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Relearning Math (and eventually chemisty/physics) as an [older] adult
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:45 am
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:45 am
Does anyone have any recommendations for relearning (assume “from scratch”) math and later chemistry/physics?
I’m almost 50 and have a boy starting a kindergarten next school year.
He has a late bday so he will be almost 6 going in. We have done nothing to push him like some psycho parents do with young kids. But he shows an interest in numbers.
He got the multiplication principle literally the first time I tried poorly to explain it. He adds in his head. Nothing prodigy level but clearly has an interest in and ability to process basic arithmetic.
Assuming he gets in (lol, sounds absurd), he’s going to be doing 2-day classic school with one-day homeschool, next school year. I’m frankly a little daunted by the prospect of co-teaching this kid math in a few years and want to brush up.
I always got the concepts and was good at applying math to chemistry (one would hope, given my dad has a PhD in polymer chemistry) in college. But I remember nothing. And I wasn’t a good math student. One problem was my instructors at LSU didn’t speak much English, and I zoned out. As a lawyer, the most I do is calculate interest and maybe graph some stuff.
Anyway, I want to start as basic as possible. Like algebra and trig. And if I’m getting it just blaze through to calculus. We have a 3yo also, so I need this to stick for several years.
There’s so much junk out there, it’s hard to sort through. And I try to avoid Reddit holes.
TIA!
I’m almost 50 and have a boy starting a kindergarten next school year.
He has a late bday so he will be almost 6 going in. We have done nothing to push him like some psycho parents do with young kids. But he shows an interest in numbers.
He got the multiplication principle literally the first time I tried poorly to explain it. He adds in his head. Nothing prodigy level but clearly has an interest in and ability to process basic arithmetic.
Assuming he gets in (lol, sounds absurd), he’s going to be doing 2-day classic school with one-day homeschool, next school year. I’m frankly a little daunted by the prospect of co-teaching this kid math in a few years and want to brush up.
I always got the concepts and was good at applying math to chemistry (one would hope, given my dad has a PhD in polymer chemistry) in college. But I remember nothing. And I wasn’t a good math student. One problem was my instructors at LSU didn’t speak much English, and I zoned out. As a lawyer, the most I do is calculate interest and maybe graph some stuff.
Anyway, I want to start as basic as possible. Like algebra and trig. And if I’m getting it just blaze through to calculus. We have a 3yo also, so I need this to stick for several years.
There’s so much junk out there, it’s hard to sort through. And I try to avoid Reddit holes.
TIA!
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:48 am to McLemore
Try dropping a box of toothpicks on the ground and see what happens.
Then head to Vegas.
Then head to Vegas.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:48 am to McLemore
quote:Subtle “I had sex at age 45” brag noted.
I’m almost 50 and have a boy starting a kindergarten next school year.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:51 am to beerJeep
quote:
YouTube
This. Kahn academy is great for math and the guy makes it really easy to understand.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:53 am to 9Fiddy
I also came here to recommend khan academy
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:53 am to McLemore
Khan academy
Free online modules
Free online modules
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:55 am to dyslexiateechur
quote:
I also came here to recommend khan academy
I’m a late schooler and just finished my undergrad and am now getting a masters in finance. I have his page as my number one bookmark. It’s been a godsend.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:55 am to soccerfüt
lol. My back!
And thanks everyone!
And thanks everyone!
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:56 am to Privateer 2007
Khan academy, like others have said.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:56 am to McLemore
quote:
I’m almost 50... he will be almost 6 going in.
To answer your question, I'm on the same path with my young ones. The best bet for you is probably Kahn (Academy) and you can also sign up your kid with an account. You can also look into specialty afterschool programs like Sylvan or Kumon. However, a private tutor who is also currently a teacher is the best for kids. Teaching methods are very different than when were in school.
My biggest challenge with helping my kids is that they teach now-a-days, methods that lead up to algebra very early. Memorization is no-more. So "show your work" has a different meaning than what I was taught. The only answer here, is to literally read your kid's text books and their instructions.
This post was edited on 2/14/24 at 6:57 am
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:56 am to McLemore
quote:
Does anyone have any recommendations for relearning (assume “from scratch”) math and later chemistry/physics?
"GOD DAMN, HOW CAN YOU NOT DO 8+4? GIFTED, MY arse!"
Yelling at my child seems to be working for me, as it did for my father and me
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:57 am to McLemore
Unfortunately math is not like riding a bicycle imo, but with some work you should be able to get it back. Good luck
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:57 am to 9Fiddy
Khan Academy is great. I believe the founder is a Louisiana man himself
Posted on 2/14/24 at 6:58 am to McLemore
TabletClass Math
Go to this YouTube site. He produces much content releasing every day it seems. But in his videos he will tell you that you can sign up for his math courses that will take you from pre algebra into calculus. Of course each is a different course. I've not taken the courses but I watch his videos all the time.
Go to this YouTube site. He produces much content releasing every day it seems. But in his videos he will tell you that you can sign up for his math courses that will take you from pre algebra into calculus. Of course each is a different course. I've not taken the courses but I watch his videos all the time.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:11 am to McLemore
quote:You want to teach your 5 year old calculus?
Anyway, I want to start as basic as possible. Like algebra and trig. And if I’m getting it just blaze through to calculus.
quote:As someone that truly enjoyed and was good at math from a young age, make it about the why and not the how. "Here's a formula, plug the numbers in." is super boring and terrible teaching from my experience.
Nothing prodigy level but clearly has an interest in and ability to process basic arithmetic.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:13 am to JackaReaux
quote:He is. Sal Khan.
Khan Academy is great. I believe the founder is a Louisiana man himself
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:28 am to drizztiger
I went back to school for a grad program in CM and had to relearn almost all of the math. As people here are saying Khan Academy is good, but I found a high school teacher who had a YouTube channel and really helped that she spoke without an accent.
First few classes she wasn't pregnant, then became pregnant, then had the baby, then back to normal. I don't know if I could have learned trusses without it.
First few classes she wasn't pregnant, then became pregnant, then had the baby, then back to normal. I don't know if I could have learned trusses without it.
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:30 am to McLemore
Chemistry, physics , 2 year old. What??
Posted on 2/14/24 at 7:30 am to McLemore
youtube and wolframalpha if you are looking to learn how a specific problem is solved.
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