GreeneMath.com's Back Story:

GreeneMath.com was created by John Greene during his master's program in the summer of 2008. While watching math tutorials on YouTube, he was inspired by content creators such as Sal Khan and PatrickJMT. Being a graduate assistant at San Diego State University, a part-time tutor, and a provider of educational resources to many students in the past decade, John decided to act. He started making his own YouTube tutorials, and after a year, he was beginning to see some positive feedback. Over the course of the next year, the catalog grew. GreeneMath.com was created as a way to organize the YouTube content into the proper sequence. Now, you can start at the most basic pre-algebra and progress in the natural order of any classroom setting. It is the goal of GreeneMath.com to provide a convenient and effective way to learn math. Our mission is to provide math help to anyone with an internet connection! Additionally, we now have practice sets, quizzes, and computer-generated practice tests to go along with our videos. This means more ways to help you Ace your Exam!


Qualifications:

John Greene attended Southeastern Louisiana University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics. Additionally, John Greene earned a master's degree in Economics from San Diego State University. During his studies, he spent many hours tutoring students in economics, math, and finance. Additionally, he was a graduate assistant at San Diego State University and helped to teach several entry-level University courses.


Frequently Asked Questions:

I am struggling with math class, what do you suggest?
• First and foremost, math must be learned in order. Each topic builds off of the previous one. If you are someone who really struggles with math, it may be helpful to start with our basic pre-algebra course and work forward.

•  Secondly, it is extremely important to understand that practice is essential to learning math. You can't learn math by just watching the video lessons. If you want to get the most out of online video tutorials, it's best to watch the video, then rewatch and try the problems on your own. Once you understand all of the problems from the video lesson, move on to the practice test. Since someone else is doing all of the work in the video lesson, it's really easy to think you understand the lesson only to completely fall apart when you try to practice.
How do the checkboxes and trophies work?
• On each main course page, you will notice checkboxes that sit next to each course item. You can check the checkbox in order to track your progress. Whether the checkbox is checked or not is saved to your browser's local storage. Depending on your browser and whether you are in private mode or not, this information might be cleared when you close the browser. For most people, it will work just fine, for others, you may have to adjust your browser's settings. Please note, we don't have any control over your browser's local storage. We would love to move to a server that allows us to set up a login for each person, but that's too expensive for our small organization at this point. If you need a way to track your progress and can't use the local storage option, please consider purchasing one of our premium Udemy courses. Udemy offers ad-free learning and tracks your progress automatically.
• On the math practice section, a trophy icon will appear only after you have successfully completed the associated test. This value is saved to your local storage and could be inadvertently cleared out.
Why does GreeneMath have premium courses now? What's with the Ads? Why isn't everything free?
•  For many years, we tried to rely on user donations. This didn't work at all as people very rarely donate. sad face

• Due to that fact, we have moved to an ad-based/freemium model. Some of our content is free and supported by ads, while other content is provided via Udemy at a low cost. We realize that ads are annoying and not everyone can afford to purchase a course, but it's the best we can do. We don't have endowments, grants, or big corporations sending us money each month. Unfortunately, running a website costs a lot of money, so we have to do what is necessary to meet our financial obligations.
Does GreeneMath accept donations?
•  Purchasing a premium Udemy course is the best way to support our project. Additionally, you may sign up to become a channel member on YouTube.
How are the Premium-Level Udemy courses Different?
•  There are a few key differences between Udemy and GreeneMath. Most importantly, Udemy allows students to get help in the Q&A section when lost. We provide step-by-step solutions to any practice/quiz question or concept that you are struggling with. Additionally, Udemy is ad-free, tracks your progress automatically, and doesn't expire. Once you pay for the course, you'll have lifetime access.
How does ad blocking work?
•  We realize that most people hate ads, so we are currently giving users the option to block our ads. You may do this with an ad blocker or by selecting the ads button on the navigation menu. When you turn off ads, they will be removed from your current page and also blocked from loading on future pages. This setting is saved to your browser's local storage.

• Note: the internal ad-blocker does not block ads from the embedded YouTube player. These can only be blocked with an ad blocker or with a premium subscription to YouTube. Additionally, some browsers don't allow access to local storage. In this case, you will need to use an ad blocker to block ads on our pages.
Can you make suggested videos?
• No, we are following a general guideline for high school and college math.
What if I have additional questions, or need clarification on a specific topic?
•  We are not a homework service! This means we don't create videos or discuss how to solve your specific homework problem. If you have questions related to the problems in our videos, please leave a comment on the associated video via YouTube. Be specific about your question and leave a time marker in the format of 00:00. We do not respond to random homework questions or off-topic questions. If you find an error or technical issue, please use the email form below.
Do you offer private tutoring via Skype, Google Hangouts, Facetime, etc...? How much does it cost?
• No, we do not offer private tutoring of any form.
What are the next courses and when will they be available?
•  We are currently working on updating the practice test section. Our computer-generated practice tests will now feature step-by-step answers. Additionally, we are adding in step-by-step practice test solutions for College Algebra, Precalculus, and Trigonometry. You can always obtain the most up-to-date videos by visiting our YouTube channel or our Udemy Courses Page.

• At some point in the near future, we will move on to Calculus. We will first create a paid course exclusive to Udemy and then a free course available on this website.
May I download your videos?
• No! GreeneMath.com owns the exclusive rights to all of its content. It does not share its content or grant exceptions to non-profit organizations or schools for any reason.
May I have permission to use your videos?
•  If you want to use our video lessons with your class, you may link to any YouTube video or video lesson webpage. Additionally, you may use the embed code from the official GreeneMath YouTube video to include our video with your lesson. You may not download our videos for any reason.
May I link to your website or videos?
• Yes! You may link to our website and our videos. Please note, our content is available for non-commercial personal use only!
What type of Hardware/Software do you use to create and edit the videos?
• Hardware: Dell XPS Computer, Shure MV7 Microphone, and Wacom Cintiq Pro
• Software: Camtasia Studio, Microsoft One Note
What services are used in the creation of the website?
• GreeneMath.com is custom built by John Greene. The site is written using HTML5, CSS3, and vanilla JavaScript. There are a few extremely helpful libraries and programs such as: jQuery, ASCIIsvg, David Lippman's Graphing Tools, INKSCAPE, MathGV, and MathJax that are used for animations and displaying math equations.
May I send business inquiries via email?
• No! Recently, we had to change all of our email addresses in order to remove the large quantity of spam being received on a daily basis. We no longer respond to any type of solicitation.

• As mentioned above, we DO NOT grant requests to copy or distribute our materials for any purpose! GreeneMath's content is available for non-commercial personal use only!
May I send general inquiries via email?
• Yes! We love hearing student success stories. Unfortunately, we are unable to send a response email. It's best to offer thanks via YouTube. You can thumbs up the lesson or leave a thank you comment if you found it helpful.

• Please Note: we are unable to answer questions about the site via email. We have provided a long list of frequently asked questions and answers. If we tried to return all emails, we would never have time to actually produce content. We use our email to assist in catching errors in content. This helps to make the site better for everyone. If you see a grammatical error or a content error, please send us an email using the email form below. We are unable to respond and thank you in advance!
How do I resolve technical difficulties?
• Our site requires JavaScript in order to fully run. Please check that JavaScript is enabled. Additionally, some features may not work on older browsers such as Internet Explorer. We test each page in a variety of modern web browsers. Our site works best with a fully updated Google Chrome browser. If you find something not loading or working correctly while using an updated modern browser, try reloading the page. In some cases, one of the dependencies may not load correctly on the first try. If the issue persists, you may send us an email. We are unable to respond and thank you in advance!

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