06-29-2016, 08:10 PM
10,000 hours. There is a theory that it takes 10,000 hours to become a master of something, and math is probably more in that category than anything else. What takes time is learning intuition, and what builds skill is working problem sets.
If you hated ALEKS, you could try study.com or Straigtherline- both are different approaches.
Also, what you might like and it would be a ton more fun (but not a tick box on your college credit journey) is to watch the math class called Secrets of Mental Math by Arthur T Benjamin. We have The Great Courses version, but you might be able to get it on youtube. It's pretty cheap even if you pay full price, I think $20 or so. THAT'S a class I wish I would have had when I was still young and learning math.
EDIT to add: here is his 15 minute TED talk. Amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4PTvXtz4GM
If you hated ALEKS, you could try study.com or Straigtherline- both are different approaches.
Also, what you might like and it would be a ton more fun (but not a tick box on your college credit journey) is to watch the math class called Secrets of Mental Math by Arthur T Benjamin. We have The Great Courses version, but you might be able to get it on youtube. It's pretty cheap even if you pay full price, I think $20 or so. THAT'S a class I wish I would have had when I was still young and learning math.
EDIT to add: here is his 15 minute TED talk. Amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4PTvXtz4GM
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