Are the Math classes on Study.com any good?

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I dont think SDC math courses are good at all for learning.

Aleks is good for Algebra and Trig. For college algebra I seriously cant recommend Sophia enough! To date its still the most consistent and well put together math course I have done anywhere.

I was doing the Calculus on SDC and stopped it with one module to go to learn Calc for myself through SL as it really didnt feel rigorous at all with study.com.

If you plan on doing grad school putting in the extra work now will pay off, all the fun stuff use higher level math. SL has Calc I and II though the material is inconsistent.

I think SL Calculus is better option and since I'm doing ASNSM Math at the same time Calc I and II at SL is better as its 8 credits vs 6 from SDC not to mention it is watered down.

If you need extra math courses Geometry and a few lower level math courses on SDC fit well into an ASNSM if you need it.

I agree with bjcheng77 if you're doing the CS degree doing the ASNSM in Math is a good choice. Calc II, Stats, Precalc, Geometry and something else should be about enough additional classes to get you that degree.

Though I didnt offically finish the SDC course it is for non-stem majors and dosent preapare you for Calc II. If you want to stop at Calc then SDC is the best option, else the resources others mentioned here cant be beat.

Also decide if you really want to learn or pass. If I rush through calc right now I will pass, but I want to undersrand the stuff.

I found professor Leonard on Youtube and went through his lectures now I'm doing '1001 Calculus practice problems for dummies', its written by PatrickJMT (he is awesome for math!)

Also if you want to get a working knowledge of Calc check out 'Highlights of Calculus' or 'Big Picture of Calculus' by Prof. Gil Strang from MIT. It is really really helpful the way he explains things.

After hearing him talk with the guy who created math lab I took a detour and started learning linear algebra on my own btw the book 'No Bullshit guide to Linear Algebra' get you up to speed wickedly fast! And I actually stopped working on the Calc cause linear algebra is so fascinating! I wish I could find a cheap course somewhere for it!

Also the book Handbook of Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers was recommended to me and its fun to look at higher math concepts its very dense and compact.

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Oh one more thing a fun series on youtube 'imaginary numbers are real' really helped me with some visualization stuff and gave me that 'aha' moment with visualizing stuff. Its nice to watch.