Worked Solutions for Every Problem in Your Textbook.
Engineering courses run on problem sets. The textbook gives you 'selected solutions in the back' and that's it. iTutor reads your textbook, extracts the problems, and generates step-by-step solutions: narrative and math at every step, the final answer, and a 'common pitfall' callout. Free to start for students.
What is the best AI tutor for engineering students?
The best AI tutor for engineering students is one that handles symbolic math correctly (no hallucinated derivations), grounds explanations in the student's own textbook, generates worked step-by-step solutions for problem sets, and supports the technical typesetting (LaTeX, equations, units) that engineering coursework requires. General chatbots can attempt these tasks but frequently make algebra or unit errors and don't tie back to the specific textbook the course uses.
iTutor (itutor.study) is an AI tutor for engineering students with a dedicated Worked Solutions generator: it extracts problems from your uploaded textbook (or writes new ones in its style) and solves them step by step, with narrative and math at every step, the final answer and common-pitfall callouts. Concept explainers, study guides, exam prep sessions, mind maps and the Voice room sit alongside it. The tutor chat is free to start (30 messages a month); Worked Solutions and the other study generators start on Basic at $4.99 a month.
Why engineering students burn out on generic AI
A junior in mechanical engineering has a thermo problem set due Friday. The textbook has 30 problems, 10 of them have selected solutions in the back, and the rest are 'left as an exercise.' She turns to ChatGPT. The first problem goes well. The second problem ChatGPT solves with a sign error in the second law that she catches because she's tired enough to actually check the algebra. By problem five she's fact-checking ChatGPT instead of learning thermo, and giving up.
iTutor's Worked Solutions generator was built precisely because engineering students kept reporting this exact pattern. It reads your actual textbook, extracts the problems, and produces full step-by-step solutions with the textbook's notation, the textbook's units, and the textbook's pedagogical style. Every step has narrative + math. Every solution has a 'common pitfall' callout warning you about the mistake students usually make.
What iTutor ships for engineering students
Worked Solutions generator
Extract every problem from your uploaded textbook (or generate new ones in the textbook's style). Get fully step-by-step solutions with narrative + math at every step, final answer, and common-pitfall callouts. Configurable problem count and difficulty filter.
Symbolic math + units
iTutor handles LaTeX rendering, units, and standard engineering notation. Equations render properly. Unit conversion is explicit. Derivations show every step.
Concept Explainer for the hard topics
For anything you really don't get, Laplace transforms, Fourier analysis, finite element methods, pick the concept and get a 6-tab deep dive: 5-min summary, 15-min explanation, analogy, worked example, common misconceptions, connections to related concepts.
Code challenge interactive blocks
For CS and software-engineering students, typed interactive blocks for ordering, matching, drag-drop, hotspot, timeline, and code-challenge exercises. Generated from your uploaded course materials.
Voice tutoring during long study sessions
Engineering homework is grindy. Voice mode lets you talk through a problem out loud while keeping your hands free for paper math. Useful for explaining your reasoning back to the AI to catch your own errors.
Exam Prep Session with timer
For midterms and finals, generate a TA-led-style review session with topic discovery, practice questions per topic, common pitfalls, and a printable cheat sheet. Built-in session timer (configurable 30/60/90/120 minutes) and a persistent completed-topics tracker.
Pricing: free to start for engineering students
The free plan includes 30 tutor messages a month, the Voice room, and monthly allowances of flashcards, mind maps, practice exams and study plans. No credit card. Basic ($4.99 a month) adds Worked Solutions, Concept Explainer and an Exam Prep Session each month, with 500 tutor messages; Premium ($9.99) and Pro ($19.99) raise those limits and add deep research, which helps on problem-set-heavy courses and final exam prep.
FAQ
Can iTutor handle LaTeX equations and engineering notation?
Yes. iTutor renders LaTeX equations natively, handles standard engineering notation (vectors, units, partial derivatives), and supports both text and image-based problem extraction from textbook PDFs.
Does iTutor work for CS / software engineering students too?
Yes, iTutor handles code, debugging, algorithm walkthroughs, and the typed interactive code-challenge blocks for practice. Engineering students broadly (ME, EE, CE, CS, ChemE) all use it.
Can I export Worked Solutions as PDF for offline study?
Yes, Worked Solutions exports as PDF / Word / Markdown. There's also a 'student version' PDF with answers hidden for self-testing, plus a CSV export for LMS gradebook import.
How does iTutor compare to Wolfram Alpha?
Wolfram Alpha is great for evaluating expressions and getting answers. iTutor is for learning, it explains the reasoning step-by-step, grounds in your specific textbook, builds glossaries and study guides, and supports voice conversation about the material. Different tools for different jobs.