<p>Will remedial math classes help me succeed in Computer Science? I would essentially be taking 2 remedial classes then College algebra, pre calculus, and then my actual math classes for computer science. I actually really enjoy math when I understand the concepts and the rules. When I don't its pure agony though. After I get the fundamentals from remedial math (yay), Should I invest in some Calculus textbooks and sort of get my feet wet before the actual class starts? Also, is Khan Academy a good resource to use to practice math skills?</p>
<p>Try these placement tests to see which math topics you may need to self-review or take remedial math courses for before taking calculus and discrete math:</p>
<p><a href=“http://math.tntech.edu/e-math/placement/index.html”>http://math.tntech.edu/e-math/placement/index.html</a>
<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/courses/choosing/placement-exam”>http://math.berkeley.edu/courses/choosing/placement-exam</a></p>
<p>Khan Academy is an excellent resource (MIT OCW is too). </p>
<p>I honestly don’t think it matters that much if you study beforehand or not when you start Calculus. I knew a girl who always studied during the summers to master the material before she took her fall classes and studied all the material during winter break before she took her spring classes since she wanted to maximize her GPA. That being said, I think she tried too hard. </p>
<p>Khan Academy should be sufficient to help you get through Calculus. What will probably help you the most is to practice problems. </p>
<p>If you are a weak student in mathematics, study hard for those subjects and you should get a good grade. </p>
<p>Thank you ucbalumnus for the placement exam links. I’m definitely lacking in my maths but not nearly as much as I thought. And thank you CalDud. Regrettably, I didn’t have the study habits back then in high school that I do now that I’m approaching my freshman year of college. Live and learn I guess.</p>