Oh Boy...Math.

Originally Posted by white cat lover

I get about as far as 2 + 2 = 4 & then I'm stuck!

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It's actually 5.

2+2=4 Then you add 1 for posterity.

Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

I borrowed a book from the library called "123 Math The Easy Way" which I think was created for grade 2 or 3 kids, LOL, and I used it to learn fractions.

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Thanks! That's a great idea.

If I do decide to start over and take basic math, Cincinnati State offers Basic Math 1 as a course for non-degree seeking students. Once I get through that I can enroll as a degree seeking student. Any credits that I earn as a non-degree seeking student can apply towards the degree (if applicable of course). There is a term that runs from mid-April thru mid-June or I can take it from late-June thru late-August.

I was leaning towards attending the University of Cincinnati but decided against it when I learned that Cincinnati State has articulation agreements with a half dozen local colleges. One them is NKU (Northern Kentucky University), which is where I wanted to go in the first place. I'll be working for an Associate of Arts degree at Cincinnati State. Once I earn that I can transfer to NKU to work on the last couple years of my Bachelor's Degree in history. I would go to NKU the entire way through but it's around $500 per credit hour for an out-of-state student. Going there to work on my Bachelor's I would get to pay the in-state rate of $250 (give or take a few dollars). Oh yeah, the tuition for Cinti State is $80 per credit hour, UC was around $260.

math is not normal So if you have not had to use it in along time,
there is nothign wrong with taking some basic math first.

its better then wasting money.

Originally Posted by Sibohan2005

that's what they make calculators for.

I'm terrible at math

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I wasn't allowed (by my parents) to use a calculator until it was required Junior (Pre-Calc/Trig) and Senior (Calculus) years of high school. I have to say, it was the best thing they could have ever done for me. I'm still pretty good at math to this day because of it.

Ironically enough, I ended up in remedial Algebra and flunked Calculus in college...ended up being an English major. It was pure laziness on my part, but I can't change that now.

Anyway, I think checking out books from the library, or looking at tutoring programs would be a great thing. Good luck!

Wow. I LOVE math. I wish I had been a math teacher. You might Google a homework help site. Those have always been helpful for my kids.

BTW, the answer is C.

because I took pre-calc in college my first go around, 10 years ago, Akron U said that I could go straight to Calculus...uh, no thank you!! So, I'm taking Algebra again, just to be safe. I can do Algebra, but am very nervous about Calculus

Originally Posted by katiemae1277

because I took pre-calc in college my first go around, 10 years ago, Akron U said that I could go straight to Calculus...uh, no thank you!! So, I'm taking Algebra again, just to be safe. I can do Algebra, but am very nervous about Calculus

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Depending on the college, that's a wise choice. High school math and college math rarely are on the same level. A lot of it has to do with the quality of teaching (e.g., in high school, you're more likely to have one-on-one time with the teacher, whereas in college, you could be stuck in a large lecture and have to talk to a TA who may or may not be a great instructor).

I did really well in high school...only reason I got a C one grading period is because I was lazy and didn't do homework. When I took a placement test, one month after graduating with Honors, I was placed in their lowest math class offered. I realized then...little fish...BIG POND.

Not to worry!
What matters is where you finish, and not where you start.

I had a pretty math-intensive undergrad, and led math workshops once I was in my upper division classes. The workshops were for scientists and engineers who had to take 1 or 2 years of calculus. I tell you this because most students tested into classes below what they were expecting or hoping (myself included!).
There were many students who tested into remedial classes before taking the algebra, trig and pre calc prerequisites for two years of calculus! Oof! That's a long way!

So don't be hard on yourself!
It's normal!

Originally Posted by strange_wings

This is the sort of thing that is a big problem. Teachers won't accept there's other ways to work problems in math and will often make students second guess themselves completely.

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i'd say that depends on the teacher...

Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

I had a horrid time in math class. When it came to adding numbers, most people add from right to left. For some reason it always seemed more logical for me to add from left to right. I mostly got the right answers, but when it came time to show my work as to how I arrived at that number, I was always marked wrong regardless if I got the answer right or not ... because I added in the opposite direction than what the norm was.

To this day I add from left to right instead of right to left. It's just plain faster IMHO.

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it only causes a problem when regrouping is involved.

Originally Posted by kluchetta

Wow. I LOVE math. I wish I had been a math teacher. You might Google a homework help site. Those have always been helpful for my kids.

BTW, the answer is C.

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hey, the answers are at the bottom of the page!

I got As and Bs in high school math, math was the only class I really had to work at , and then when I took pre-calc in college got a C...not even sure how I got that to be honest. All that matrices talk was waaaaay over my head

when I took my ACT my junior year I got a 33 and I probably could've gotten an even higher score, but I took it before I took Trig, which just so happened to be the focal point of the math questions took it again after Trig, but the science part messed me up so I got a 33 again

I aced every part but the math part on the ACTs.

Math aren't my friend.

Originally Posted by laureen227

hey, the answers are at the bottom of the page!

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D'oh. I didn't go that far!

Originally Posted by katiemae1277

So, I'm taking Algebra again, just to be safe. I can do Algebra, but am very nervous about Calculus

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Don't be nervous about calculus. I don't consider myself a math person at all, so I was worried abut calc. It is just fancy algebra afterall! It was easier than I had been led to believe all my life, and I got out with an A-.

My advice on doing well in calculus is the same as with any math class...do all the practice problems. Look at learning math the same as learning a new language - the more you practice, the easier it will be.

You'll do fine, I'm sure. I had to take that at entrance for Kent State, and I did well enough on the math that I didn't have to take any more math classes, just some logic ones.

And I can barely add.