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ed help understanding differential equations or preparing for the AP physics exam? Rather than paying for tutors, students are turning to free YouTube videos for help. In some cases, students claim that the videos have helped them better than their own teachers and textbooks to understand tough math and science concepts.

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This is a device kids have, it’s a device they are familiar with and want to take advantage of,” said Shawn Gross, director of Digital Millennial Consulting

On Tuesday, Digital Millennial will release findings from its study of four North Carolina schools in low-income neighborhoods, where ninth- and 10th-grade math students were given high-end cellphones running Microsoft’s Windows Mobile software and special programs meant to help them with their algebra studies.