Is there a computer program like mymathlab that I can download for help with math?

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<p>Hello, I am a computer science major and I'm currently taking pre calc this semester. I seem to be doing ok in the class so far. However, in my previous classes (intermediate algebra, college algebra, and elementary stats) the class was almost completely on mymathlab. I was able to study for the quizzes and tests almost exclusively from doing practice problems from mymathlab over and over again, and I would generally make decent grades because of this. </p>

<p>However, this class that I'm taking now is a bit different. This class still utilizes mymathlab, but only the homework is on mymathlab and the homework spans from one full chapter to another. However, the teacher gives us two quizzes every week from the previous lecture. This is a problem because the only way that I can study is through the book and I suck at learning in this manner. </p>

<p>Is there a program similar to mymathlab that I can download in order to help me with some of these problems? Is there a program that will allow me practice the problems online just like mymathlab does and will walk you through each step of the problem as you are doing it?</p>

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<p>Go to the Wolfram site and download the free Mathematic Online Integrator. It will solve both symbolically and numerically any problem you are lkely to encounter as an undergraduate.</p>

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<p>Ok I will try that.</p>

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<p>This is going to sound a bit like an ad, but I REALLY liked the program I’m about to tell you about, and I got into the UF Nuclear Engineering program PARTLY because this helped me catch up on math after 10 years out of the classroom:</p>

<p>I used a website called ALEKS to study for a Pre-Calculus placement test, and got a decent score on it. I just finished 3 semesters of Calculus using MyMathLab, and I would say ALEKS is a good comparison. It’s a fee based website, but it was inexpensive and provided excellent math help.</p>

<p>ALEKS lets you choose a subject (pre-calculus, for example), then gives you an adaptive test on the subject to determine your strengths and weaknesses. Then, it shows you what you know and what it thinks you’re weak in, and you have to try to solve problems in weak areas to complete the course. If you fail at a question, it walks you through, step by step, very similar to MyMathLab, but sometimes in more detail. When you can complete 3-5 questions in a row that you had trouble with, it marks it as complete and you try the next harder part of the topic. Very step by step.</p>

<p>Every 8 hours of work, or so, it retests you on most of the subject, and if you forgot a part you passed earlier, it takes it away from your progress so you have to practice some more. This really helps you get the material down.</p>

<p>I think ALEKS is like $20 a month, and comes with a trial period for a few hours of work. If you work at it, you could have the subject learned in a month. It took me 3 weeks of solid work (40 hour weeks, in between 2 classes I was taking), to basically relearn College Algebra and Pre-Calculus using only ALEKS. Consider checking it out.</p>

<p>[ALEKS</a> – Assessment and Learning, K-12, Higher Education, Automated Tutor, Math](<a href=“http://www.aleks.com%5DALEKS”>http://www.aleks.com)</p>

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<p>@GatorNuke82</p>

<p>Can I try a demo of the program first before I buy it?</p>

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<p>Yeah, there’s a trial on it. It gives you 3 hours to practice with it within 48 hours of activating the trial account. Then, when your time is up, it asks you to pay to continue using it. I only bought the $20 subscription after trying the trial, and seeing how effective it was. You should do the same, to make sure it does what you need it to do. Go to the website and look near the top of the page, and you’ll see the “begin free trial” link. It’s exactly like the full version.</p>

<p>I don’t think it even asks for a credit card or anything like that while you’re doing the trial, so you don’t have to worry about it charging you. You have to specifically add a card and sign up for a payment plan.</p>

<p>The University of Florida (my new school) actually uses ALEKS software for their math placement test, so it’s not some shady program. It’s made by McGraw-Hill, a textbook publisher. Some universities even offer credit for classes completed through it.</p>

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<p>@GatorNuke82</p>

<p>Ok if it’s free to try then I will probably try it out.</p>

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<p>I’m using ALEKS this summer for my soon to be 9th grader. Our school system currently doesn’t have books for high school Cord. Algebra and I want to make sure he already knows most of what they are supposed to teach him next year before school starts. He really likes it. I think it is definitely worth the $20 a month.</p>