Re: Learning Math After Giving Up Or Falling Behind In High School
- From: "kibby" <richard.blankman@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 5 Feb 2007 04:24:22 -0800
On Feb 5, 1:52 am, jesse.hartw...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi All,
I'm looking for a self-learning program or series of book
selections(preferably free/cheap) for someone who either fell behind
in, or gave up on, math when they were younger.
A little background:
I'll be 22 in just under a month. I haven't had any formal math
training, except one required college course, since Grade 11 ("Junior
year of high school"), which would be about 5 years ago. It's not that
I don't like math, as I was always good at it/had fun with it as a
child and into my early teen years; I just hit a bit of a rough patch
in high school. In Grade 10, I had some issues (that I won't go into
here) which resulted in marginal grades in many of my classes. I
barely passed Math. In Grade 11, I was unsure what I was doing because
of my problems the previous year, and I slipped and just stopped
caring, thinking I'd failed completely and that my math education was
a lost cause.
A little older and a little wiser, I'd like to go back and bring
myself up to speed a bit more. I was hoping I could find help here.
Rather than try to pinpoint where I am in math, I'd rather take see a
more complete path, starting as basic as you feel is relevant. Clearly
I know how to add, subtract, etc., but I'm looking for a complete
foundation and a pointer or two on where to go next.
Thanks in advance.
JH
Hey,
I'm also 22, although in a slightly different spot. I just finished my
Bachelor's in math and am right now teaching high school. I'm holding
off on grad school and working for rather personal reasons, but my
math education will continue as soon as certain other events happen.
I can help you in two ways. First, working in a high school has given
me a pretty clear picture of how high school math classes are
partitioned. I am assuming you are not ready for Calculus yet, for
that generally requires strong grades in all previous high school math
classes. Which of the following math questions can you answer with
minimal effort or research?
1) Solve for x: 2x + 3 = 7x - 1
2) Simplify the fraction (6x^2 + x - 12)/(9x^2 - 16) (here the '^'
sign indicates an exponent)
3) Solve the system of equations 7 = 3a - 2b and -3 = a/2 + b
4) Find arcsin(1/2)
5) Condence ln(3) - 2ln(y) + 1 into a single logarithm.
It's an EXTREMELY rough test, but this should give you an idea of
about what middle school/high school level you need to start at:
0 right: Pre-Algebra
1 right: Algebra 1
2 right: Algebra 2
3 right: Pre-Calculus (first semester)
4 right: Pre-Calculus (second semester)
5 right: Calculus
The second way I can help you is to tell you you're in over your head
if you want to do this yourself. Your instruction would probably be
both incomplete and frustrating. Figure out which high school math
course you "belong in," go to your local community college, and tell
them that if there isn't a much more complete placement test you can
take there. They'll tell you what to do next.
Richard
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