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Home › Blog › Why General Chemistry Is a Math Class Why General Chemistry Is Actually a Math Class (and How to Survive It) You signed up for a science class. You expected test tubes, periodic tables, maybe some cool reactions. Instead, you're three weeks in and drowning in algebra, [...]

Liberty University Math Assessment (ALEKS): How to Test Out of Remedial Math Before enrolling in math at Liberty University Online, most students must complete the ALEKS math placement assessment. Your score determines whether you start in MATH 121 (College Algebra) or get funneled into remedial courses first — potentially adding [...]

How to Pass Liberty University Online Math: Tips for the 8-Week Term Liberty University Online's 8-week terms are a different beast than traditional semester courses. You're covering the same material in half the time, which means the pace is relentless and there's zero margin for falling behind. If you're juggling [...]

To the Student Crying Over MyMathLab at 2 AM An open letter If You Found This at 2 AM You're not stupid. You're not bad at math. MyMathLab is a frustrating platform that marks correct answers wrong, punishes tiny formatting errors, and offers "help" that often makes things worse. If [...]

Can MyMathLab Detect Cheating? What the Platform Actually Tracks Understanding MyMathLab's surveillance capabilities—and limitations Quick Answer MyMathLab tracks more than most students realize—but it's not omniscient. The platform monitors time per problem, answer patterns, help feature usage, and login data. When paired with proctoring software like Respondus, it can also [...]

← Back to Hawkes Algebra Answers Quick Summary Hawkes Algebra is hard because the Certify mode requires perfect streaks with no hints, the platform rejects correct answers over minor formatting issues, and topics like logarithms and rational expressions demand multi-step precision where one error fails the entire problem. Most students [...]

If you've found yourself staring at a Hawkes Statistics screen at 2 AM, wondering why you keep failing Certify mode despite understanding the material, you're not alone. Hawkes Statistics is one of the most complained-about online course platforms for a reason—and it's not just because statistics is hard. Quick Answer [...]

Why Students Fail MATH 1314 (And How to Recover) Quick Answer Students fail MATH 1314 for five main reasons: falling behind on platform homework (MyMathLab/ALEKS), hitting the logarithms wall at midterm, underestimating exam weight, weak algebra foundations, and life circumstances that make 15+ hours weekly impossible. The good news: if [...]

Hardest ALEKS Subjects: Why Students Struggle and How to Get Through Quick Answer The hardest ALEKS subjects are Chemistry (especially General Chemistry), Statistics, Trigonometry, and Precalculus. These courses share common pain points: abstract reasoning that doesn't feel like "normal math," strict formatting requirements, and Knowledge Checks that can wipe out [...]

ALEKS Hack Tools Reviewed: Do Bots, Extensions, and Scripts Actually Work? Quick Answer We tested and reviewed the most popular ALEKS "hack" tools: auto-answer bots, Chrome extensions, answer databases, scripts, and screen-share services. The verdict? None of them work reliably—and most get you caught. Auto-bots create detectable timing patterns. Extensions [...]