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[kuangning]

Question: Do any of you know of a good online resource for learning/reviewing Math? Algebra and to a lesser extent Geometry, in particular. Placement testing and the final details of my registration at Wake Tech get taken care of on Monday, and given that my resources are finite, the more classes I can test out of, the better.

Classes start soon. The sound you hear is me whimpering in the corner. Going back to school after a decade away ranks right up there with getting on a Greyhound for a city I'd never seen with only one friend in it.

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[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

Congratulations and good luck going back to school. Math, algebra in particular, was my hardest subject.

[mopalia.livejournal.com]

There are some communities on LJ that could help you: mathematics, math_help, and scientificwhims. I'd ask them.

[jezredfern.livejournal.com]

I don't have math help to offer, but I want to tell you 1) Congratulations for going back to school.
2) It really won't be as scary as it seems at first.
3) Remember that you're an adult and you don't have to take a lot of the bull people like to try to hand to kids fresh out of high school.
4) Show up, do the work, and generally you're guaranteed a pretty good grade.
5) Have fun with it. :)
It's scary now, but once you settle in, you'll be glad you did. :)

That's the last of my unasked-for advice :)

-Jez

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

There are tons of websites for maths and algebra aimed at various levels, google should find you a range and then they'll likely link to others, the ones I've used have been UK-based and I'm hesitant to recommend them as sometimes approaches/terminology differs and this is not a time to be getting them mixed. Also, not sure what level you'd need. There's various school level ones for you to do online tests and brush up basic skills, that might be a good place to start if your maths is as rusty as mine was a couple of years ago, it was scary how much I'd forgotten though once I started learning again most of it came flooding back (blame that Forest and his science course!). Its amazing how much is out there for maths actually, the only way we got the hang of some complex statistical analysis for his current project was via a handout someone had put online showing a step-by-step approach.

Big scary stuff going back to school but yay that you're doing it, hope it all goes really well for you *Hugs*

[kirst.livejournal.com]

Congrats on going back to school!!!

I left school at 16 and only went back last year... I was TERRIFIED!! But in the end I had an absolute ball and even managed to pass everything. I'm sure you will do fine.

Good Luck!!!

[iq2hi4uok.livejournal.com]

*whimpers in the corner with you*

[risabe.livejournal.com]

Oh, God I hate math.

I got by begging and using Algebra and Statistics for Dummies when I went back to school in 2002.

Good luck!

What Level?

[inflection.livejournal.com]

For reviewing particular terms one by one, the search feature of mathworld.wolfram.com acts as a good, well-illustrated dictionary.

http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/alg2/ lacks sophisticated typesetting, but has a solid overview of the basics of both high school algebra and geometry (this is the level you're looking for, right?).

And, of course, if you'd like to drop me an email we can arrange a few hours' meeting on IRC. I'd like to think I constitute a pretty good source for reviewing math. :^)