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Hardknock · 11-30-2005, 11:57 AM

I'm working on another degree via distance learning and I need to take college algebra which I haven't seen in many years. Does anybody know of any home/interactive type of prep courses that one could obtain to prep for algebra and higher courses?

soccerchamp76 · 11-30-2005, 12:08 PM

Well at my school, college algebra is the basic math class you could take. I dont think you would really need to take any prep classes for that.

Depending on your math skills, it should come back to you pretty easily.

rlynnm · 11-30-2005, 12:34 PM

Stop by your local library and pick up a intermediate/college algebra book and run through each chapter and do the exercises..The given examples may help to jog that memory back up. I was a tutor some semesters ago, and that was what we'd do before the students took placement tests...

Megloman098 · 12-03-2005, 04:55 AM

college algebra as in the stuff you take in high school? or college linear algerbra?
If your taking linear I would totally suggest you brush up on your vector and vector fields related math. Neither isnt too bad, they just takes a ton of time and energy to master.

TheObserver · 12-16-2005, 01:06 PM

I'm not sure what you mean... by that.. there are plenty of college math, from basic algebra, to algebra more complicated the calc... So yeah... hmmm.. I'm guessing you mean fundemental algebra.... I woudl say if you're nervous just do a google search for math problems... but overall the course instructor is supposed to teach you all you need to know to pass teh tests, and do the homework of the class.... Plus you could always shedule appointments with the teacher.. to have him or her help you aftwerward.. if'you don't undersand something.

filtherton · 12-16-2005, 02:34 PM

From the college algebra course description at my college:

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This course offers a comprehensive coverage of functions (polynomial, rational, root, logarithmic, exponential), and their graphs; conic sections; inequalities; complex numbers; the fundamental theorem of algebra; systems of equations; matrices; and linear and quadratic modeling. Additional topics may include sequence and series and the binomial theorem.

Though perhaps the prerequisite to college algebra, intermediate algebra might be more telling:

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Course content includes: sets and interval notation; functions and relations; more polynomial factoring; compound, absolute value, and quadratic inequalities; rational exponents and radicals; radical equations; complex numbers; rational expressions; rational equations; more literal equations; systems of linear equations; logarithms; logarithmic equations; logarithmic and exponential functions; word problems, variation, and modeling; introcutory trigonometric concepts and graphing, composition of functions, inverse functions, exponential equations, graphing parabolas and circles.

Study up on these things.

Sgoilear · 12-17-2005, 09:45 AM

Stopping at the local library is good. I was non trad student returning to school after a six year break. I used the Made Easy series books to help refresh my memory. Named things like Trigonometry Made Easy and Algerbra Made Easy.

You might look at the For Dummies line of books also but I find those to be too dumbed for my tastes.

Rodney · 12-17-2005, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Hardknock

I'm working on another degree via distance learning and I need to take college algebra which I haven't seen in many years. Does anybody know of any home/interactive type of prep courses that one could obtain to prep for algebra and higher courses?

If you've taken algebra before, I recommend picking up a GRE test prep book; get a used one, cheap, you don't need the latest. They have "refresher" sections on various disciplines, including math and algebra, with descriptions of the various concepts and operations, examples, and sample questions. If you have any algebra knowledge at all, it'll come back amazingly fast.

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soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Well at my school, college algebra is the basic math class you could take. I dont think you would really need to take any prep classes for that. Depending on your math skills, it should come back to you pretty easily. __________________ Brian Griffin: Ah, if my memory serves me, this is the physics department. Chris Griffin: That would explain all the gravity.

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rlynnm Psycho Location: so cal	Stop by your local library and pick up a intermediate/college algebra book and run through each chapter and do the exercises..The given examples may help to jog that memory back up. I was a tutor some semesters ago, and that was what we'd do before the students took placement tests... __________________ The hardest thing is to be honest with yourself, especially if that means completely redefining the world you've come to know. Don't look too hard, I'm right in front of you.

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Sgoilear Tilted Location: Colorado	Stopping at the local library is good. I was non trad student returning to school after a six year break. I used the Made Easy series books to help refresh my memory. Named things like Trigonometry Made Easy and Algerbra Made Easy. You might look at the For Dummies line of books also but I find those to be too dumbed for my tastes. __________________ "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." -George Bernard Shaw

12-03-2005, 04:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Megloman098 Insane	college algebra as in the stuff you take in high school? or college linear algerbra? If your taking linear I would totally suggest you brush up on your vector and vector fields related math. Neither isnt too bad, they just takes a ton of time and energy to master.

12-16-2005, 01:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheObserver Upright	I'm not sure what you mean... by that.. there are plenty of college math, from basic algebra, to algebra more complicated the calc... So yeah... hmmm.. I'm guessing you mean fundemental algebra.... I woudl say if you're nervous just do a google search for math problems... but overall the course instructor is supposed to teach you all you need to know to pass teh tests, and do the homework of the class.... Plus you could always shedule appointments with the teacher.. to have him or her help you aftwerward.. if'you don't undersand something.