Ask+Dr.+Math


 * Ask Dr. Math **

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/ **
 * Sponsoring Organization: Drexel University
 * Date of Last Update: 2009**


 * Authority: This website is supported by the advanced mathematics students of Drexel University. The "Dr.'s" are not really doctors, but rather advanced students in mathematics courses. Drexel University sponsors this practice and the mathematics on the site are very good.**

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 * Content: On this website you will find many links to mathematics topics such as formulas and help on various math problems. This website is primarily used to ask math questions to University students and have them reply sort of like you would do on a message board.
 * Currency: This site is regularly updated because of the nature of the website. Because the format is similar to a message board or a blog, it would be updated every time someone posts a question or an answer. **


 * Purpose: The purpose of this site is to help answer math questions that students have that they cannot answer on their own. If you have a question about a particular problem or a mathematical topic you can post the question and have a mathematics student from Drexel University answer it for you.**


 * Organization of Information, Design and Navigation: This site is very well organized and easy to navigate. There are several links that will take you to different places in the site such as a FAQ section and a formula section. There is also a section where you can post a question and have someone reply to the question. The messages are kept on the site so you can search the site and find out if someone has already asked a similar question which would save you time.**


 * Strengths: The main strength of the site is it's versatility. Because of the format, you can ask whatever question you want and don't have to just ask predetermined questions. Another strength is that you can browse other questions and see if there is already a response to the question that you want to ask.** 
 * Weaknesses: It would be nice if the "Dr.'s" were actually Dr.'s, but advanced mathematics students from a University would be good enough form the vast majority of the questions that most students would have.**


 * Instructional Uses: I would not use this site much in the classroom, but I would show this site to my students so that they could have questions answered at home if they have tried to solve the problem using other resources.**


 * Benefits to Students: The main benefit of this site for students is that they can ask very specific questions from anywhere at anytime. It is also another way for them to learn a math topic. Many times the material will "click" better for a student if they hear the material in a different way. This site gives the students that opportunity.**