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RE: algebra calculator - 5/17/2011 4:51:11 PM

DameBruschetta

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ORIGINAL: juliaoceania

I do not believe this is necessarily so. There are always several ways to explain how to work a problem. If you received special tutoring help, they would be familiar with all of the different methods there are of working problems. This is why they are math tutors...

You could also try finding old Algebra textbooks to see if they had examples you understand better

This! People tend to explain things different ways, if one tutor doesn't explain it in a way you understand ask them to explain it in a different way. If you still have trouble try a different tutor from the tutoring center. You are bound to find someone who is at least willing to try to find a way to phrase it in a way that works for you. There are only so many ways to find a solution - you just need to find the right way for it to be explained to you. Basic math there can be some differences (and most college textbooks will teach you all the ways because there will be different generations who learned different methods)... algebra not so much.

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RE: algebra calculator - 5/17/2011 7:57:05 PM

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I noticed that you never bothered to answer me on how much study time you were spending. There is a good chance that is your issue. Buying a graphing claculator instead of actually taking the 20-24 hours (maths are usually 4 credits, I think) a week studying the subject on top of your class time is not going to help learn it.

This is a case of where the only way to get to easy with the math is to go through the hard first.

I'm not yet. I start college in August. I hope I have time to spend 20-24 hours studying math. I also have earth science, earth science lab, ethics, and a journalism class. I work 32-33 hours a week since I changed shifts. I also need time to get plenty of sleep or I won't be able to comprehend or memorize well for any of my classes.

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RE: algebra calculator - 5/17/2011 8:03:49 PM

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PM when you start. If I can get my youngest through Algebra I certainly can help you!

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RE: algebra calculator - 5/18/2011 6:18:07 PM

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I thought people with dyscalculia couldn't figure any math at all, including basic math. Am I wrong? Does dyscalculia only affect algebra? Also, there are a lot of people out there with degrees who need a calculator for basic math (which I don't). How did they get through it when they know even less than I do?

I've probably got dyscalculia. It took me at least 3 times as long as my classmates to do linear algebra homework. I'm prone to adding instead of multiplying, etc. However, I've done math through differential equations including enough complex theory to make it through electromagnetics.

I've been in engineering for almost 2 decades, and was an electronics tech before that. I do "back of the envelope" estimates to make sure I'm not going down the primrose path of stupid math errors, and reserve the hard-core math for MATLAB or my HP48GS (ar ar ar more power!).

However, I know that I'd never make it in the field of digital signal processing, numerical methods (though I got a B in that class), etc.

Algebra's used all the time in real life - calculating the amount of paint you need, carpet, air conditioner sizing, mpg estimates, etc. No prof is going to let you through the course with a calculator, you have to be able to manipulate the variables by your lonesome.

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