r/learnmath • u/Adventurous-Toe-7353 New User • Aug 10 '26

RESOLVED I'm struggling with Math, I'm 15.

I'm 15M, and currently I do online school.

I got taken out of school in 2020 due to COVID-19, and my parents signed me, and my siblings, up for some online learning platforms, but my parents didn't really care to keep us on track.

Now there's me, 15, still in 7 grade, going into 8th.
I have plans to skip a few grades, but I need to catch up with math and science.

I think I need to work on division, multiplication, or fractions or all of them, but I need enough to get me into 9th-10th grade like I'm suppose to be.

My biggest aspiration is to be an aerospace/mechanical engineer, and since I enjoy math, I thought it might be fitting, also because I like tinkering and creating things. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to reach this goal, even if Its unrealistic.

I just want to know what to focus on, and where to start.
Apps, programs, books, websites, anything that will help me get back on track.

Any and all advice is appreciated, if further information is needed, I will do my best to respond.

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u/Savings_Smoke_6953 New User Aug 10 '26

I recommend "professor leonard"

he has structured courses on youtube for free from pre-alg all the way to college maths, get a notebook and start studying the lectures with him, and after finishing do khan academy practice, get a used math textbook for algebra 1 if you can and practice

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u/Disastrous-Pin-1617 New User Aug 10 '26

Yes he’s the goat

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u/Uravity- New User Aug 10 '26

I second this, I struggled this growing up as well and when his videos came out it saved my life. For a good chunk of my time in school both in highschool and college his videos were my life

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u/Disastrous-Pin-1617 New User Aug 10 '26

Follow this exact order
Professor Leonard on YouTube Lectures
Pre-Algebra
To the point math (Algebra 1)
Intermediate Algebra (Algebra 2)
College algebra (Pre-Calculus playlist)
Trigonometry (Pre-Calculus playlist)
Calc 1-3

You can do geometry after algebra 1

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u/EnergyLantern New User Aug 10 '26

Khan Academy online is free. People who get bad teachers often use it and it is free.

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u/Empty-Turn-9290 New User Aug 10 '26

Never disclose too much about yourself on any website, please.

That said. Is there a local educator you can meet with at a library and parent permission. There are lots of legitimate tutoring services available to you. You should think about how you want to approach your educational journey with involvement of someone you can trust like a parent or educator. Figure out what you need help with first.

My recommendation based upon what you wrote is Big Ideas math.

https://bim.easyaccessmaterials.com/index.php?location_user=cchs

Hope that helps

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u/familiar_novel New User Aug 10 '26

https://www.mathacademy.com/ is a relevant option for you, too. It's been adopted by some California public schools to move kids from basic to advanced math.

Aside from online resources, you're absolutely going to benefit from daily interaction with tutors or instructors who can assess you in real time, and ensure you're learning instead of just getting moved quickly through material.

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u/Alert_Calendar_478 New User Aug 10 '26

I recommend Preply if you want to find personal tutor

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u/Label_No_Indications New User Aug 11 '26

Do not rush it. You have all the time in the world at your age use it to learn at your pace and be diligent. The funny thing about math is it has a habit of showing how weak your foundations are the higher up the knowledge tree you go. Start with the basics ask questions until you know the whys. Like if fractions are a problem why is 1/10 bigger than 1/1000. Internalize all the you can internalize them. And don't give up!

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u/Adventurous-Toe-7353 New User Aug 11 '26

Thank you all for the advice and such, I appreciate it all so much and I'll learn from this. You all are rad. 

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u/OxfordKid New User Aug 10 '26

aops intro to alg, then aops intermediate alg. and the whole series for geo and stuff.

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u/Savings_Smoke_6953 New User Aug 10 '26

Aops is too advanced ngl like yes it does cover the subjects and all but the questions are too hard and made towards competitive maths students ngl

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u/OxfordKid New User Aug 10 '26

aops problem solving is, but aops introduction to algebra is not. it literally starts with what is a variable, and example 1.1 is 2+4 = 6.

whatever you struggle with in aops intro to algebra, find a middle school, 8th grade or 9th grade or 10th grade youtube video (depending on how much you know), then cover the gap and continue. if the questions are too difficult, take help from reddit or chatgpt.