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Best Way To Teach Oneself Math?

Posted by kdawson on from the making-up-for-lost-time dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In high school I failed two out of three years of math classes and eventually dropped out of school completely. I earned my general equivalency diploma as soon as was legally possible and from there went on to college and beyond. That was many years ago and my most basic algebra, trigonometry, and geometry skills are slipping away at an alarming rate. I'm looking for a self-guided course covering the equivalent of 4 years of high school mathematics including calculus. My math skills are holding me back. How can I turn this around?"

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  1. Study ... by Pope+Benedict+XVI · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... the Bible. It contains more math than you can shake a stick at and it's pretty entertaining too!

    1. Re:Study ... by TechyImmigrant · · Score: 1, Funny

      >... the Bible. It contains more math than you can shake a stick at and it's pretty entertaining too!

      Then stay the bloody hell away from my circles Mr Pi=3 thicky.

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    2. Re:Study ... by corsec67 · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the whole 3 = 1 thing...

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    3. Re:Study ... by jcr · · Score: 4, Funny

      The way I always heard that explained was Pi = 3, for sufficiently large values of 3.

      -jcr

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  2. Fear by icepick72 · · Score: 1, Funny

    Put yourself in life-threating situations that make you rely on math skills to get out. For example, the car keeps speeding up until you enter the proper roots of the polynomial equation into the dashboard computer. OnStar math class if you like.

  3. Re:Practice by nautical9 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But remember kids, never mix calculus and alcohol. Don't drink and derive!

  4. Re:College Bookstore by VendettaMF · · Score: 2, Funny

    $87 cost, less $50 credit = $27? Are you sure the books weren't discounted for some other reason?

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  5. Re:3 ideas by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Funny

    No matter what you do, realise the Mathematics is not a spectator sport.

    Not yet, but it sure would be more interesting than watching golf!

  6. Re:3 ideas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Wow aren't you the paranoid numpty? Are you seriously thinking that IIS detects firefox and then sneakily edits the HTML sent down so it will break especially for you?

  7. Re:Homeschoolers secret: Saxon Math by vtcodger · · Score: 3, Funny
    ***they've changed their URL, but it redirects pronto, and the new one isn't rememberable. . .

    It seems to me you could benefit from english course as well. The word is memorable.***

    Actually rememberable looks to be perfectly OK http://www.selfknowledge.com/80549.htm If you asked me the difference between rememberable and memorable, I'd say the former implies can't remember whereas the latter implies not worth remembering. e.g. The difference between the words rememberable and memorable is subtle and not very rememberable. Neither is it memorable.

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