Computer tutor: Students get helping link to mastering a daunting challenge of calculus

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 21:19 | By: Becky Anderson | Category: Press

Erika Northcutt, 18, has not had a math class since she was a junior in high school, more than two years ago.

The freshman at the University of Memphis was anxious enough about college calculus that she considered changing her major.

Nearly three weeks into the semester, her calculus homework scores are averaging 98 percent, she's confident she can pass and plans to register for calculus 2.

"I think I can get an A, actually," she says, relief shining in her eyes.

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Math Emporium: Higher Education's Silver Bullet

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 14:49 | By: Becky Anderson | Category: Press

The primary reason many students do not succeed in the [traditional math] course is that they do not actually do the problems. As a population, they generally do not spend enough time with the material, and this is why they fail at a very high rate. Learn more about this in the full article by Carol Twigg, President and CEO of the National Center for Academic Transformation, which was published in Change Magazine, in the May–June 2011 issue.

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Tags: emporium, mymathlab, mystatlab

Changes to Tutoring

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 15:56 | By: Becky Anderson | Category: Product Updates

As of January 2, 2012, all MyMathLab and MyStatLab courses now offer 24/7 online tutoring, and no longer offer phone-based tutoring. All registered MyMathLab and MyStatLab students will have an opportunity to sample the online tutoring service (one free session of up to 30-minutes) at no charge. Further optional tutoring sessions will then be available for purchase. Some of the benefits of this new model include: 

• 24/7 online tutoring

• No additional registration  needed from MML/MSL

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Tags: mymathlab, mystatlab, tutoring