Learning algebra 2 by myself

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<p>Okay we’ll I am in community college and its my first year. I love math and last year when I took Algebra 1 it was very easy and I got an A. I’m not afraid at all of algebra 2 since its based on alg 1. The only problem is that when I signed up for te class, at the top of the page it said that 2/5 sections being offered were going to be for nonstem majors, meaning for people who aren’t pursuing a math or science type of degree. I asked my professor and she said that its basically the same as a normal course but that some topics they are going to cut out such as sequences and other stuff that I might be needing in the future for calculus. I’m going to have to learn certain topics on my own. Should I be afraid or will I be fine?</p>

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<p>At my community college (like most), there is a STEM and non-STEM version of Intermediate Algebra (a/k/a Algebra II). If you are pursuing a STEM major math ‘path’ (Precalculus + Calculus + DiffEQ/Linear), the non-STEM Intermediate Algebra course is not an appropriate prerequisite for the first step (Precalculus). Nevertheless, we periodically allow a student with non-STEM Intermediate Algebra in, provided s/he is good at math. You will be missing a few topics that will be needed in Precalculus (probably more logarithms and quadratic equations), but if you are indeed good at math, this should only be a minor problem. There are tons of online resources (e.g. <a href=“https://www.khanacademy.org/[/url]”>https://www.khanacademy.org/&lt;/a&gt;) and software (e.g. [ALEKS</a> Course Products: Intermediate Algebra](<a href=“ALEKS Course Products: Intermediate Algebra”>ALEKS Course Products: Intermediate Algebra)) that you can use, in addition to the Intermediate Algebra textbook.</p>

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<p>Just make sure that they will let you into the next course (presumably Precalculus) with the course you are taking as a prerequisite.</p>

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<p>If you’re dedicated enough, there’s nothing you can’t learn on your own. I self-taught math all the way through Calc 2, and tested into Calc 3.</p>

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<p>is community college a good idea before starting college?</p>

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<p>Community colleges ARE colleges.</p>