Purple+Math

**Sponsoring Organization:** There is no sponsoring organization as it is a personal website.
 * Purple Math: [] **


 * Date of Last Update:** 2009


 * Authority:** Elizabeth Stapel is the author of Purple Math. She has a very impressive resume with a lot of teaching experience, schooling, and honors and awards. Purple Math has also been listed and recognized in many magazines and journals.


 * Content:** This website has lessons on a wide range of Algebra topics. It explains the concept and shows example problems. It shows all the correct steps in order to get to the answer.

**Currency:** It is up-to-date as the copyright is 2009


 * Purpose:** As a math tutor and grader in college, Elizabeth saw common mistakes being made by students. She began addressing these common mistakes on the website for her students and it grew from there. It is an excellent resource for those who need additional help on many algebra concepts.


 * Organization of Information, Design and Navigation:** The information is nicely organized into different curriculum topics. Once you find the topic you want to learn more about, there is a brief overview on the topic, then in depth lessons on how to solve problems. There are also many example problems with thorough work shown.


 * Strengths:** There are many topics on this website with clear concise lessons. The problems and work shown are easy to understand.
 * Weaknesses:** Some of the wordings for different math concepts differ from what I usually use, so students may have a hard time finding subjects. There is a lot of material, which could be overwhelming for a student who is going to the website for assistance. There are also no problems the students can try on their own before seeing the steps and the answer.


 * Instructional Uses:** I would use this website as a supplementary source to the in class instruction. It may show some different strategies which could help the students. The students could look up information if they get stuck on doing their homework.


 * Benefits to Students**: This site allows students to have additional assistance when the information in the book may not be clicking with them. Instead of getting frustrated and giving up on homework, students have the opportunity to relearn the material at their own convenience. 