisibility and the distribution of prime numbers, are studied in basic number theory, another part of elementary mathematics. Elementary Focus Abacus LCM and GCD Fractions and Decimals Place Value & Face Value Addition and subtraction Multiplication and Division Counting Counting Money Algebra Representing and ordering numbers Estimating Approximating Problem Solving To have a strong foundation in mathematics and to be able to succeed in the other strands students need to have a fundamental understanding of number sense and numeration. Spatial Sense 'Measurement skills and concepts' or 'Spatial Sense' are directly related to the world in which students live. Many of the concepts that students are taught in this strand are also used in other subjects such as science, social studies, and physical education In the measurement strand students learn about the measurable attributes of objects, in addition to the basic metric system. Elementary Focus Standard and non-standard units of measurement telling time using 12 hour clock and 24 hour clock comparing objects using measurable attributes measuring height, length, width centimetres and metres mass and capacity temperature change days, months, weeks, years distances using kilometres measuring kilograms and litres determining area and perimeter determining grams and millilitre determining measurements using shapes such as a triangular prism The measurement strand consists of multiple forms of measurement, as Marian Small states: "Measurement is the process of assigning a qualitative or quantitative description of size to an object based on a particular attribute." Equations and formulas A formula is an entity constructed using the symbols and