Rules and principles of mathematics build upon one another as a student progresses through school. Missing just one of these crucial 'building-blocks' makes the learning of new concepts harder to understand - if not impossible! Students tend to fall further behind and feel they are 'hopeless at maths'.

Let's take a typical 45-minute maths class situation.

Students and teachers enter the classroom from other
classes and it can take anywhere up to around 10 minutes
for the class to settle and the teacher to begin the lesson.

The teacher introduces the concept and explains the
principles with worked solutions. Some students will
understand it first time around, while others won't.
Some of the students that don't understand may feel
embarrassed to ask questions as they don't want others
to think they are stupid, and hope someone else will ask
instead. Luckily someone does ask and the teacher
reviews the examples once again - hopefully more students
understand. This process can take anywhere from 10
to 15 minutes.

Questions are then placed on the board or assigned from a textbook for students to complete in class. The teacher has around 15 minutes remaining to spend with individual students who are still experiencing difficulty in a classroom of say up to 30 students. If half the class has difficulty this is only one minute per student for personal attention.

During this process there can be distractions, maybe further interruptions and the noise level in class begins to increase.

With ever-growing class sizes and distractions caused by lack of discipline, teacher are finding it more and more difficult to spend the time needed with individual struggling students in order to help them keep up with the rest of the class. Couple this with a few missed classes due to illness or other out of class commitments, and is it any wonder that some kids are falling behind?

There's no doubt that a good understanding of mathematics can be an important requirement for your child's success. It offers wider career choices and helps boost their self-esteem. If a child is struggling at maths, parents nowadays, and in most cases, are time poor. Regrettably, some don't have the necessary knowledge to help out, but are indeed mindful of the fact that they need to help out in some effective way.

Eureka's Amazing High School Maths series is designed to provide struggling students with the necessary tools needed to effectively take control of their learning. Lessons in each topic are conveyed in a detailed, yet easy-to-understand fashion. The Reference Book, onscreen lessons, random test generator with step-by-step solutions and the tracking of a student's progress provides students with the means to cross-check and practise any areas of weakness.

The Talking Tutor clearly conveys structured lessons in an animated and spoken form. Controls are provided which allow students to rewind, fast forward and pause each and every lesson to help pace their learning. Practice questions in key concept areas and summaries at the end of each lesson further reinforce the mathematical principles taught.