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Hotmath (http://hotmath.com/)

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Textbook math problems solved online!

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Parents need to know that this site serves up homework help from 150 different textbooks to over 1 million students. Unlimited access to the site costs under $50 for a year. There is also a two-month subscription option.

Educational value: Clear instructions for solving math and science problems.
Positive messages: Not applicable.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: None to speak of. Occasional contest or Texas Instruments plug.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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Families can talk about the explanations behind the answers. Also, how stumped were you before you looked for help? Could you do a similar problem on a test, or should you go back and review the steps that led to the answer again?

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The review sections are easy to use and free to everyone (as are the Flash movies about how to perform various functions on Texas Instruments graphing calculators). It all adds up to student success.
This review was written by Jean Armour Polly
 
 

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alondra.v.h.s.
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this web is graet
i \love this web because it helps me in my homework alot and i dont get fs anymore
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I loved myself that I found this website!!!!!!
I really dont like math and I think I love myself even more because I found a website that can actual ask someone can you help me, but now I can now ask a website thank you guys for making hotmath* I think I get the math.
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