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How can I get my maths up to standards with a foundation engineering degree

I have not studied maths since school I luckily managed to get a B back then but finished my a levels and none were to do with maths or science apart from psychology which is classed a social science. I have been doing past gcse maths papers and I have level 3 maths textbooks to help me but I’m struggling to get to grips with the more advanced maths such as fractional indices and so on. Any advice on the best way to over come this and do well in the course I am in? I also have level 3 physics textbooks but will studying these textbooks help me in any such way
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Original post by dbanda2
I have not studied maths since school I luckily managed to get a B back then but finished my a levels and none were to do with maths or science apart from psychology which is classed a social science. I have been doing past gcse maths papers and I have level 3 maths textbooks to help me but I’m struggling to get to grips with the more advanced maths such as fractional indices and so on. Any advice on the best way to over come this and do well in the course I am in? I also have level 3 physics textbooks but will studying these textbooks help me in any such way

No, because they are physics books and will probably assume some level of maths knowledge. You can still learn the content because it will be good for your foundation course as would a reasonable knowledge of A level physics. I think you should try searching the internet for free resources on any topic that you feel that you need to learn. Youtube is an excellent place to start. Find out what exactly you will be studying on your foundation course thos term and start looking up stuff on topics that you are weaker on! I have just googled the words "fractional indices" and there is an absolute ton of stuff that comes up including videos that you can use to get your head around fractionsl indices. But don't study passively! Get your pen and paper and follow, make notes and do the examples and practice questions!
Original post by dbanda2
I have not studied maths since school I luckily managed to get a B back then but finished my a levels and none were to do with maths or science apart from psychology which is classed a social science. I have been doing past gcse maths papers and I have level 3 maths textbooks to help me but I’m struggling to get to grips with the more advanced maths such as fractional indices and so on. Any advice on the best way to over come this and do well in the course I am in? I also have level 3 physics textbooks but will studying these textbooks help me in any such way

These might help with the indices.

https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/6-fractional-and-negative-indices.pdf
https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/resources/6-fractional-and-negative-indicesans.pdf

Other GCSE topics can be found at https://www.mathsgenie.co.uk/gcse.html

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