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[ssj4sadie]

I’ve talked about it before, but have found every excuse not to follow through...well I ran out of excuses and start school on 16 Jan. I’m only taking College Algebra this first semester as I also have to study for promotion. I haven’t done school related math in almost 15 years, so I need help to say the least.

What are some good resources to getting back up to snuff? I know of Khan Academy and a few other testing/placement sites. But I’m looking for another resource to school me before/during this class. So what do you know of?

 

[Tx5811]

I believe edx let’s you take it for free online. That may give you some practice before the 16th.

 

[ssj4sadie]

Edx?

 

[03cobra#694]

Sleep

 

[HudsonFalcon]

Does the school you're attending have any kind of tutoring program?

 

[OETKB]

My youngest son in college is a straight A student, but not necessarily a math whiz, like the rest of the family. We are all math impaired.

He used to find youtube math tutorials in high school, just like I find youtube vids to figure out how to replace a window motor in the truck, or door switch in a Maytag dryer.

 

[tones_RS3]

I stopped reading after "smart".
lol

 

[jeffh81]

Just be ready to be the oldman in class

 

[04YellowGT]

Congrats on starting back up! I'm finishing my degree this coming year in May. I'm pretty strong in math but had a horrible teacher for Calculus II. I used a paysite called Wolframalpha. It walks you though any problem you type in it. It helped me understand what the teacher failed to do.

Good Luck!

 

[ssj4sadie]

Does the school you're attending have any kind of tutoring program?

Probably during class. But leading up to it I haven’t found any resource from the school.

 

[KingBlack]

repetition
theres no shortcuts for math. i know you arent looking or a shortcut but you just need to immerse yourself in the work

 

[Screw-Rice]

I’ve talked about it before, but have found every excuse not to follow through...well I ran out of excuses and start school on 16 Jan. I’m only taking College Algebra this first semester as I also have to study for promotion. I haven’t done school related math in almost 15 years, so I need help to say the least.

What are some good resources to getting back up to snuff? I know of Khan Academy and a few other testing/placement sites. But I’m looking for another resource to school me before/during this class. So what do you know of?

Asian friend better than anything.

 

[08mojo]

throw the questions that give you trouble in this thread. It has been years since I have taken math courses, but I'm sure myself and others would be able to help you out. I went through calc III in school (mechanical engineer), so I should be able to help...I think...it's been a while.

 

[LuuisHernandez]

YOUTUBE! I️ rely on YouTube more than the book for physics. Also, a lot of college books use online solution manuals, like calcchat.


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[shurur]

repetition
theres no shortcuts for math. i know you arent looking or a shortcut but you just need to immerse yourself in the work

^THIS.
Even after you get it..you need to do extra problems to burn it in.

 

[Weather Man]

When I went back to school after being on active 10 years, I took math 100 and 101 to get back into the groove. They didn't count toward a degree, but made taking the rest of my math courses much easier (algebra, Trig, calc 1).

 

[KingBlack]

the hard math starts when your questions have no numbers in them. trust me

 

[ssj4sadie]

Just want to thanks @Tx5811 edx has turned into a super helpful tool. I knew I had forgotten a lot (everything) and the structured approach on edx is really helping out. Better than most of my math teachers I would say.

So again, thanks @Tx5811

 

[DaleM]

Math is racist.

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[VRYALT3R3D]

http://www.math.toronto.edu/preparing-for-calculus/