Submission + - Expensive maths tutoring software
gavinjolly writes: "My question is what do other SDers use or recommend to ensure their kids understand maths?
We had a visit from a salesman last night for maths tutor software for our kids. The software is called Mathematic Computer Tutor from the Australian Institute of Mathematics (Google Search). It costs a whopping $4950 New Zealand Dollars or US$3,603.59. The licence is one off and for the entire family so it could be reused for three of my children.
The software itself seemed good but not NZ$4,950 worth of good IMHO. Key features of the software I observed included:
I did a quick search and few sites with comments regarding the software.
My wife quite likes the software but I am sceptical interest by my kids will fade over time. Also, I believe there should be more interaction in learning, not just putting the kids in front of a computer and saying Go for it. I have a maths background (Engineering) and am happy to spend the time with my kids.
$4950 would buy some really good maths books and a top of the line Maths Software (Wolfram.com — Mathematica, graphcalc, livemath, Pacific Tech) and there are a lot of resources out there on the interweb."
We had a visit from a salesman last night for maths tutor software for our kids. The software is called Mathematic Computer Tutor from the Australian Institute of Mathematics (Google Search). It costs a whopping $4950 New Zealand Dollars or US$3,603.59. The licence is one off and for the entire family so it could be reused for three of my children.
The software itself seemed good but not NZ$4,950 worth of good IMHO. Key features of the software I observed included:
- You can select the level/year
- Select the Area and Topic. It seemed to cover most of the maths curriculum.
- Multi user
- Tracks each users performance in each exercise providing an overall scorecard for User, Year, Area and Topic
- There is also phone support for the kids to call a tutor
I did a quick search and few sites with comments regarding the software.
My wife quite likes the software but I am sceptical interest by my kids will fade over time. Also, I believe there should be more interaction in learning, not just putting the kids in front of a computer and saying Go for it. I have a maths background (Engineering) and am happy to spend the time with my kids.
$4950 would buy some really good maths books and a top of the line Maths Software (Wolfram.com — Mathematica, graphcalc, livemath, Pacific Tech) and there are a lot of resources out there on the interweb."
