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The discussion centers around an individual who has been out of high school since 1994 and is currently taking college algebra at a community college. They express difficulty in recalling algebraic concepts after an extended absence from math and seek advice on how to better remember theorems and find resources for practice problems. Suggestions include utilizing textbooks, library resources, and specific websites like thatquiz.org, which offers math problems for practice. The individual aims to solidify their understanding of college algebra before progressing to pre-calculus as the semester concludes.
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Hello to all, I have been out of high school for some time now, since 1994 to be exact. So in 18 years I haven't had any direct contact with any algebra or any such math in some time. Actually I can't remember the last time I was asked to do an equation; until now. I'm currently at a CC and college algebra, while not too hard to understand is actually taking some time to come back to me. Can anyone here give some advice as to what extra steps I can take to remember theorems? Or maybe a website that actually gives problems to solve? I've searched a few websites, but they only mainly help if you already have a problem not actually giving problems to be solved. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Hey kctexas and welcome to the forums.

Is this related to a course you are currently doing at your CC? If so do you have a textbook to work out of or access to a library?
 
http://www.thatquiz.org

this site is pretty cool. you should definitely check it out if you're looking for math problems.
 
Well I just want to make sure I have a better understanding of College Algebra before the next step, which I believe is pre-calc. It's coming up on the end of the semester.
@ mindheavy thanks for the web addy, I'll check it out.
 

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