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Captain Equation is a stimulating action-adventure animated/live-action show for children aged 4 to 8 years about a hip superhero that helps kids overcome their own doubts and fears about math. Ms. Marlo is an elementary school teacher until she transforms into her alter ego, Captain Equation. She shows them how math is fundamental to everyday life, from science and technology to engineering and music, and that it’s cool to learn math. When the bell rings and class is dismissed, Ms. Marlo becomes Captain Equation. Supported by her Factor Force, Pi the Cat and MathMouse, Captain Equation helps students overcome their personal doubts about mathematics. Ms. Marlo came to earth in search of her father who was a renowned mathematician …show more content…

She grew up in a parallel dimension where her name was NUMERA. Her father was a great cosmic mathematician, who started the first inter-dimensional mathematics conservatory - the IMC. His goal was to travel to our dimension and share his mathematical wisdom with humans - but it was not to be, and Numera grew up without her father. Yet his spirit guided her, and she entered the IMC, studying mathematics, but initially she struggled; faced her own self-doubts. She persisted, with her father's spirit guiding her, and eventually she graduated from the IMC with honors. The IMC was then developing a program to send Arithmonaut representatives to earth’s dimension in order to share their great history and value of mathematics. They took a great interest in Numera, and she enthusiastically signed up. After years of rigorous training, Numera was chosen to be the first Arithmonaut sent through a portal to continue the mission her father had begun years before. This headstrong, determined young woman’s mission is clear - to help kids learn to appreciate math and battle their Doubts. At the same time, she's on a personal mission to find out what happened to her father and bring him

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