Math curriculum...

[AlmostAPpropriate]

Hi, I am actually wanting something for myself. The last math class I took was 8th grade pre-Algebra - and I failed.... sheesh.

I want to start comm college in the fall but dont want to pay for remedial classes. Would like to try getting to college level algebra on my own. I need to start with things like decimals, fractions, basic geometry, etc...

Recs??

[zeldamomma]

Have you considered "Teaching Textbooks"? I think it looks pretty good.

http://www.teachingtextbooks.com/

HTH!

ZM

[LilyGrace]

I'm in the same boat. Since I order enough through Math U See anyway, I'm thinking about trying their courses for me. I like the idea of a video teacher and the way they introduce concepts makes it so easy.

It's pricy, but much less than college classes!

[AlmostAPpropriate]

teaching textbooks looks awesome - just SOOO expensive $180ish per class vs MathUSee at about $60.

Any more ideas?

[mama-aya]

The Key Curriculum books are laid out really well and really inexpensive. They should get you through high school algebra and ready for college.

[saintmom]

I'm pretty much dyslexic/dis calculia so anything with manipulatives helps.
I like this http://www.picciotto.org/math-ed/index.htm.

Miquon math is wonderful for basics,but there's a lot more at www.keypress.com

I've overcome a lot of my phobia over the years mostly by having taught the basics to my own children.It helps if you can find some aspects of math that you're good at,for me it's been geometry/topology.Algebra will always make me crazy,I've learned to live with it.:

http://orion.math.iastate.edu/mathnight/

http://plus.maths.org/issue26/featur...ndex-gifd.html

http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbrubbergeom.htm

Hope these give you some inspiration!

[maybemom05]

Can you get your hands on some Saxon books? I used them all through high school (okay, many years ago now!!) and thought that the approach was great. You might want to take a look at Saxon 7/6 or something similiar, depending on where you think you need to start.

You might also be able to find a math tutor through a local school who would be willing to work with you one on one - just a thought.

[Lillian J]

Originally Posted by AlmostAPpropriate

Hi, I am actually wanting something for myself. The last math class I took was 8th grade pre-Algebra - and I failed.... sheesh.

I want to start comm college in the fall but dont want to pay for remedial classes. Would like to try getting to college level algebra on my own. I need to start with things like decimals, fractions, basic geometry, etc...

Recs??

FUN-Books' math section carries a book called Arithmetic Made Simple that they say works well for adults. They say:

Covers the material usually used in grades 1-8...Explains addition, subtraction, multiplication, long division; fractions, decimals, percentage and interest; measurement of lines, angles and perimeters; proportions; graphs; signed numbers. Simple, straightforward text. Then, since you're trying to cover a lot in a short time, for algebra and geometry, you might check in Amazon - you can "look inside" the books they have there - for such books as Algebra Survival Guide, Practical Algebra, Painless Algebra, Algebra the Easy Way, Geometry the Easy Way, etc. If you do a search on any one of those, you'll see the others listed on the same page. - Lillian