Female anchor: "It's free, and you have the help of 104 mathematicians from across the US. It's called MathNerds.com, and four Lamar Unversity professors help keep it running. Ronda Vize reports."

Reporter Ronda Vize: "Ted Mahavier has helped reinvent the meaning of a math nerd."

Ted Mahavier: "We felt like the idea of a math nerd is no longer a derogatory statement. It's a compliment, if you're one of the nerds that's out here volunteering your time and helping people. Mathematicians solve the most important problems in the country."

Reporter Ronda Vize: "Mahavier helps solve problems online. During the day, he's a math professor at Lamar University. In his free time, he joins the 103 other volunteers to help students with math questions."

Ted Mahavier: "We have categories from kindergarten up to graduate mathematics."

Reporter Ronda Vize: "At the website he helped create, MathNerds.com."

Ted Mahavier: "We created the website for only one reason: because we wanted to help mathematics students. We wanted to give more than we already give as instructors or as professors, by helping students over the web."

Reporter Ronda Vize: "It's a free website. All you do is log on and type a math question, which is then sent to mathematicians across the US."

Ted Mahavier: "You get an email saying that your question has been responded to, you check the website, and there's a hint -- not a solution, because we don't give answers."

Reporter Ronda Vize: "Mahavier says he does give users a way to find the answer on their own, and hopefully make math a little easier to understand. In Beaumont, Ronda Vize, KFDM 6 News."

Female anchor: "The website is MathNerds.com, and it's free for users of all ages. Lamar University has funded the website for the past two years. Volunteers answer nearly 2000 math questions a month."