converting radicals is my worst problem. Can any one assist me understand it? I am a beginner at it. What book or other resource do you suggest for beginning this subject?
That is true , there are programs that can help you with lessons . I think there are several ones that help you solve algebra problems, but I read that Algebrator is the best amongst them. I used the software when I was a student in Algebra 1 for helping me with converting radicals, and it never failed me since then. In time I understood all the topics, and soon I was able to solve the most difficult of the tests without the program. Don't worry; you won't have any problem using it. It was made for students, so it's simple to use. Actually you just have to type in the keyword that's all .Of course you should use it to learn math , not just copy the results, because you won't learn that way.
Algebrator truly is a masterpiece for us math students. As already said in the post above , it solves questions and it also explains all the intermediary steps involved in reaching that final solution . That way apart from knowing the final answer, we also learn how to go about solving questions from the scratch , and it helps a lot in preparing for exams .