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Avoid the Summer Slide, Join our Boot Camp NOW!

by Mary Louise Helbig on July 21, 2011

in General Interest

If you ever played Chutes and Ladders, you know that a slide in the wrong place can mean a huge step backward.  Don’t let that happen to you this Summer, especially in math!

Stay sharp by joining one of Virtual Nerd’s Math Boot Camps. Weekly playlists of video tutorials and practice problems will keep you mentally fit.  Choose your camp course:   Pre-Algebra, Algebra I or II. For only $19 you can participate in our 5-week program that includes a pre- and post-program assessment and weekly playlists (our version of study guides) to keep you on-track.

So are you ready?  Get started now!

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WGN Interviews Leo about Study Tips for Midterms

by Mary Louise Helbig March 2, 2011 General Interest

In case you missed it, Leo appeared on WGN Midday News – Focus on Family segment, to share his recommendation on 5 study tips to help students prepare for midterms.  For more information, you can watch his WGN interview or we have the tips posted right here on our website. And for your convenience, here’s a [...]

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1,000 is a Big Number!!!

by Mary Louise Helbig February 22, 2011 General Interest

One thousand is a big and impressive number no matter how you look at it.  Aside from brushing your teeth and showering (well we can only hope), what have you done over 1,000 times with pure dedication and enthusiasm?   Well, on Wednesday February 16th, 2011 our Algebra tutor extraordinaire Becky Everding, filmed her 1,000th [...]

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Filling a Tank to a Quarter

by Leo Shmuylovich November 18, 2010 General Interest
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Two weeks ago on car talk, Click and Clack heard an interesting gas tank turned geometry problem that was simple to state, but not so easy to solve. One of their callers had a cylindrical gas tank in his truck, and because the gas gauge was broken, this caller would drop a stick into the [...]

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Live from Boston, Leo!

by Mary Louise Helbig September 30, 2010 General Interest

Thought you’d like to know, our resident expert tutor Leo made a live appearance this past Monday on Fox 25 Boston. He was there to share his 7 helpful homework tips for students and parents. Check him out:

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UA to teach high school level math in the fall

by Josh Salcman May 4, 2010 Tidbits

Yikes. The University of Arizona will teach high school level math starting in the next school year, because a third of its freshmen aren’t ready for college level math, officials said. Read the whole article here: UA to teach high school level math in the fall.

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Puzzle Answer: Chopped Square

by Tom Chlebowski April 29, 2010 Puzzles
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For our Chopped Square puzzle, we attempted to find the side length of a square that was chopped up into 6 congruent rectangles. Given a perimeter of 112 units for each of the six rectangles, what’s the length of each side of the square? Algebra steps in to help us out here. Let’s first gather [...]

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