Tell
your high schoolers (or super, super gifted middle schoolers) to fire up their thinking
caps- ThUMP Ultimate from Mathtoons Media is here to push them to the next level in Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus.
It works like this: The free version comes with 6 subjects: Number skills, Exponents, Radicals, Basic Algebra, Equations and Inequalities, and Intermediate Algebra.
3 more subjects, Advanced Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry, are available as in-app purchases at $.99 a pop.
If you'd like to download ThUMP (FREE with IAP) Ultimate Calculus and Algebra Training please use this magic button.
Because
high school math was a very, very long time ago for me, and I don’t have any
extra high-schoolers lying around, I started with Basic Algebra. As is with the
other subjects, 10 quizzes are available in each category, and increase in
difficulty as they go up in number.
Before your number cruncher starts the quiz, they can read a quick synopsis of what will be covered, because everyone knew that kid in class who always asked “Will this be on the quiz?” Ten questions are presented in each quiz, and as soon as your almost-college student selects and answer and presses “next”, they know if they got it right or wrong. If they were right, a green check mark appears and they move on to the next questions. If they get an answer wrong (like I did…often…) a red “x” appears and they are taken to a “What did I do wrong?” page that gives them a little help to figure the problem out. Note: they are NOT given the answer. They then are whisked back to the problem and given another go.
At
the end of the quiz, they are given a total score out of 10 and awarded a gold,
silver, or bronze star.
This information is stored, but by all means, the party
doesn’t stop there! Your math whiz (or math whiz in training) can at any time
re-take a quiz to better their score. And rest assured, this app layout is not
your grandma’s app (that wouldn’t even work, really, unless your grams is super
into apps)-the fonts, colors, and typeface are hip and trendy-just like your
teen or teen-ette.
With school coming to a close soon and summer on deck, help your bright teens stay bright over the summer with thUmp Ultimate. (And you really can’t beat the price!)
This is the first write up Rachel has done from her comfy chair on her deck-warmer weather has finally showed up in Indiana!
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