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Customer Reviews (2)

Interactive Math for Introductory Algebra
First, just to clarify, access to the on-line portion of this workbook/CD is through the systems at Prentice Hall, via the educational institution.

The only reason I did not give this 5 stars is because they are still working out some of the software bugs. A number of my classmates had problems running this program on their computers at home, though I had virtually none. The few problems I did have were just the sometimes slow response times moving from the problem sets to the syllabus.

Basically, I loved using this program! The many options for learning on the computer alone helped me to fly though this class. (As of 11/01 I am still in class but well on my way to receiving an "A"). If I get stuck on a concept, there are many options for working through it from being shown a brief video, reading about it, or just being taken step by step through a problem on which I am working. One finds out immediately if their answer to a problem is right or wrong. If wrong, there are several different ways of finding out why, and actually being taken through THAT PROBLEM step by step in order to assist inunderstanding the concept so that the next problem is done with greater understandng and ease.

All in all, I found the learning process enhanced using this program. It was and is an extremely valuable educational tool for me. We will, I am told, be using a different program next year (Algebra II), I think I will miss this one!

Math not your thing?Try this program and it will be!
I've never done well at math in high school or college, but now that I'm re-entering college in my 40s, I really have to learn it in order tosucceed in biology and chemistry courses.Thank heavens my local communitycollege has adopted K. Elayn Martin-Gay's phenomenal Interactive Mathprogram as an online course.The package consists of easy to install andvery easy to use software on a CD-ROM which communicates with PrenticeHall's computer, a paperback textbook which contains all the teachingmaterial that is in the software as well as additional problem sets andchapter tests for away-from-computer use, and a detailed student handbookexplaining the program and its use as well as offering many valuable studyskill tips.The software is broken down by the chapter subheadings witheach discrete topic covered having its own section.Each section consistsof an introduction screen, then three different options for learning thatsuit different learning styles.If one is most comfortable with reading atraditional textbook, then the concept can be learned that way.People wholearn best by watching and listening to an instructor can watch short videoclips of Martin-Gay explaining each concept.Those who are mostcomfortable with experimenting with numbers will enjoy the explore optionwhich provides tools for playing with numbers and deducing the conceptsthrough the patterns of responses that emerge.Finally, each section endswith a practice set of problems to check understanding, then an assessmentset of problems, the results of which are then posted to the grade bookwhich is accessed by the professor for the class.Each chapter ends with amore lengthy test which is also posted to the gradebook.I never thoughtI'd enjoy math so much that I'd look forward to studying it, but thisprogram has made all the difference.Instead feeling totally lost and onlyable to solve problems that are like the examples given in the textbook,I'm now perceiving math to be fun puzzles that are satisfying to work out. I sincerely hope the author goes on to create additional programs for moreadvanced math work in time for me to use them! ... Read more

Book Description
Prentice Hall Interactive Math 2 (PHIM2) is a computer-based learning program. PHIM2 is delivered online for use in lab-based, distance learning, or a combination of lecture and lab environments. Users learn math successfully at their own pace and in the format that works best for them. PHIM2 offers high-quality, integrated instruction, unlimited tutorial review and practice, diagnostics, assessment and online testing, and the effective teaching methods of the highly successful Martin-Gay developmental math series. Prentice Hall Interactive Math uses animation, video, audio, graphics, and math tools to support multiple learning styles.The Prentice Hall Interactive Math 2 offers this customizable basic math content: The Whole Numbers; Multiplying and Dividing Fractions; Adding and Subtracting Fractions; Decimals; Ratio and Proportion; Percent; Measurement; Geometry; Statistics and Probability; Signed Numbers; and Introduction to Algebra.Available for Basic Math, Introductory Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, Prealgebra, and Combined Introductory and Intermediate Algebra users. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

There are better textbooks
I have found several inconsistences in this textbook.In most chapters the model is not introduced until "after" the first problem is worked through, not ensuring that there is any understanding of the model.I've noticed a lack of strict adherence to the model, and because of that there are few reinforcements of a students basic understanding.There are assumptions that the student is not at all confused or weak on any of the basics, and that leads to further confusion.Although the textbook is supposed to be setting a foundation for continued math learning, it does more to confuse the student than enlighten.For the money spent, new or used, this textbook is far from being a useful tool.

There are better textbooks
I have found several inconsistences in this textbook.In most chapters the model is not introduced until "after" the first problem is worked through, not ensuring that there is any understanding of the model.I've noticed a lack of strict adherence to the model, and because of that there are few reinforcements of a students basic understanding.There are assumptions that the student is not at all confused or weak on any of the basics, and that leads to further confusion.Although the textbook is supposed to be setting a foundation for continued math learning, it does more to confuse the student than enlighten.For the money spent, new or used, this textbook is far from being a useful tool. ... Read more