I need to learn mathematics!

I'm a 25 year old who just started an advanced diploma in engineering technology (civil). I have not done mathematics since I finished high school.

I've just finished week two and have available to me all the topics that we will be touching on for mathematics. We'll, it's a lot. Obviously. The course guide stated that no prerequisites were required but by now I've judged that having a good foundation would've helped out immensely. The teacher presents the information in a way that is nothing like high school was. She gives a sheet and expects us to work in groups and approach her if we have any trouble. No going through rules/laws etc. At best, maybe a worked example on the board but each question present a new hurdle.

I'm trying to self teach myself and use a learning resource that is provided by the university where experienced students help struggling students with their work. It's helped greatly but I find I need to learn mathematics in a way that was presented in high school.

Some of thetopics I need to learn are:

algebraic operations

number systems/unit conversions/real numbers

straight line graphs

Cartesian and polar coordinates

quadratic equations

geometry

trigonometry

basic statistics

What are the best resources to learn these topics? Books, websites, anything.

Posted Feb 17, 2017, 2:50 AM UTC

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