Hi, just wanted to ask a question about algebra and math in general.
I skipped through high school thanks to my dad paying for a private school that falsified the records up until the last year, where in a mix of depression, anxiety and family problems (Dad absent for work, Mother with Depression and my Grandma pulling strings on my mother’s depression, alchoolism and multiple suicide attempts to have me do shit for her every day, thus avoiding school) I lost three years of school. This is not a justification and I am not proud of what happened. I never had the balls to stand up for anything and after 10 years I feel like I lost a gigantic amount of experiences, socially and mentally (I had my first GF at 24 after learning about PUA, now I’m 26). My Math professor in the last year of high school, knowing my “Math” situation, said to me that I would never be able to learn high school math and I would have to spend years TRYING to learn.
From that point on, I cried for weeks and I gave up.
Let’s get to the point. I wanna make up for that time and math comes into play because I wanna be a programmer. Not the best, not the brightest, just a decent programmer and I want that kind of future for me.
I have no basics, I can’t remember simple multiplications, can’t make simple divisions. When someone asks me a simple math question, I literally start sweating and my heart goes pounding.
How much time would it actually take to learn high school math, then discrete and then calculus? (the last two are not completely necessary, but I know that I would be a far better programmer if I’d learn calculus) Is there some source of learning you people trust that will allow me to study it?
Has any of you ever had any experience similar to mine? I should probably post this on Advice but I feel it belongs more here (and also that board constantly gives me problems)
TL:DR I don’t know shit about Math because I was a scared little shithead when I was a teen and gave up because I felt stupid. I need to know trusted sources where I can start my math learning thing.
Thank you for anything you can help me with.
Ian Barnes
I would start with Khan academy, do early math to precalculus. Once you finish precalc, you can learn calculus from Paul's online math notes. If you focus, you should be able to get to precalculus in 6 months to a year of work. Good luck user.
Carson Rivera
Your prof was probably right. We're not your help line. Math is only for certain, high IQ, people.
Watch some of these videos, find out what you are comfortable doing, and what you don't know.
Oliver Gray
Don't listen to him OP, anybody can learn math (at least up to calc 1). It doesn't take intelligence, it takes effort.
Connor Perez
Don't bullshit him with motivational shit. It takes years and good genetics to learn math. Imagine a jersey shore asshole trying to learn math, can you see him do anything productive? I don't.
Cameron Adams
If a jersey shore asshole took the time to sit down and study, he would do fine. Typically the assholes don't care about it and have no reason to learn it. And it takes years in shitty public schools, if you just want to learn, it won't take nearly as long.
Colton Green
Thank you. How may hours should I give it a day? I was thinking something about 2 or 3 hours a day, after work during the evening before going to bed. Could I make it in 6 months if I keep that pace?
Tyler Brooks
Anyone can learn math. Some people are more quick to understand it than others, but everyone can do it. If you really want to learn maths then do it user.
