[sdiy] SDIY MATH GOALS--need real help!

[Sam Ecoff]

On Feb 26, 2009, at 9:24 PM, Matthew Smith wrote:

> Quoth Dan Snazelle at 2009-02-27 12:30...
>> i feel i have gotten about as far as i can in understanding many  
>> electronic books and topics in the last few years without knowing  
>> ANY math beyond basic pre-algebra. I never took anything past  
>> algebra one in high school and that was in 1992 and i dont remember  
>> any of it.
>
> Unfortunately to us this book, I require a much higher degree of  
> algebra than I am up to.  "Practical Algebra A Self-Teaching Guide"  
> by Selby and Slavin has been of no use to me whatsoever.  I consider  
> this title quite unsuitable for the mathematically-challenged.

Funny... I've been working through this exact book in the past few  
weeks, and I have to say that I find it to be marvelously helpful. I'd  
encourage you to read the reviews of the book on Amazon and see what  
you think. If you think it's worth half a chance, i'd say get it. It's  
not an expensive book at $15. (I think that's the price).

HTH

Sam E.