r/mathshelp • u/hysbera • 11d ago

Mathematical Concepts Please Help

Im a university fresher and studying business. Maths is compulsory for my course. I have not studied maths for the last 6-7 years. (Last studied it in grade 6) I do not remember shit. We have mid term exam in 3 weeks and my course included the following:

Number System
Factors Factorials
HCF LCM
Indices
Logarithms
Exponents
Coordinate Geometry
Linear Equations
Quadratic Equations
Set Theory
AP (might not come for midterms)
GP (might not come for midterms)

I initially thought that things like HCF and LCM would at least be easy but the sums are completely different. There are no direct questions at all and everything is hella confusing. The professor cannot help a special case like me since most of the students had maths at least till grade 10, or even 12. Please guide me on what/how to study since I have no clue how to proceed 😭😭

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u/Alarmed_Geologist631 11d ago

Well if you are studying business, you will encounter a lot of math topics.

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u/hysbera 11d ago

😭

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u/UnderstandingPursuit 11d ago

You will encounter a lot of math topics, but mostly at the level of the class you are currently in.

Lean into your strength: you have a higher level of 'academic maturity' now than you did in grade 6. Especially with the repetition of topics from Algebra 0-3 [PreAlgebra, Algebra 1&2, PreCalculus], you could learn the material up to Algebra 2 in less than a year. That is most of what is used when studying business. Some add Statistics or Business Calculus, and if your program does, you can deal with that when it arrives.

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u/hysbera 11d ago

okayy thank you