Posted: 4/22/2004 9:58:58 AM EDT
Calling upon the wealth of knowledge of those who post (and lurk) here on the ARFCOM plain of existance..... I'm a few credits shy of finishing up my present dual major. The big sticking point is my math. Or lack thereof.... Does anybody know of a good computer based math program that I can tutor myself on the basics from basic Algebra on up? I'm a whiz when it comes to accounting (hey, we're talking $$), or such, but I'm guessing I have some sort of mental block when it comes to the "higher" math when X=Y+Z-D, etc....... Anybody else out there had this problem, and any advice on how to breakthrough? Thanks in advance!! |
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The best I can give you is some advice and some sympathy. You have the opposite problem I have. I'm good at math until you put a dollar sign in there. If I have 100 gallons of water and put it in a tank, a year later I have 100 gallons of water. If I have $100 and put it in the bank, a year later I have $102.50. Where did the money come from? ("From the bank.") Why? ("They're paying for the right to loan out your money.") But I cen get it back any time I want. How is that a loan? The advice (printed inside nearly every college calculus textbook): I hear...and I forget. I see...and I remember. I do...and I understand. -Chinese Proverb A good place to look might be in your college bookstore - look in the Education section for books on teaching math. And practice. Do lots of problems. BTW, what are your majors? |
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Administration of Justice & Fire Science The ADJ is for the "security aspect" as I'm not a LEO, and you'd think with Fire Science, with calculating pump pressures, water loss, etc., that it'd be a snap. But no.... get into the higher end math, and the shit just makes my head hurt..... Thanks |
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I'm a dual Business+Accounting/Statistics major, so I think I might be able to help you. I'm not sure what your math requirement is to graduate, but I presume it's something like one year of calculus. I actually recommend you buy some of those SATII Math and/or AP Calculus AB/BC style test prep books, preferably REA or Barron's. They usually go over the basics in there, and then give you a bunch of problems to do with full solutions in the back. I think this will cover algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus for you, although you'll have to work hard to figure it all out again. Take a look at a few of them in your local bookstore and see what you think. Edited for spelling. |
Hmmm....get to play with guns AND fires. Take it slow at first, and make sure to get the fundamentals down. And don't stress too much about the really complicated-looking stuff. I've found that the basics are all I end up using. (There was a time when "About Binomial Theorem I'm teeming with a lot of news", but no longer.) A set of Cliffs Notes might be a good start for a study guide. But make sure to do lots of problems. You learn this by doing it (unfortunately). |
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I'm a nuclear engineer so I know (or at least I ought to know) my math well. How high up do you need help with? Are we talking differential equations or just high-school calculus? Calculus is really not that bad, its just an extention of algebra. If you have trouble with algebra you might want to get a tutor. A good webpage to go to is http://www.sosmath.com. They have lots of information, examples, explanations, etc, on many different math topics, as well as a forum area where you can ask questions. |
| I was once a math major... I really have no idea why. I changed my major to something else when I ran up against the brick wall of "set theory". What I have to say may not be helpful, as I found NOTHING that would help. Changing professors helped me once. Again that may not be useful to you in your situation. |