Ass kicked two days in ( math help)

bubblegumnex

Okay, here's the deal: I'm only two days into my college math course and already I'm getting my ass kicked. It's required for the course I'm taking, so I can't drop it. The school resources are shite so I'm turning to the internet. I'm looking for sites that have tons of examples and can explain the steps taken.

Cowboy-Bebop

What math course are you taking, to get the ball rolling.

ASimPerson

Yeah, we sort of need more information about what is kicking your ass, exactly.

bubblegumnex

I would have to say it's pretty 'basic' . We've just plowed through linear functions and currently moving on to linear equations. As to what we're moving onto next, I have no clue since the campus book store didn't order enough text books.

BlackbeardonGuitar

woh, so this is like advanced algebra or? It doesnt sound like you're doing calculus or anything.

Whatever the course says on your registration...tell us it.

bubblegumnex

Math course is titled: Mathematics for Info Technology. I'm currently enrolled in a Network and Telecommunications course.

shutz

It would probably help you more if you could befriend some of the others in that class and see if any of them might help you to figure things out. Interactive help is always better than examples on some website (or in some book.)

Also, if you could post examples of some of the things that are stumping you, some of us might be able to take you through it until you get it. You simply haven't given us enough information, at this point.

We thought the title of the course would help, but it's not a standard math course, it's a math course for computer science students, which means it goes through lots of varied stuff. This means that, a few weeks from now, it's very possible that the material will suddenly seem easier, once the focus changes to different math concepts.

Xano

are you studying Matrices at all? Can you tell us in depth of how your professor structures your class, and what exactly is stumping you?

mooshoepork

you can't just say "math" and expect any decent kind of help. Be specific.

romanqwerty

Alot of students struggle with maths so there almost every university has plenty of resources for this. Making friends with others in your class is also a good way.

Generally if your doing the tutorial problems BEFORE (cannot stress this enough) your tutorials and reading ahead in lectures you should be fine.

physi_marc

Well, unless you tell us the content of the class (didn't your professor give you a course outline or syllabus?), we can't do much.

However, you may want to have a look at this website: http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/. Very useful for basically any college-level math course.

Horseraddish

freak out at your TA and go to office hours, plan it into your week for the entire semester.

illig

your school store ran out of textbooks so you don't have one? take some initiative! buy one on the interwebs, or go to your library and photocopy the next few chapters...

Dman

Based on your brief description I'm thining your course will cover some linear algebra and matrices.

Matrices are plug and play follow the steps to a solution if you understand them. If you don't know wtf a matrix is, it can be a bumpy ride.

You need to book time with your TA and Prof and try to find someone from your class to study with, preferably someone with a textbook who knows their shit.

ASK your prof what you will be covering if he didn't give you a sheet outlining it. Set time aside each day to do math problems and read through the chapter you will be covering the next day.