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Incredible Kids/Adult Math Learnig Site
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 1:35 am
by sparkyy0007
My kids are loving this...Math (basic addition to integration)
The new math IMHO is failing our kids, this helps to shim up the loose spots, and they have fun doing it.
Did I mention its FREE
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:51 am
by Giorgio
Yes, it was mentioned before, is a great site, great project and great people.
I am looking forward to their final software:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw5k98GV7po
I think this will be the way of learning for kids of the future generation, from primary up to college.
Re: Incredible Kids/Adult Math Learnig Site
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:26 am
by djolds1
sparkyy0007 wrote:My kids are loving this...Math (basic addition to integration)
The new math IMHO is failing our kids, this helps to shim up the loose spots, and they have fun doing it.
Did I mention its FREE
http://www.khanacademy.org/
Discovered it about six weeks back.
GREAT resource for math. Not certain about the other topics.
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:27 am
by krenshala
Considering I've had "learn calculus" on my list of things to do for quite a while, I'm tempted to use the site myself. The fact that I know it will help my son (started kindergarden this year) is just another benefit.
Does it require anything more than registering an account to use it? (been really busy lately, so I haven't had time to do more than pull up the site so far)
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:03 am
by Betruger
No Krenshala, it's that simple to get started using it.
Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:00 pm
by djolds1
krenshala wrote:Considering I've had "learn calculus" on my list of things to do for quite a while, I'm tempted to use the site myself. The fact that I know it will help my son (started kindergarden this year) is just another benefit.
Does it require anything more than registering an account to use it? (been really busy lately, so I haven't had time to do more than pull up the site so far)
Nope. Easy-peasy.
Just note that the lectures and exercises are not always directly linked, so you may need to go into the exercises tree to choose the exercise you want to work on. For maths, there are usually 200-250 problems per exercise, tho the system declares you "proficient" if you get a streak of 10 or so in a row correct.
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:35 am
by sparkyy0007
My kids G5 and G7 are in a furious competition to get their stars. I have allocated 1 hour for each turn. It's great to see them enjoy this as a game.
Sorry for reposting this, I wasn't aware of the previous post (credit there). I gotta turn my head more.
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:44 am
by sparkyy0007
krenshala wrote:Considering I've had "learn calculus" on my list of things to do for quite a while, I'm tempted to use the site myself. The fact that I know it will help my son (started kindergarden this year) is just another benefit.
Does it require anything more than registering an account to use it? (been really busy lately, so I haven't had time to do more than pull up the site so far)
I taught myself calculus a few years ago, may I recomend Goldstein-Lay-Schneider fifth edition. I started with several texts and this one really builds intuition. Very good worked examples. They make it very easy to understand the concepts (a little short on integration by partial fractions and trig), to 1st year anyway. If you make it through with a good understanding of that, the rest is a lot easier. This site and a good text may be more helpfull for adults.
Good luck!
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:25 am
by krenshala
Thank you all for the info. Now I just need to find the time to actually play on ... er, learn from ... the site.
Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 10:10 am
by Betruger