Will this teach me mathematics from the ground up? Like pre algebra, algebra, algebra 2 (if there is such a thing)...

Will this teach me mathematics from the ground up? Like pre algebra, algebra, algebra 2 (if there is such a thing). I'm not familiar with the basics of math, but I know there's different things like physics, geometry, and algebra. I'm not even sure which one I want to learn, I just think I want to learn math. Will this give me a good groundwork so I can figure out where I want to go from here? I'm pretty sure that I want to understand calculus because it seems that when physicists talk about understanding the laws of the universe, they talk about Isaac Newton, and Calculus is his theory.

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tutorial.math.lamar.edu/
17calculus.com/precalculus/
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patrickjmt.com/
youtube.com/user/khanacademy
mathoverflow.net/
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Don't use just a book. If you do, you will drop by the seventh page. 20th page if you have a lot of will.

Go to YouTube, and pick up some university course. MIT has uploaded plenty of courses. It's basically like going to university, but from the safety of your home.

You use the books to fill the gaps. And remember to get a textbook with problems to solve.

>You use the books to fill the gaps. And remember to get a textbook with problems to solve.
Do you have any suggestions? I'm lost.

Skip pre-algebra. It's crap. Start with pre-calculus. Skip lessons if you find them incredibly boring. Then take calculus 1. Only then take algebra 1.

As per physics, Newton is classical physics, which explains things of "normal" size. For things of massive size, you need relativistic physics (Einstein). For things that are really small (atomic level), you need quantum physics. There's no unifying theory yet.

It doesn't really matter. Don't obsess over this book or that book. And don't try to solve every single problem. You just try to get the knowledge and skip stuff that you find redundant, extremely tedious or boring.

Use different books too. If you didn't get it from the class/video, and you don't get it from the book, go to another book, find another video, or use google and find the answer in a forum. Learning math is never lineal, people who try to learn lineally will hit their heads against a wall.

>Skip pre-algebra. It's crap. Start with pre-calculus
You can see why I'm skeptical of this? I mean, I guess I could try, but I doubt that that's even possible, just based on my hunches.

This.

Taught myself calculus this way. If it gets boring, watch a video or look up a topic you're interested in. Do some problems. The main thing is to not get bored.

It reminds me of playing an instrument. If you want a kid to learn an instrument, you have to teach him songs he enjoys; same applies to other self-studied subjects: it has to be enjoyable.

Try to solve picture related and I'll tell how you much you need to learn.

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Khan academy, pre-algebra and pre-calculus (don't obsess over this, just try to understand it), then calculus 1