Hi, just wanted to ask a question about algebra and math in general.

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.

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 anon.

Your prof was probably right. We're not your help line.
Math is only for certain, high IQ, people.

And I want onions in my burger.

>>8501930
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/early-math#table-of-contents

Watch some of these videos, find out what you are comfortable doing, and what you don't know.

>>8501931
Don't listen to him OP, anybody can learn math (at least up to calc 1). It doesn't take intelligence, it takes effort.

>>8501937
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.

>>8501940
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.

>>8501937
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?

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 anon.

>>8501920
Get a job as an office worker for a older company, I never could do much because NZ school didn't teach math right

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>>8501947
2 or 3 hours is good, but probably not 6 months pace, unless you understand it quickly. What I would do is write out all the topics you want to cover, and try and complete one topic every 1-2 days at first, and maybe 2-4 days as the material gets more advanced. If you like, I could make a schedule for you, since I need to keep myself awake tonight

>>8501954
>since I need to keep myself awake tonight
Why do you need that?

I mean, if it's not too much trouble for you I would appreciate it. Is there anything I can do for you in return?

>>8501957
Just fucked myself over, if I go to sleep I'll only get 3 hours before I have to wake up. Better to just stay awake

>>8501920
>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.

And high school teachers also say "it's impossible to do AP physics/chem/bio without first doing the regular version" and other bullshit like that. They're just trying to justify wasting so much time in public school with repetitive filler.

>Has any of you ever had any experience similar to mine

I was expelled from middle school (the teachers were out to get me) and only returned to school halfway into the 11th grade. I self-taught myself geometry and algebra II (read: learnt a^2+b^2=c^2 and [math]x=\frac{-b±\sqrt{b^2-4ac} } {2a}[/math]) and proceeded to being top of my class in pre-calculus and honors calculus with a 3 year gap in formal education. Graduated high school with an "augmented" transcript, got into a good college, and graduate with honors in math.

>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.

Go to Khan academy and review the basics there. Don't worry too much about being fast with arithmetic as that doesn't matter so much as understanding what's going on. After that check out "Precalculus Mathematics in a Nutshell: Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry".

>>8501920
Stopped reading when, with rapidly accelerating tedium, you began detailing your life and it's inane problems.
Perhaps try start another thread without the chaff kiddo.

>>8501957
here you go, I detailed a plan to get you through prealgebra in 6 months. if you're motivated, you could easily get it done in half the time though. plus, I'm sure a lot of it will be review, and will come back to you very quickly, so you may get it done in about a month.

after prealgebra, there are tons of textbooks for algebra 1, geometry, algebra 2, precalculus/trig, and calculus available. look at the /sci/ guide for book recommendations, and try to work through a section per day, and always do practice problems, and you should be on track to finishing calc 1 in about a year.

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>>8502002
I'm retarded, forgot the pic

>>8502007
Listen to this guy OP, his schedule is definitely good. You can definitely do it but remember to stick to your schedule. Math is not difficult but is long to learn. Remember to pace yourself if you find that you're struggling with the material. Don't forget to give yourself a pat on the back when you've worked through a good amount a material. Everyone can learn math, but not everyone has the patience and dedication to do it.

>>8501940
>>>/pol/
>>>/r9k/

>>8501920
>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
What an asshole, giving you absurd shit like that. Learning highschool math in its entirety can be a breeze with just a few of the right books, if you're even moderately intelligent. I suggest starting with Gelfand's books from libgen.

>>8502002
>>8502007
>>8502022
>>8501962

You people are awesome. Thank you, seriously.

I guess I'll make posts about my progress in the following months.

Thanks again.
You are awesome

>>8502079
In the end, I guess he was just fed up with his work. My Class was probably the worse in the school, my classmates were assholes.
Often when I got the chance to go I was the only one present and the teachers didn't know what to do.

>>8501977
it's copypasta b8

there's nothing too hard about learning enough maths to do basic programming e.g. web development.

but if you start sweating from being asked basic maths questions I don't know if you'll be able to stick with it

>>8501920
>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)
Two years, one if you leave out the last two. This is assuming that you dedicate your life to mathematics and study it obsessively, but it absolutely can be done if you apply yourself. If you're some kind of genius or you have a GOOD private instructor, you might even be able to do it in half the time. Just start on Khan Academy and work your way up, one step at a time, and you will see that math is actually not an insurmountable challenge to anybody. It's just a matter of logic.

https://www.khanacademy.org/

>>8501930
This. I was in a similar boat as you, and this is literally what I did. I'm now wrapping up a math degree and statistics minor.

>>8501920
You don't need that much knowledge of math and even less understanding to be a programmer.