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Website Review
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At the present moment there are a lot of websites which
present information on math. WWW.coolmath.com is designed
in order to correspond the needs of different clients. Creative
design and useful content make this website an example of
good site dedicated to math. This site makes a good combination
of diverse and useful content, easy navigation, creative methods
and scientific approach.
Coolmath.com presents information on math in interesting and
entertaining way. Bright and colorful design makes this site
attractive for young audience while information contained
there can be useful for people of different ages and occupations.
The content of the site is divided into several categories.
First of all information is divided according to needs of
the visitors of the site. There are sections for kids, young
learners and teachers. Each section is adapted to the needs
and interests of the visitors. Kids section is colorful and
bright. It contains puzzles, flash cards, time tables, books,
calculators and many other interesting things. This way young
visitors of the site will be able to perceive serious information
on math better. They will get a lot of useful information
in easy and interesting form. Small kids will be able to get
their first knowledge on the subject in the form of the play.
A lot of flash objects presents information in entertaining
manner. Small kids, who like playing will gladly take part
in the study process.
The second part, which is created for teenagers under 14 years
is also subdivided into several categories. These categories
include: prealgebra, algebra, geometry and books. Learners
will be able to choose the category they need and find an
answer for their questions.
In the part for teachers the author of the site, Karen shares
her experience in teaching math. Karen has a lot of experience
since she’s got Bachelor’s and Master’s
Degree in math and 14 years of experience working as a math
teacher. Her advices will be useful for teachers who want
their children to be good at math, but also want to make them
really interested in this subject. Different advices and tips
for teachers are really valuable because they present the
author’s methods which help the teachers to expand their
methods of teaching and present new material in math in interesting
and entertaining way. Those who believe that math is boring
and dull subject will definitely change their opinion after
visiting this site. I think that even adults will find a lot
of interesting and new ideas on this site.
Coolmath.com is easy to browser. In addition to the categories
mentioned above it also contains math games, math lessons,
math practice, math dictionary and many other sections which
enable different people to find any kind information on the
subject.
There is also special section for parents where they may get
useful advices which will help them to teach math to their
children. The author gives easy tips which help to explain
math to children. Tips are divided on categories and this
makes it comfortable for the users of the site to use it.
The page contains not only math problems but also interesting
advices which help to develop different skills of children.
Some advices given to parents can be used for general development
of their children, not only their analytical skills.
Coolmath.com is a good example of good site dedicated to math.
I liked the way it was created and designed. Site looks really
funny and entertaining. Target group which mainly consists
of children and teenagers determined the choice of web design
and presenting information. The author of the site proves
that even serious things, such as algebra and geometry, may
be funny and exiting to study. In addition everybody interested
in math has an opportunity to expand the knowledge in this
field using coolmath.com. Many flash objects and pictures
present information and math data in interesting way. Usually
math is considered to be a precise science but this site proves
that the study of math may be creative and interesting. Easy
navigation and colorful menu make it attractive even for smallest
visitors. I think the authors of the site made great job creating
such a big project which can be useful for everybody interested
in math. All data and information presented on this website
are accurate and precise. In addition there are a lot of author’s
developments on the field of math, such as funny games, schemes
and pictures which give a lot of creative ideas on this field.
Site is easy to navigate despite it contains a lot of different
information for different users. Among week points of the
website I would name its color theme. In the beginning bright
colors seem attractive and catch visitors’ attention.
Especially they are interesting for small visitors. Unfortunately
after some time eyes get tired of such bright colors and it
becomes difficult to use it. In addition black background
also makes the perception of information somewhat difficult
. Despite these small demerits I still think that coolmath.com
is a good resource on math which can be useful for teachers,
students and their parents.
References
An amusement park of math and more, www.Coolmath.com
Myer, Thomas (Oct 2002). How to conduct a Web site competitive
analysis, Triple Dog Dare Media, Retrieved October 20, 2008
at http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/us-analysis.html
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