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Chuck Grant
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Math Homework Answers On The Web?
(NAPS) When students search the Internet for math homework help, they may be pleasantly surprised by what they will find. There are lots of free, helpful sites.
Textbook publishers are offering more and more Internet resources for their textbooks. For example, Glencoe / McGraw Hill shows extra worked-out examples for one of their texts at www.pre-algebra.com. Students might search the web for their math textbook publisher and textbook title.
Also, hotmath.com, has tutorial explanations for homework problems in popular math textbooks. A student (or parent) can click on the textbook, and then select the troublesome page and problem number from a list on the screen. The site will begin an interactive session for that exact problem. The session is a self-paced sequence of explained hints and steps, right up to the final answer. Hotmath shows solutions to odd-numbered problems only, so teachers can assign problems both with and without available solutions.
For homework that does not come from textbooks, there are other helpful sites. For example, math bulletin boards, such as www.mathgoodies.com, let students post math questions. A Web teacher will respond, perhaps within an hour or so.
Automatic problem solver sites, such as www.quickmath.com and www.calc101.com let students enter an equation or formula and get an instant answer. This can be helpful for confirming long calculations.
Finally, www.sosmath.com maintains a database of math problems with tutorial solutions where students can search for a problem similar to their homework. This site also has explanations for math concepts that a student may need help with to complete homework.
More and more, the Web is becoming a valuable, 24/7 tool for students learning math.
