When I was in high school, I juuuuust squeaked by my math requirements.

[conuly]

I got a solid 66 on Math Regents 2 and 3, which basically covered trig and geometry, and I have no idea how I did it. Literally, none.

I want to remedy that. I prefer to read and don't like videos, so Kahn Academy is right out. Does anybody have any good print or online written materials that can help me basically redo my high school math experience and understand what the hell I should have understood the first time around? I don't care if it is new or interesting, I just want good, solid material that is clearly written.

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[conuly]

I can't follow videos very well because I can't ask questions in the meantime. Books are better than videos because at least I can see the print, and it goes at the speed of my reading instead of the speed of my listening. But for tougher concepts, in person is the very best. Does that make sense? (Following videos pervades all aspects of my life, btw. It's one reason that I always have the captioning on when watching TV, and mostly watch TV on demand or on the Internet now, because I can pause and rewind to catch parts I missed. And why I read so very much more than I watch.) Also, at that age, it was extremely difficult for me to manage things like homework. I just couldn't organize myself well enough, and even a small amount of work was hugely daunting. I could get stuck just trying to find a pencil. The reading itself would not have been a problem, it was the getting started on the work, not losing the book, writing legibly, moving on if I got stuck aspects that kept me from doing it. But I don't think I'm alone in this, and I suspect that other kids with the same problem I had get the same "diagnosis" - lazy, doesn't want to work. I mean, I *didnt* want to work, but that wasn't the problem.

"I know EXACTLY what you mean. My undergrad school had a similar scandal. But of course, the flip side was, "But, but, but... why didn't anybody invite me to one of these homework-sharing parties? I thought people liked me...?" The boost to my intellectual ego comes with a tax on my social confidence."

Yeah, well, I was kinda a social outcast throughout most of my schooling. I don't mention that part.