Can anybody recommend a good book to learn algebra, the problem is I do not see the point to it, which is y I?

Question

think i am not able to get my head round it also I am at a loss of what formulaes to us in which situations, I have an exam in January plssss help....thanks

Answer 1

The book by Dummit and Foote is my favorite algebra book, check it out of the library.

Answer 2

Equations are only really useful when they are applied to something. This happens mainly in science, but also in finance, and a few other areas.

On their own, they're just a way of working out complicated problems where there is an unknown quantity but you do know certain things about it.

What number do you need to 3 to get 7? The answer is obviously 4. But you just solved the equation x + 3 = 7 without realising.

Answer 3

You would probably be best off getting a tutor to help you out. I too had problems in algebra and I found that if someone other then my teacher explained things, I was able to grasp it. I'm glad I did. My career was in electronics, and I had to use algebra to solve for unknowns all the time.

Answer 4

I was the same way in school but attended college when I was 38. I just had to try to forget putting logic to it and just follow the rules and take real good notes. I ended up with a 93% so I guess it worked?? Good luck

Answer 5

It depends on the level of maths you have reached. If it is GCSE then what tier and what is your examining board?

There are many excellent books nowadays. Just pop into your library.

I understand your difficulty but try not to get too wound up about what it all for. Algebra has many uses. Please just accept that and get lots and lots of practise.

Best of luck

Answer 6

you might try math.com. It may be easier than using a book since you get an immediate response to the problem and an explanation of what you did wrong.

Good luck (I hate math too)

Answer 7

purplemath.com helps a lot. :D