Math
I have to take a Math Placement test before next semester but I haven't taken any math since my Junior year of high school, really. Well I did take a minor math class my first year of college (8 years ago) but that was just a brush-up course. I DON'T want to have to do that again so I'm giving myself a brush up course. I bought a book on www.half.com that's called, Basic College Mathematics, and I'm slowly but surely working through every chapter. It goes from as basic as math with whole numbers & fractions to Geometry, Statistics, and intro to Algebra. I know some of you are like, "dude, that's elementary math!" but I HAVE NOT factored denominators in to prime factors in like 15 years so EXUUUUUSEEE ME if I'm having to review a tad. With that said:I have totally completed chapters one and two and done really well. I think I give myself an "A" for not only getting a lot of the answers right, but setting aside self induced homework time last night, before and after dinner. Ahhh adulthood.
When was the last time you heard/read the work "quotient"? anyway.
Most favorite part of Chapter 2 - Fractions: Writing out factor trees to find prime numbers!
Least favorite part of Chapter 2 - Fractions: Least Common Denominators....
Chapter 3 is decimal review....I'm psyched!
posted by Jessiedc28 @ 10:17 AM
3 Comments:
I am so proud of you. Math sucks, I hate it. YOu can't remember any of it unless you are contantly reviewing it or using it. Luckily i had a few math classes in college that keep me from doing the placement, but in either case it sucks!
I love math but then again I am a geek. Congrats on being motivated!
misty
So far I'm liking it -- or learning to relike it -- but I'm sure in time I will learn to rehate it. =)
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