On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 02:40:48 -0600, "Anthony D. Baye"
<ant### [at] sdsmtedu> wrote:

>    Well I don't know about books, at least, not that you'll find outside
>
>a college bookstore.  But I have a program that seems fairly decent that
>I use to brush up on my math skills.  It's called Highscool math
>advantage 2000.  From Encore Education.  The version I have is
>cross-platform.  I think they update it every year and it covers
>everything. Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trig, Pre-Calc,
>Calc, and Statistics.  It makes use of visual aides, short quizzes and
>timed tests.(you set the time.)

Didn't even think about software, but I've heard of Math Advantage.
I'll check that out.

>
>    As for the Required math:  I must admit I don't do anything nearly as
>complex as some around here, but I find that a firm grasp on basic math
>(i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.) 

I can handle that.

>serve for most
>things.  Occasionally I'll resort to some fairly simple algebra and a few
>well documented trig functions I found on
>http://www.hoboes.com/html/NetLife/POV/ ).
>    Unless you're planning to get into programming complex macros, I
>shouldn't think you'd need more than that, or at least, not much more.
>Although I could be wrong.
>    The thing I've found the most essential is Persistance.  There's a
>reason the word is part of the name.

Thanks!

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