+ Anyone Have the Answer to Question Three?

Last year I was enrolled in mechanics and calculus courses as a mechanical engineering student at the local university. I remember sitting in my room several nights, slamming my head against my desk because I just couldn’t figure out several of the assigned problems from the text book. After running a Google search for online homework help, I found an interesting website named cramster.com which offered message boards for users to post homework questions on a variety of math/science subjects while other users gave their own “unprofessional” solution to a problem. While I don’t remember exactly how the site worked at the time, I believe a user could pay a subscription fee to access an “expert” solution to their homework problem while answers posted by other users were free. The site seemed like a great concept, but for one odd reason or another, the site just never stuck with me.

After recently revisiting cramster.com based on the recommendations of a friend, I was surprised to see how much better I thought the site was looking. Students can now sign up for a free account, which entitles them access to odd numbered solutions in about 190 different math/science/engineering textbooks, posted lecture notes and practice exams, and the ability to ask, answer or find questions on the cramster “answer board,” or pay a subscription fee of $9.95/month or $39.95/year to receive additional benefits including solutions to all even numbered problems in textbooks, priority responses to questions on the “answer board” and more.

Overall, I think the cramster website is a great testament against the stereotypical thought that the best educational achievements come through late night solo study sessions but rather by collaborative efforts among students and educators to learn and grow together.