Seven years out of highschool, I realize I only have basic arithmetic
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Seven years out of highschool, I realize I only have basic arithmetic skills left. I'm trying to relearn math to the calculus level having forgotten mostly everything. Are there sources that mostly focus on mathematic disciplines in terms of their real world functions? I want to understand better the theoretical concepts in math and the kinds of real problems that they intended to resolve. Are there theory/practical application intensive courses I can use to supplement my purely technical studies? Something that gets at the underlying logic behind mathematics and can express that besides numerical terms?
>>7949934
Wikipedia
>>7949934
This fucking scares me. I think the worst possible thing is coming to a problem that includes a concept you should have already known a long time ago.
>>7949943
In highschool I viewed math as a means to getting the right answers on tests. So I forgot anything I learned pretty quickly despite getting good grades.
>>7949943
>someone suddenly asks for directions assuming I know my left and rights
>someone asks for a date assuming I know the order of the months
>>7950001
You can give someone a date without knowing the order of the months.