Homework Help

There are some great websites that will help you understand your homework. There are also free tutoring services that might be right for you. See the links below.

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Free Online Tutoring and More with Brainfuse

You can get free online homework help from one-on-one tutors with your NYPL Card.

Tutoring is available daily from 2-11 p.m, in both English and Spanish. Resources including video content are available 24 hours a day.

PBS Learning Media offers "Crash Course" videos.

Free crash course videos offer quick-paced, imaginative videos to help improve your understanding of some fundamental topics. Subjects include: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Ecology, Literature, History, Physics, and more.

Get homework help from a NYC Teacher.

With Dial-A-Teacher, you can call and get help in major subjects Monday – Thursday, 4 p.m. – 7 p.m, and a qualified, licensed classroom teacher will be available. English, Spanish, Armenian, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian-Creole, Korean, Russian, and Tagalog available.

Brightstorm study videos cover Math, Science, English, SAT, ACT, and APs.

View over 1,300 short videos high school subjects including Math, Science, English and Test Prep. 

Learn from fun expert teachers on a free youtube channel. New videos are uploaded daily.  

You can also download the free app to any device.

Over 7,000 Free educational videos in 13 subject areas.

If you need some extra help, browse HippoCampus for the concept or topic you are looking for.

Subject areas are: Arithmetic, Algebra & Geometry, Calculus & Advanced Math, Statistics & Probability, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Economics, History & Government, Sociology, English and Religion. 

Mathematics study, also has an app.

Mathigon is part interactive textbook and part virtual tutor for grades 6-12. Mathigon makes math active and fun. 

Mathigon covers:

 Foundations: Numbers & Arithmetic, Equations and Functions, Geometry, and Probablity & Statistics. 

Intermediate: Algebra, Geometry, Probability & Discrete Mathematics (Graphs, Codes & Ciphers, Game Theory).

Advanced: Algebra & Analysis, Geometry & Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability & Statistics.

Set up a free Khan Academy account.

Khan Academy is a nonprofit that provides free, world-class education. 

Select from a wide variety of high school subjects, including AP courses, and SAT Test Prep.