Learn Pre algebra and algebra from scratch?

Question

Ok I dropped out of school in 7th grade been in a bad place for a long time im now 19 years of age and i am trying to further my edumecation * lol sorry had to do it * education. I know mostly everything else besides Math aka algebra and im trying to learn it but i do not know how.

I would love to know how or were i can learn from scratch like dvd vids or something or classes i do not know if community college provides basic c**p like that, any advice?

Answer 1

Community college provides it, if it fits in your schedule.  If it doesn't, there are also self-teaching curriculums (designed for homeschool, but can be used by anybody) that will teach all of the concepts directly to you.

Here are some of the top choices:

VideoText Algebra - Pre-Algebra through Algebra 2 in the same program, broken into 6 modules.  This is my top recommendation, it's what my son is using and is extremely straight forward. http://videotext.com/homeschool.htm  You can often find it used at ebay or at http://www.vegsource.com/homeschool/fs71...  (You will need to check daily or several times a week, but it should show up within about a week or so.)

Teaching Textbooks - a CDRom based curriculum that is along the same lines as VideoText, but laid out differently.  VideoText is very clean, uncluttered, and linear, while TT shows the steps through handwriting on a notebook page.  Both are excellent, they just appeal to different types of learners.  http://teachingtextbooks.com/  You can also often find these used at the VegSource board above.

Math U See - this is taught by DVD and teaches using manipulatives.  If you need to "do" whatever it is in order to really retain the info (hands on learning), this is a good choice.  http://mathusee.com/sequence.html  As above, these are often also found on ebay or VegSource.

All are great choices, they just appeal to different types of learners.  Hope that helps!

Answer 2

community college would be a great option. i know that at the one i attended had courses starting at pre-algebra. most community colleges have GED programs, so yes they have all the basic stuff like that.