7 FREE Online Resources for High School Math Help
If your high schooler has asked for help with math homework only to leave you scratching your head, don’t be embarrassed. You’re certainly not alone.
Whether you’re seeing pre-calculus for the first time or you’ve just forgotten everything there is to know about algebra, we’ve rounded up some helpful tools to help you lend your assistance with your teen’s high school math.
Check out these seven free online resources for high school math help (and keep them bookmarked for easy access!)
#1: Math.com
What it is: This simple and easy-to-navigate site offers a drop-down menu in the left sidebar containing all high school-level math subjects (e.g., algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, etc.) There are a number of types of calculators, homework help hot topics, test prep tools, formulas and tables, and practice questions, among other tools.
#2: Math Planet
What it is: This free platform offers high school math courses in Pre-algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry, as well as practice tests for the SAT and ACT. Although the educational material is focused on U.S. high school math, the free service is provided by a Swedish nonprofit.
#3: MathHelp.com
What it is: This YouTube channel offers an extensive collection of videos for middle school, high school, college, and math test prep. Topics range from multiplying integers and solving inequalities to factoring trinomials and finding the volume of a cone.
#4: Professor Dave Explains
What it is: Designed for high school and undergraduate students, this channel has dedicated playlists for Linear Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Trigonometry, Algebra 1 and 2, Mathematics (all of it), Advanced Math, and Economics.
#5: patrickJMT
What it is: Offering “FREE math videos for the world,” math expert Patrick offers an extensive (and growing) collection of explainer videos on Pre-Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, and everything in between. Learn about logarithms, graphic, inverses of functions, solving rational equations, quadratic inequalities and much more.
#6: Krista King Math
What it is: Looking to better understand vectors, partial derivatives, or how to find the domain and range for a function? Krista King’s well-organized YouTube channel covers topics from Geometry, Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus I, II and III.
#7: Mario’s Math Tutoring
What it is: With a degree in math education and years of experience as a full-time math tutoring, Mario provides a wealth of math-related videos to help save students time and frustration. Playlist topics run from exam practices and reviews to the Law of Sines and Cosines, absolute value equations and surface area and volume.
Boosting fundamental skills to get better at math
If your high school student is regularly struggling with math, you may want to consider a program that provides a strong foundation of core math skills. LearningRx’s MathRx program is customized for your student to build and strengthen math skills through one-on-one games and mental exercises with their own personal brain trainer, in person or online.
While tutoring focuses on re-teaching academic material, MathRx builds the learning skills math requires, like short-term memory, logic & and reasoning, and how quickly the brain processes new information (processing speed). The program also helps students improve math skills in four basic areas:
- Helping students become fluent in the language of math, making sense of written equations and math concepts in spoken language
- Teaching students how to see the world in terms of numbers and quantities
- Helping students break down math problems into easy-to understand pieces and creating strategies to solve the problem
- Training students to think in mathematical terms more quickly and accurately, allowing them to work faster and with greater confidence
As students progress, their brain trainer can adjust their plan based on performance.
