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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. Math is just a foundation by dagamer34 · · Score: 1, Troll

    Math by itself is not useful unless you just like adding numbers. It's only by actually having an applied purpose that you'll need it (physics, economics, chemistry).

  2. this is simply becuase by iLoveYoyo · · Score: 0, Troll

    your have a terribly low IQ...

  3. There is little hope for you by viking80 · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...I failed two out of three years of math classes...

    What part of high school math did you not understand at the time? Addition with carry or drawing circles?

    I would suggest to you that there is no hope for you.

    If you failed because you were sick or similar, and you are now OK, you should be able to cover the high school curriculum with a weekend course.

    MIT uses "Calculus with Analytic Geometry, by Simmons" for their freshman class 18.01 for students with no calculus in highschool; Read it!

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    don't cut it off www.mgmbill.org