Recent content by Lockie123

Thanks again to everyone for the advice. I'm now making good progress!

Cheers @NTW and @Mark44!

Cheers @Maylis!

After 20 years of being a locksmith, I have decided that I want to get a college degree and I'll be starting next year! As part of my degree, I will be doing two chemistry courses which will cover: - Intermolecular forces, chemical equilibrium, energy considerations and chemical reactivity...

Does anyone have any suggestions at all?

I welcome any further suggestions!

@ NTW Would there have been any disadvantage for students in later topics such as algebra and calculus if they just started with the 'Tracht' method for arithmetic though instead of adding and multiplying using tables?

@NTW Yes, I've heard of that book! Did schools actually use that book in their arithmetic classes before moving on to pre-algebra?

@NTW That's a shame, perhaps I can find some of them online. Do you know the titles of some of the books? I hear a lot about old math textbooks, are they generally better than the textbooks we have today?

I am looking for an arithmetic book to use before going on to pre-algebra. However I don't want a book that says "28 + 53, add 8 + 3, carry the 1, etc). I'm looking for a book that has a better approach. For example, instead of that approach, saying "28 + 53 = 30 + 51 = 81" - something like...

Thanks for the help so far! @Feryn In regards to the theory based textbooks, does that mean some theory based textbooks don't show you or get you to work out how to apply the knowledge to questions? Often are the questions much more difficult in skill based or theory based textbooks? Lastly...

@Feryn Will both textbooks cover the same content though? I assume the skill based one will just be more brief?

[FONT=Arial]@Feryn I decided to go with "Basic Mathematics" by Serge Lang. It looks good! I plan to move on to more complex books afterwards. I just have a quick question though, I am preparing for an engineering degree. When I have the choice between two good textbooks - one skill based, the...

@Feryn I already ordered my first book! I cannot wait to start learning again!

@Simon Bridge I haven't found any online course or course summary to guide me. Also, maybe I shouldn't have said 'best of the best' but how about just any recommendations to help me learn math from the ground up using textbooks that are clear, proof-based and to the point?