ALEKS

Overview
ALEKS (Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces) is an online, adaptive artificial intelligence engine that can teach you math from K-12 and through college algebra, trigonometry, precalculus, and statistics, with courses that have been ACE-recommended for college credit. It works by the following method:
 * 1) Asks you a type of problem, e.g. "solving quadratics by factoring."
 * 2) If you get the problem wrong, it thoroughly explains that specific problem and the strategies used to solve it, and then asks you another problem of the same type.
 * 3) Once you get several right in a row, it adds that problem as a "learned topic" to your progress chart and then asks you another question, e.g. "solving quadratics by completing the square."
 * 4) Repeat until complete.

Why is ALEKS important?

 * 1) It is accepted as direct credit for math coursework by Excelsior College and TESU. For TESU, ALEKS trigonometry fulfills your precalculus requirement for a business degree.
 * 2) You only need to reach 70% to pass -- you don't need to take a whole course, just reach 70% on a periodic assessment test and you are done.
 * 3) It only costs $20 per month -- much cheaper than even a CLEP test.

ACE Credit-Recommended ALEKS Courses
As of August 2018, the following ALEKS courses are ACE-recommended for college credit:


 * College Algebra
 * Trigonometry
 * College Algebra with Trigonometry
 * PreCalculus
 * Introduction to Statistics
 * Business Statistics
 * Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Students cannot receive ACE credit for both of the courses in the following combinations (you can only receive credit for one or the other):


 * College Algebra and College Algebra with Trigonometry
 * College Algebra and PreCalculus
 * College Algebra with Trigonometry and Trigonometry
 * Trigonometry and PreCalculus
 * College Algebra with Trigonometry and PreCalculus
 * Introduction to Statistics and Business Statistics
 * Introduction to Statistics and Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
 * Business Statistics and Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences

Equivalencies
Equivalencies are not guaranteed.

Resources

 * ALEKS home page
 * ALEKS promotional tour video
 * Some helpful resources for learning math are available in the Study Guides section