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newmug

Hi folks. I've decided that I want to start maths all over again from scratch (well, from honours JC level) and nail each and every topic and subject area right up to engineering graduate level. Where could one find a list of such topics, and tutorials on how to do them online? Also, where could you get past exam papers for JC and LC, say back as far as 1999?

Bobsammy

examinations.ie for past papers and Khan Academy for tutorials!

Celly Smunt

If you're going out to buy books as well just be careful which you choose,i got the project maths book out of curiosity,concise maths by george humphrey i think it was.The book is thrown together with wrong answers and misprints all over the place.

It's an interesting thing to do,and you'd be suprised how quick it is to complete the course.

Zombrex

newmug wrote: »

Hi folks. I've decided that I want to start maths all over again from scratch (well, from honours JC level) and nail each and every topic and subject area right up to engineering graduate level. Where could one find a list of such topics, and tutorials on how to do them online? Also, where could you get past exam papers for JC and LC, say back as far as 1999?

I'm doing the same thing at the moment. I was looking at buying the old Text & Test books I remember from JC and LC, but someone recommended a college intro to maths (ie what they give first year science and engineering students to get them quickly up to speed)

I bought "Maths for Science" (Sally Jordan, Shelagh Ross & Pat Murphy) in Hodges & Figgis for about €30, cheaper than buying all the Text & Test books again.

I've just started reading the book but so far it is quite good, it has a refresher on pretty much every area of maths, basic arithmetic, algebra, calculus, trig, statistics. No chapter is that in depth but there seems enough that you feel you aren't missing something fundamental, and it is written in a less "just do what we tell you" way that the school books are.

ray giraffe

Maths Tutor here.

Books from England are often better written than books for Junior and Leaving Cert.

4 Maths Books you need to take you from scratch up to Engineering Graduate level:

1. GCSE Foundation
Covers the basics well, up to around honours Junior Cert.

2. GCSE Higher
Roughly Honours Leaving Cert Level. Well-written, comprehensive (at 664 pages) and cheap - £0.32 + £4 postage.

3. Engineering Maths
Most popular book for 1st-2nd Year University Level.

4. Advanced Engineering Maths
2nd-3rd Year University Level.

My contact details are in the "3rd Level Grinds" sticky thread.

kboc

ray giraffe wrote: »

Maths Tutor here.

3. Engineering Maths
Most popular book for 1st-2nd Year University Level.

well worth the money

DapperGent

ray giraffe wrote: »

3. Engineering Maths
Most popular book for 1st-2nd Year University Level.

This really gets the job done. The material you need and the exercises you need to do all in one cohesive package.

PaulieBoy

ray giraffe wrote: »

Maths Tutor here.

Books from England are often better written than books for Junior and Leaving Cert.

4 Maths Books you need to take you from scratch up to Engineering Graduate level:

1. GCSE Foundation
Covers the basics well, up to around honours Junior Cert.

2. GCSE Higher
Roughly Honours Leaving Cert Level. Well-written, comprehensive (at 664 pages) and cheap - £0.32 + £4 postage.

3. Engineering Maths
Most popular book for 1st-2nd Year University Level.

4. Advanced Engineering Maths
2nd-3rd Year University Level.

My contact details are in the "3rd Level Grinds" sticky thread.

I tutor FETAC level 3, always looking for new/different resources, got a copy of your number one book for one penny plus postage! Not bad at all. Tks.

kfod

I don't know what the level of crossover would be but maybe one of the free online maths courses from www.coursera.com, www.edx.org or www.udacity.com might help.

equivariant

Having spent some time reviewing the present crop of leaving cert maths books, I would strongly advise against using any of them for self directed learning. They are pretty terrible - full of mistakes and *extremely* poorly written. You are better off learning to read properly written mathematical texts from the start (even at an elementary level) - you will develop good habits and learn to think properly.