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Maths learning resources

  • 17-10-2014 10:30AM
    #1
    Mandzhalas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 456 ✭✭


    Hello

    I am hitting 30 next year and have decided to get college degree in engineering. Tried working in business environment, but I have found it to be very boring. What I love is DIY and trying understand how thing works.
    I have not decided field I would like to study it yet, but I have plenty of time to make my mind.
    My problem is that I am not good at maths and have never been. I hate maths! Its miracle that I have actually passed maths in school....

    I understand that I have to start studying maths NOW if I want to start studying engineering next year. And I need to start with very very basics.

    So far I am using khans academy, but I found that I need to have written examples. What would you recommend?


Comments

  • #2
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,416 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    Anyone who starts an Eng course is assumed to have completed the Leaving curriculum wise. So Junior and Leaving Cert school books would be a start.

    Have you contacted any IT's Uni's for advice? They'll be much more well up on what a mature student would need.


  • #3
    Sixtoes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Sixtoes


    In tallaght IT they put on additional maths classes throughout the year to help people struggling. Obviously you need to be doing a course with them.


  • #4
    LMK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭LMK


    http://www.mlc.ul.ie/
    A lot of people aren't good at maths for lots of reasons! I attended UL as a Mature Student and there's' a Maths Learning centre that is a fantastic resource.
    Engineering maths exam papers for semester 1 would be a good jumping off point http://media.wix.com/ugd/70b98b_74e59e3fa18650f384eda252426fc2d9.pdf


  • #5
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,416 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    No point in doing uni stuff if you haven't even started yet.

    To me it'd be all about Leaving Cert stuff and starting at a similar level to other first year students.


  • #6
    random.stranger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭random.stranger


    Its been a good long while since I've used this book, but its excellent, lots of worked examples & builds on ideas in nice manageable steps. First section is leaving cert level, second is more advanced & would be great for the first year or two in college. (I've used an old edition, so might want to flick through it in a bookshop to confirm details).

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1137031204/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1416099252&sr=8-1&pi=SL75


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