Mathman (app)
Mathman is a Czech educational mobile application for learning and practicing mathematics, aimed primarily at lower- and upper-secondary school students. It was created by Jan Maloušek, a student at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication of the Brno University of Technology, and is available for free for Android via Google Play.[1]
Origin and development
Maloušek began working on the application in 2019 as part of his studies at VUT in Brno.[2] For the project, which at the time was being developed as his bachelor's thesis, he received the Rector's Award at VUT's academic assembly in November 2019.[3] He continued development as part of his master's thesis at the Department of Telecommunications of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, under the supervision of Kryštof Zeman.[4] In summer 2020, the application caught the attention of judges in the T-Mobile Rozjezdy business-plan competition, placing third in its South Moravian regional round.[5]
Description
The application's central character is a superhero of the same name, Mathman, who guides users through individual mathematics courses and, at the end of each, has them battle a math-themed monster.[1][5] Each course is divided into three parts: an interactive theory section with questions, a practice section with exercises sorted by difficulty, and a battle section where the user applies the learned knowledge against a monster assigned to that topic.[5] The range of topics expanded with later updates: in spring 2020 the application contained five topics,[2] and by mid-2021 it offered thirteen courses covering topics such as fractions, equations and complex numbers.[6] The basic version of the application is free and contains advertisements; a paid premium version removes ads and additionally allows users to create their own tests.[5]
Reception
The application has been covered by a number of Czech technology and news websites. According to Dotekomanie.cz, by mid-2021 the application had more than 50,000 downloads and a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MATHMAN – aplikace pro výuku matematiky zábavnou formou" (in čeština). DigiInfo.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tip: Mathman je česká aplikace na zábavnou výuku matematiky" (in čeština). Cnews.cz. 2020-04-14.
- ↑ "Rektor ocenil v rámci Akademického shromáždění VUT pedagogy i studenty" (in čeština). Vysoké učení technické v Brně.
- ↑ "Interaktivní výuka matematiky i chemické pokusy v obývacím pokoji. To jsou projekty od studentů VUT" (in čeština). Vysoké učení technické v Brně. 2020-04-01.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Student VUT v Brně vymyslel mobilní aplikaci, která zdarma doučí děti matematiku" (in čeština). Pozitivní zprávy. 2020-10-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Nejde vám matematika tak, jak byste chtěli? Zkuste českou aplikaci Mathman" (in čeština). Dotekomanie.cz. 2021-07. Check date values in:
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External links
Category:Android (operating system) software Category:Educational math software
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