This site contains a collection of interactive exercises covering various Precalculus topics.
Learn Precalculus skills for free! Choose from hundreds of topics including functions, complex numbers, vectors, matrices, and more. Start learning now!
Type of Material:
IXL | Learn Precalculus is a drill and practice tool.It is also an assessment tool that tracks student performance.It includes tutorial elements through immediate feedback and explanations.It may also be used as part of an assignment or online course.
Recommended Uses:
In class demonstrations, individual study/review, homework assignments and group exploration in mathematics-related courses.
Technical Requirements:
All Browsers
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To provide users with an online interactive set of tools to aid in learning and understanding Precalculus concepts.
The goal is to prepare the students for success in calculus and higher-level math. It helps them improve their skills in functions, trigonometry, and analytical thinking.
Target Student Population:
Pre-Calculus students.
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Algebra, Pre-Calculus.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This list of highly interactive activities covers a wide variety of topics from Pre-Calculus. Although intended to be accompanied by a textbook, these applets can individually be shared with students in an LMS. Many of the activities make use of humorous graphics and scenarios to help make sense of potentially difficult topics.
IXL provides lots of practice on key precalculus topics. Each question includes feedback and a step-by-step explanation. It covers a wide range of topics clearly and thoroughly. The SmartScore system helps show how well the user mastered a skill.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
These applets and activities would be beneficial to both students and instructors. They can easily be embedded in a course or used for an in-class demonstration. A user can also set a customized skill plan that aligns with a particular textbook. A tool called Recommendation Wall can be used to suggest a set of personalized activities.
IXL helps the learner with the weekly plan helps and stay consistent in learning math. The learner can improve by practicing just a little each day. It helps them focus on important skills they need for class. The system gives feedback that helps the learners get better over time.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The applets and activities included in this collection are interactive and user friendly. Colorful heading and the use of color in graphs make activities very visually appealing. There are buttons that allow activities to be shared with different users.
IXL It is easy to follow with a clear weekly layout. Each topic is linked and simple to access. It works on many devices and saves the user's progress. The design is organized and easy to use for students.
Concerns:
There are premium membership options that require paid subscription.
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