/sci/ - Science & Math

>>15738184
>Going to fail
Wouldn't the semester have just began?

>>15738187
Nah I'm like 2-3 weeks in. The teacher is shit and can barely speak english and the "homework" is randomized chapters spread across the book, like chapter 2 is week 2 and chapter 1 is week 4 for some reason. Shit's retarded and it makes me feel retarded for failing this shit.

>>15738191
Can you share the syllabus? I can probably recommend a good book that you can use instead of listening to that teacher.

>>15738200
Don't fall for it OP. He will make fun of you.

>>15738191
>Shit's retarded and it makes me feel retarded for failing this shit.
as you should desu. also just go on khan academy if it's really that bad. algebra should be trivial for any adult with a functioning brain; you're probably overthinking things

>>15738203
The reason I asked is really to see if it's proof based, as there's no point recommending something like Artin or Vinberg if the course doesn't demand it.

>>15738216
dude he is struggling to factor higher order functions or some shit.

>>15738191
>can barely speak english
Enjoying your cultural enrichment and diversity?

>>15738220
Then I recommend Gelfand. Explains the basics in an adult way without babying the reader.

>>15738220
Let's convince him he needs D&F.

>>15738200
Here's my semester schedule.
Is this normal? I don't get why we have something from chapter 1 in week fucking 8 and then multiple sections of chapter 3 in weeks 6-7.

>>15738214
>as you should desu. also just go on khan academy if it's really that bad. algebra should be trivial for any adult with a functioning brain;
Prob gonna shoot myself in minecraft soon, I spent 3 years of my life learning intuition for calculus, statistical learning, and proper math notation and I didn't bother learning algebra, kek.

>>15738191
You're going to have to look for outside resources. Like >>15738200 said, can you share an edited version of the syllabus that's not got enough info for doxxing?

>>15738243
I shared the course material in the reply above yours.

>>15738238
>I don't get why we have something from chapter 1 in week fucking 8
Talk to him about this.
>and then multiple sections of chapter 3 in weeks 6-7
Some chapters are harder than others. Isn't that obvious?

>>15738244
Ty. Which parts are you struggling with in specifics? They do kind of jump around all over the place, depending on where they want their lesson plans to hit. It's okay to be frustrated, just get a little bite of something to eat and something to drink. Get a piece of gum to chew before trying to approach it again. You've probably psyched yourself out and just need to do a reset.

>>15738238
After seeing this, definitely consider the Gelfand Algebra book above. It's only 156 pages but should cover most of the topics there, except perhaps operations on matrices.

>>15738261
>>15738267
Thanks anons.

>>15738238
that's a pretty dense course desu, usually that would be learned over a couple of years in high school, not one semester. don't stress that you're not picking it up straight away. apply yourself and work hard, it's worth it because all that material is foundational to any higher maths. t. mathfag

this math is basic enough that the teacher being trash isn't a good enough excuse, use khan academy and youtube and learn yourself

if you are able to realize you are behind then you are smart enough to teach yourself this stuff

>>15738296
Came here to say this, use Khan academy and other youtube resources if you need them. A lot of professors are incompetent, fortunately we live in a time where we have access to great ones on demand for free.

>>15738238
In Soviet Russia, this syllabus for elementary school children with severe brain injuries and genetic defects.

>>15738238
just study exactly the chapter/sections he reviews when he assigns them. doubling back to chapter 1 is weird but it's not necessarily a bad thing. i'm in calc II and we've skipped the first half of chapter 1, and the entirety of chapter 2 and went straight to 3.
college math isn't like other courses, you can't depend on the lecture and do a quick skim of the material to get by all the time - copy out the textbook chapters word for word and do the practice problems. use wolfram alpha to check your answers for ones that don't have answers in the book

>>15738184
Anon, you can do this. I returned to college, completely bombed my placement exam and was placed into Pre - Algebra remedial math. After a lot of hard work and frustration re-learning Math, I've just started Linear Algebra.

The best thing that helped me when I started out is putting my ego to the side and admitting that I needed help because I didn't know how to do math. I was in my tutor center 3 -4 times a week asking every question I could think of.

You got this, don't give up so early.

>>15738184
>community college drop out
has a ring to it

>>15738184
That is only possible if you are both retarded and lazy. Sucks to be you.

>>15738238
What the fuck is the problem? Read the sections he says and try to learn the material. Entirely normal

>>15739214
Oi

>>15739214
Nah

>>15738296
Its a good habit to get into, anyways. The school is just for the certificate/degree. You ultimately gotta teach yourself everything anyways, internet is amazing resource

>>15738184
Keep your chin up, sport! Before you know it, you'll be integrating and working with hypergeometric distributions.

>>15738238
whats wild is that this looks identical to mine from a few years back, are lesson plans really this recycled throughout colleges?

>>15738238
Pretty much all of that is shit I learned in high school.
You're fucking retarded.

>>15740735
At the end of the day though, if he learns the material, you now both understand it. It doesn't matter too much that completed it before him.

>>15738184
What does that even mean? I don't speak Amerishart and I am not familiar with third world educational standards. So you mean like how to add exponents? Or defining rings with zero divisors or some other shit like that (=abstract algebra)?
If it's the former, literally just rote memorize (or better yet, understand) this chart.

>>15740776
He posted the syllabus. It's basic stuff with polynomials, but without dressing it up in the language of abstract algebra.

>>15738274
One more book for you, it's more of a supplement to your course, written by one of the Russian greats, but still very down to earth.

>>15738191
Fuck your class lectures just watch professor leonards college algebra series on YouTube from start to finish and do practice problems and you will pass no problem.

>>15740723
College algebra is just to prepare you for trig and then calc 1 (if you plan on going that far)

>>15738238

>I don't get why we have something from chapter 1 in week fucking 8 and then multiple sections of chapter 3 in weeks 6-7.

Because you don't need to learn everything. The whole point of college algebra is to prepare you for trig/pre-cal. And then calculus 1.

It doesn't really matter if he skips around all the concepts are very basic stuff that shouldn't be too hard to learn. Sit down, read the assigned book or read openstax.org college algebra book and spam practice problems. If ur so confused that u can't even solve the problems then watch lectures on YouTube; there's a ton of resources on college algebra stuff on there.

>>15738191
Im literally learning algebra 1 and 2 at the same time online and the 'teacher' is just a narrated text book (a fucking shit textbook at that) are you even trying? I graduated highschool with a 1.4gpa and have a 98% in this class

>>15738640

Damn, I can't believe a 4chan thread with motivating and positive people ? Best of luck anon

Try professor Leonard on youtube
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4C9296DF81B9EF13