I have to learn algebra again and then take pre calculus to get into the tech program I want to go in.
It’s been over 11 years since I took a math course.
Ready to charge forward though 
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Good luck mannnnnn!
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You’re a brave guy, hope it works out.
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Best of luck with everything @anon31257746
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If you come across any hints, tips or resources that you find valuable - please share! 
Maybe there is some hope for me too 
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I really like math. If you ever want random internet math resources, just ask .
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It is possible that I could have liked math and become good at it too, but throughout all my schooling my teachers were unwilling to answer MY questions FIRST - which were “what is the end game here?” kind of lines of inquiry. Man, using my brain was painful for me, so I needed to know ahead of time what was in it for me lol
Yep, that could be the case. Bad teachers can butcher a subject but good ones can revive it. In math, we start at the basics and work our way up to estimating practical problems. Say, we are a glass manufacturer and we are installing an aquarium. We need to calculate the approx. maximum pressure that water will have on the glass. This way we can avoid disaster. We can do that with math!
Eventually, you will get beyond calculating just x and y and will get into calculating more interesting things like the volume of a building from just a scaled two-dimensional graph of it. Never give up home, may the math be with you!
khan academy on youtube is helpful
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I recently solved some fairly complex problems regarding acoustics in order to optimise the positioning of stereo speakers in my studio. Admittedly, I used the Google and various spreadsheets to do most of the calculations. Probably about the most difficult thing I did was solve 30-60-90 triangles, which felt like an achievement in itself for me
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That’s awesome! I have a feeling you are going to enjoy applying other equations
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ive done some form of practical math with work, just calculating various ratios of chemicals to variable quantities of water or other chemicals in varying strength to come out with the right mixture for the given project. that and various calculations related to quoting projects.
i didnt have a good teacher in math in high school either, but i also never understood why i even needed to learn math so I didnt apply myself. I do find math interesting though now that I have a reason to learn it
Well, once I can cope with every day life, I’m hoping to get into a Bio-Medicine degree. I will have to demonstrate a baseline level of math understanding for that to be remotely possible. I found a few outdated (5 years or so) highschool (sorry, I don’t know how the system works in the U.S) math text books at an opportunity shop and grabbed them. They are "math methods’ for the penultimate and final year of highschool, which represents a difficulty above general math, but below “specialist math”, which the engineering prospects take.
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We could be brothers from a different mother, yo! Same here, mate. I would be happy to team up with you if that is in any way practical? You know, make one another accountable etc.
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Good luck @anon31257746
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I gotta study for HiSet, it’s a HS equivalency test. Not looking forward to math.
We’ll get through this together.
try khan academy, its seriously really helpful. and if a tutor is needed you can find one online for cheap or possibly free.
im more of a self pace independant style of learner. but my goal is 1 hour a night this month, easing myself back into it. then end of may im going to start the course that I require. thats the plan anyway.
Sounds sound to me. I will learn better independently too. I just need a regular kick up the ass to actually DO stuff.
www.khanacademy.org sign up to that, and just get started. it will even assess where you are at and what to work on.
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