So, it has become apparent that I have forgotten almost all my highschool maths. I'm not joking, all of it.
This is bad. I want to go back and re-learn the critical stuff:
Algebra (no shit, I barely even remember how to solve equations)
Trig
Quadratics
etc.
Anyone know of any good (and free) websites for this kind of thing, or should I just get a highschool text book?
Aug-03-2008 05:32
Ted Promo
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Aug-03-2008 05:34
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
Re: Math
quote:
Originally posted by echosystm
Hi,
So, it has become apparent that I have forgotten almost all my highschool maths. I'm not joking, all of it.
This is bad. I want to go back and re-learn the critical stuff:
Algebra (no shit, I barely even remember how to solve equations)
Trig
Quadratics
etc.
Anyone know of any good (and free) websites for this kind of thing, or should I just get a highschool text book?
Go to a thrift store (like Goodwill in the USA), and go to their books. You're bound to find old textbooks for like $1. That's what I do when I want to find finance textbooks people would have otherwise thrown away.
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Aug-03-2008 05:34
LeopoldStotch
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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Yawbs,Giaks,and Automobiles
buy those ACT/SAT (prep books for college standarized tests) or GRE (prep books for grad school standarized tests). they contain a good amount of algebra II and geometry stuff.
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Aug-03-2008 05:50
Fpcookie
yehboi
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: melbourne
why do you want to learn it again?
id say get a year 12 text book. it'll have all that stuff in it.
Aug-03-2008 05:53
verndogs
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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Sports Discussion Forum - NYC
Originally posted by Fpcookie
why do you want to learn it again?
gonna be graduating in computer science. i figure it's probably a good idea to have some maths under my belt.
my degree only has one maths course - discrete maths. i haven't done it yet. i want to be prepared for it.
Aug-03-2008 06:18
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
quote:
Originally posted by winston
Discrete Math reqs are easy and you can get an exempt by taking 1 or 2 exams.
Aug-03-2008 06:22
echosystm
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i know discrete maths will be easy, i'm just ashamed that my maths is so bad, in general. also if i do some programming stuff and need to work out vectors etc...
Aug-03-2008 06:29
T-Soma
The Sky Was Pink...
Registered: Oct 2004
Location: Chair
Go to an academic book store and get yr 12 further maths and yr 12 methods text books. I'm not sure if that's what they call the math courses in Adelaide but there would be something similar.
Just make sure you get one that has explanations and not just questions to work through.
EDIT: Don't even worry about getting a methods book, just go get a further maths book. further maths = basic yr12 math
Aug-03-2008 06:30
winston
ultraviolet catastrophe
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: Yggdrasill
If you can handle the basics (pre and algebra + simult. equs. ) you'll be fine.
Aug-03-2008 06:39
Cloudburst
I am the maximum
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Jötebårj
quote:
Originally posted by Ted Promo
Haha I love those vids.
quote:
Originally posted by echosystm
gonna be graduating in computer science. i figure it's probably a good idea to have some maths under my belt.
my degree only has one maths course - discrete maths. i haven't done it yet. i want to be prepared for it.
wtf you have ONE math course? We had like 10-15 math courses in my computer science education.
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