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Postby strr » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:47 pm

So...I'm done with uil now, but I'm still interested in learning all sorts of math associated with the test, and even more math beyond that. I was just wondering where you guys learned all this math, I can't find any good resources and some of you guys are so much younger than I am, and know soooooo much more. Any leads would be awesome.

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Re: Learning

Postby nsguy1350 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:54 pm

Ok, well I used Wikipedia a lot to find some things out. I did a lot of Math/NS and that to me helped broaden me more than Calculator. I think more deep, theoretical math topics are in Math, with weaker versions in NS, due to the mental restraint there.
Also, being some sort of nerd helps :). Oh yes, and one thing probably helped a bit: my school allowed me to take Calculus AB as a freshman, along with about 14 others, so that gave me a boost (I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I mean that contributed a lot.)
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Re: Learning

Postby rcoker7 » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:05 pm

Have you ever heard of Art of Problem Solving? If not, you should check them out. They have tons of great math resources
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Re: Learning

Postby chrishuff » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:09 pm

I learned roughly 1/3'rd of the Math test. Basically what I ran off of is what I have been taught in PAP Geometry, PAP Algebra II, PAP Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, and the questions I had asked here that were answered by others.
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Re: Learning

Postby BlasianAsian » Mon Apr 23, 2012 11:10 am

Take the AMC # classes they have there. They're great for practicing your problem solving.
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Re: Learning

Postby strr » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:43 pm

I will definitely check out all these places. Thanks a lot guys! I will continue to ask questions when they come up. You guys are awesome :D
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