I must be going crazy...

[dchenes]

Extension School registration started yesterday, and I'm still debating with myself whether or not I want to take anything. It used to be that if I was going to take anything, I was going to take German, but now I'm debating about math.

I've started to wonder if the reason I hate math is because of the way I was taught it. I had a really good geometry teacher, and that was the only year I ever got consistently good grades in math. The less said about trigonometry, the better. The only thing I remember about algebra is that the book was yellow, and it was the bane of my existence. I don't think it was a very good math book in general, either. So I've started to wonder lately whether I might get anything out of taking another crack at algebra. It might not ever be fun, but at least now I'm not facing parental and collegiate-admissions disapproval if I don't do well with it.

On a semi-related note, why is it that math was the only subject that gave me assignments like "problems 1-12, 25, 27, 32, 36 and 39"? What's the deal with skipping around like that?

Comments

[buckeyebrain.livejournal.com]

Most math texts 'pair' similar problems. For example, #2 is the same type as #1, #4 is the same type as #3 and so on. That way you can just do the 'odd' problems and if you're still stuck, go back and do the 'evens' for more practice.

As for the "1-12, 25, 27 yada yada" issue, that's usually instructor preference to emphasize certain skills and de-emphasize things that they don't feel is worth wasting time on.

If you take algebra and get stuck, post on LJ or get a hold of me. I miss tutoring. :-)