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Tennessee Students Can Overcome Math Anxiety With New Homework Help-Site
Math Educators Offer New Hope to Frustrated Students
San Francisco (August 13, 2001)--Tennessee middle, high school and college students can turn to a new math homework website when the school year begins this fall. Hotmath Inc., a new educational services company founded by a college professor and a high-tech entrepreneur, has launched a math homework "helpsite" (hotmath.com) that shows students how to solve the algebra, geometry, and calculus problems that are assigned from their standard textbooks. The always-available Hotmath helpsite can finally eliminate the tears and frustration that has distressed generations of math students.
The Hotmath helpsite is unique because it is the first to offer online homework help for the specific textbooks used by Tennessee middle, high school and college students. With their textbooks open to the nightly homework assignment, students can log-on to hotmath.com anytime of the day or night, locate the specific homework problem they are working on, and find a series of helpful questions and hints that guide them through a step-by-step approach to understanding and solving their required homework assignment.
"As an engineer and business person, I understand the increasing importance of mathematics for 21st century students. And as a recent math teacher, I clearly see that we need new ways to help young people grasp this critical knowledge before they are turned off to math for a lifetime," explained Hotmath co-founder and CEO, Chuck Grant. "Extensive research and our own experience show that students need instantly available, self-paced tutorials that can guide them through a homework problem so that the students discover the answer themselves. With hotmath.com students will never stay 'stuck' again. Students can 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
Student achievement in math is a widely recognized national concern, with more than half of all students performing below grade-level in math. Some parents seek private tutoring to improve the math performance of their children, but at a cost of $20 to $80 per hour, this is not an option for most students. Hotmath's founders have combined the personalized attention of a math tutor with the mass availability of the Internet to deliver effective and specific math help to every student who needs it.
The company's founders have first-hand experience in the challenge of teaching today's students. Chuck Grant, Hotmath CEO, is a computer developer who founded and built two high-tech companies in Silicon Valley. Along the way, he has taken time out to teach algebra and geometry 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 preventing too many students from achieving their potential," said Professor Bekes, Hotmath co-founder and Vice President of Math. "By offering help whenever they need it, students no longer need to be frustrated when they are stumped by their math homework. The Hotmath helpsite is the place to turn when a tutor is not available, friends can't figure it out, and parents can't help solve the problem."
Hotmath Availability & Fees
The Hotmath helpsite is free for high and middle schools during the school day, from 8:30AM - 3:00PM CST, so that teachers may use the site in class. The helpsite charges subscription fees as low as $5 per month for evening and weekend use at home. Hotmath guided solutions are available 24/7 for the math problems in the following approved textbooks for Tennessee students: "Integrations, Applications, Connections," published by Glencoe/McGraw Hill; "An Integrated Approach" and "Explorations and Applications," both published by McDougal Littell; and "Tools for a Changing World," published by Prentice Hall.
About Hotmath Inc.
Hotmath was founded by Chuck Grant and Prof. Bob Bekes to help America's students master algebra, geometry and calculus. The Hotmath helpsite provides guided help in solving the homework problems that the nation's 20 million math students are assigned every night. The helpsite offers step-by-step assistance that enables students to understand and solve the homework problems in most of the standard textbooks used in America's middle, high school and college classrooms. 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.
