Hotmath News Release
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Chuck Grant
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America's Students Can Now Go Online To
Get "Unstuck" on Textbook-Specific Math Homework
Math Educators Offer New Hope to Frustrated Students
San Francisco-(October 23, 2001)-America's high school and college students are flocking to a new and innovative math homework website this fall term. The site, called Hotmath (hotmath.com), helps students solve the algebra, geometry, pre-calculus and calculus problems that are assigned from their standard textbooks. This first-of-its-kind service is already proving an invaluable resource for students who struggle with math homework and risk falling behind in class.
The Hotmath helpsite is unique because it is the first to offer online homework help for the specific problems assigned by high school math teachers and college professors. With their textbooks open to their homework assignment, students can log-on to hotmath.com, select the specific homework problem they are working on, and find a series of hints and Socratic questions that guide them through a step-by-step solution to the problem.
"We need new ways to help American students succeed in math," explained Hotmath co-founder and CEO, Chuck Grant. "With hotmath.com students will never stay 'stuck' again. Students can now complete their entire homework assignment faster--on their own--and have a more comprehensive understanding of the underlying mathematics."
Company Founders Seek Broad Solution to Math Challenge
The company's founders have first-hand experience in the challenge of teaching today's students. Chuck Grant, Hotmath co-founder and CEO, has a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and has founded and built two high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. Along the way, he has taken time out to teach math to at-risk high school students. Bob Bekes, Hotmath co-founder and Vice President of Math, is a tenured mathematics professor at Santa Clara University and a former IBM executive.
"As math instructors, we realized that lack of confidence was discouraging too many students from achieving their potential," said Professor Bekes. "By having help 24/7, students no longer need to be frustrated when they are stumped by their math homework. The Hotmath helpsite is the place to turn when it is after school hours, a tutor is not available, and classmates or parents can't help guide a student through the problem."
America's Math Challenge
Math and science education is an important national issue. According to the US Department of Education, only 7% of American 17-year olds are proficient at multi-step problem solving and able to solve basic algebra problems. Hotmath may level the playing field for students who lack access to homework help at home or the services of human tutors. hotmath.com can make a positive, quantifiable difference in the lives of many students who want to understand and master math.
Hotmath Availability & Fees
The Hotmath helpsite charges subscription fees of $9 per month or $60 per year for 24/7 use. High school teachers may use the helpsite with their students without charge during the school day, from 7:00AM - 4:00PM in each time zone. Hotmath guided solutions are available for the homework problems in algebra and geometry textbooks published by Glencoe/McGraw Hill, McDougal Littell, and Prentice Hall, and for the homework problems in pre-calculus and calculus textbooks published by Brooks Cole, Houghton Mifflin, Addison Wesley, and John Wiley.
About Hotmath Inc.
Hotmath was founded by Chuck Grant and Professor Bob Bekes to help America's students master their math. The Hotmath helpsite provides guided help in solving the homework problems that the nation's 20 million math students are assigned every night. Research shows that students do far better viewing worked solutions than they do struggling and failing. More than 75 math instructors have contributed to the company's extensive library of worked solutions. Additional information about Hotmath can be obtained on the company's website at hotmath.com.
