What can i do to prepare for college?

[JMann223]

Is there any online prep I can do that will benefit a future degree? At the time attending on site is not a reality for me seeing as I can't stop working. What I'm looking for is something I can do to establish a foundation and hopefully start chipping away at credit hours. I don't like the thought of having an idea of what I would like to go to school in but not working towards it when I possibly could be.

 

[phinds]

Three things:

(1) Study math
(2) Study math
(3) Study math

 

[JMann223]

Is there any specific book or material you would recommend for someone who hasn't touched math in a few years nor really had to apply it?

 

[phinds]

Is there any specific book or material you would recommend for someone who hasn't touched math in a few years nor really had to apply it?

No, since I have no idea where you are in math or what your proficiency was where you were in math, I would have no idea and I can't imagine how you think anyone would, given the zero information that you have provided.

 

[DS2C]

Have a look at the self [URL='https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/self-study-basic-high-school-mathematics/']study mathematics[/URL] Insights written by micromass. I haven't taken math in years, and don't even know what I've forgotten. So I basically bought every high school math book he mentioned and started at the bottom. I am only on the first two but they are really good and I have a better handle on the subjects now than when I took them in high school.

 

[JMann223]

Have a look at the self [URL='https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/self-study-basic-high-school-mathematics/']study mathematics[/URL] Insights written by micromass. I haven't taken math in years, and don't even know what I've forgotten. So I basically bought every high school math book he mentioned and started at the bottom. I am only on the first two but they are really good and I have a better handle on the subjects now than when I took them in high school.

Thank you! Checked it out and it seems like a good starting point.

 

[Dr. Courtney]

I'd start with ALEKS to refresh your math. Begin with the highest high school course you completed. Work you way through precalculus.

Lots of state schools have distance learning programs. Few offer all the courses needed for a remote Physics or Engineering degree, but many offer the basic intro Calculus and Physics sequences.

 

[Tracey3]

I would recommend Engineering Mathematics by John Bird. There are 3 levels and the books spoon feed you from arithmetic to complex stats. Plenty of exercises to do and are frequently turned to realistic problems. When I got to harder math these books were life savers as you can touch up on any math operations you may have forgotten very quickly.