Posted: 11/25/2012 9:09:36 PM EDT
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Ok guys, here's the deal.
Long story short, haven't taken any math since 09, going back to school next year in Engineering. I really just need to get back to the level where College level math won't kill me. I took Pre-Cal my senior year in HS. Need materials, online or print, whichever is best to knock the rust off. Specific subjects from experience would be fantastic. A little background. Among other things, I plan on being back at school (Texas A&M) at least by Fall 2013, maybe Summer 2013 if at all possible, so I have lots of time. My last semester was spring 2011. I graduated high school in Spring 09. I was a History major. Yada yada yada, when I go back I'm going into Engineering, most likely Aerospace. Electrical and Mechanical are not off the table. Thanks for the help guys! |
| Are they going to make you take a placement test or anything when you start back up? Any idea what classes you would try to take first? I started my degree in my late 20s and started off in a HS algebra equivalent class. I have used Khan Academey, but I prefer patrickjmt.com. |
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Not sure yet, but probably. I know your first two semesters are set up for you. If your university is like mine, you'll have to take an online exam to test your basic math and chem skills. I found that the most important part of this kind of testing is to be honest with yourself - if you don't know how to answer a problem, select "I don't know" instead of guessing. This might put you back several math courses, but it's better than being eaten alive in higher level math courses because your algebra/trig skills were lacking. As has already been mentioned, use Khanacademy.org and maybe rent/buy a used calculus textbook and see if you can handle the problem sets on your own. |
| I graduated high school in '04 and after a few years of doing Army stuff, I began pursuing a degree at a state university during the 2011 fall semester. Needless to say, my math skills had deteriorated significantly. That wasn't a good thing, especially considering my goal is to double major in mechanical and electrical engineering. First semester, I took the lowest level math course my school offers, which was a super basic remedial algebra. For my second semester, I skipped over the next level remedial algebra and took both college algebra and trig. I'm now in my third semester and finishing up with calc I. I haven't used Khan Academy or the other You Tube help so I can't comment on any of that. I can give you some tips for success though. Pay attention, go to class, and do the work. The best way to learn math is to work problems. Fight the urge to blow off homework. Yeah, it won't make up a large percentage of your grade, but without it you'll probably bomb the test. BTW, pay attention in algebra, you'll need it once you start calc. |
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I graduated high school in '04 and after a few years of doing Army stuff, I began pursuing a degree at a state university during the 2011 fall semester. Needless to say, my math skills had deteriorated significantly. That wasn't a good thing, especially considering my goal is to double major in mechanical and electrical engineering. First semester, I took the lowest level math course my school offers, which was a super basic remedial algebra. For my second semester, I skipped over the next level remedial algebra and took both college algebra and trig. I'm now in my third semester and finishing up with calc I. I haven't used Khan Academy or the other You Tube help so I can't comment on any of that. I can give you some tips for success though. Pay attention, go to class, and do the work. The best way to learn math is to work problems. Fight the urge to blow off homework. Yeah, it won't make up a large percentage of your grade, but without it you'll probably bomb the test. BTW, pay attention in algebra, you'll need it once you start calc. Yup. I didn't pay attention in HS, so I found the most difficult part of calculus was...algebra. |