College Algebra Help

According to the Mathematical Association of America, College Algebra is the last mathematics course that many students will ever take. The course covers many of the same concepts as high school algebra, including polynomials, sequences, equations, and how to solve functions. But while high school students are taking algebra as a precursor to more advanced subjects, College Algebra is often taken to fulfill a student’s math requirement for college graduation while pursuing a non-math intensive major; data suggests that only 10 percent of College Algebra students go on to complete a full calculus sequence. But like any course, all students must master the basic concepts in order to be successful.

Regardless of your purpose in taking College Algebra, you can get free study help with Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools Learn by Concept tool. The topics are set up like an interactive syllabus, with a comprehensive list of every subject that might come up. Clicking on a topic gives you a series of multiple-choice example questions that test you on the topic chosen. After working through the problem, you choose what you believe is the correct answer. You can then check to see whether you were correct.

Learn by Concept goes beyond providing questions and answers. Whether you got the answer correct or not, you can go through a detailed explanation of the process needed to find the right answer. This step-by-step guide shows you what concepts to use and allows you to see how to come up with the answer. If you got the answer wrong, you can figure out whether it was a simple mistake or if there’s a larger concept that you need to focus your Calculus 3 preparation on. If you got the answer correct, you can confirm that you did the work correctly as well and didn’t just get lucky.

As you’re preparing for a new unit in College Algebra or reviewing for a test, you can use the Learn by Concept syllabus as a study guide. Units such as Exponential and Logarithmic Functions, Graphs, and Systems of Equations are all included, and the tool goes into specific topics within each unit as well. The hundreds of sample questions offer plenty of study material, which covers every possible subject that might come up in a College Algebra course.

Learn by Concept is best used in partnership with other tools. In addition to using Learn by Concept, you can take a free Diagnostic Test to see which areas you need help in. There are additional shorter College Algebra Practice Tests that focus on specific areas and help to quantify the progress that you’re making in these areas. Using Question of the Day will test you on a random College Algebra topic and help you assess your overall subject knowledge. When you’ve finished going through the College Algebra example questions on Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools website, you may also work with Flashcards. The flashcards are sorted by category, but you can also customize them to meet your needs and goals. Using Varsity Tutors’ Learning Tools will help you stay focused and organized in your College Algebra studies.