Several of my students have been talking about the Symbolab website and Symbolab app for solving various math problems. The site covers content in algebra, graphing functions, calculus, geometry, statistics, physics and chemistry. Students can type in a problem or equation and pick from a list of solutions, complete with step by step instructions and explanations. It is certainly a helpful tool when struggling to complete homework, but will students use it properly or simply right down solutions? After trying the Symbolab website for myself I have to say I'm impressed with some of its capabilities, however, I'm a little reluctant to recommend it to students because of the ads that keep popping up for dating sites. Here is a screenshot of the solution provided to me when I typed 2x-y=8 and 3x+y=12 into the search bar. What do you think?
