Trig is the Devil!!!

[Fargus]

Good gravy, I can't grasp this nonsense for the life of me.

That is all!

[Smithwr]

Good luck man. I'm not ashamed to admit that algebra is the sole reason for me quitting college. After multiple tutoring sessions I just can't grasp it, it doesn't compute in my brain.

[Goldeneagle]

The trig that is taught in school is a pain. I use practical trig most every day here in the shop. It's a breeze.

[quarterback]

Just remember that it's all logic based. Actually it is logic expressed with numbers.

That's what my math tutor told me one time. And it didn't help.

[scott1022]

As an engineer, math is my life.

Most difficult year of college was taking all of those "general education/non-math" classes at the beginning.

[sethcros]

I didn't take trig in high school, and hadnt taken a math class in twenty years before taking calculus last semester. I had to teach myself trig at the same time. It wasnt easy, but you can do it. I'm taking calculus 2 this suer, and differential equations in the fall. I was terrified of math, but like Scott, I want to be an engineer so I had to get over the fear.

[KHoes203]

It's real fun.... I used YouTube a lot to help me along with the tutors at school. Good luck.

[sethcros]

Khan Academy is pretty awesome too

[Fargus]

Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy math. I, like sethcros, hadn't been in school in 20 years so I started at the bottom to build a foundation. I took Algebra this last spring session and did well enough that I could get a 40 on the final and still maintain an overall 'A' for the course. These identities and formulas are confusing the dog snot out of me. Pythagorean identities,double angle formulas , half angle formulas, quadruple angle with a twist formulas (jk). GRRRRR

[Tye]

I got a "D" in Trig my last semester in college. To me, at that time, "D" was good enough for my "D"iploma

[Fargus]

I got a "D" in Trig my last semester in college. To me, at that time, "D" was good enough for my "D"iploma

LOL, right now I am trying to maintain my GPA so I can transfer out of the community college into a big boy school

[howabouttheiris]

I always liked math.... it was really the only subject that if you got to the end with an answer than verified, you were sure that you were correct.

...ended up as an engineer and still tutor math to the high school age children of friends.

[txpitdog]

Toa soh cah

[Txsurveyor2014]

I loved trig and hated calculus. I use trig EVERYDAY in my profession, so I had no choice but to learn it. Out of all of the higher maths, Trig seems to be the most useful in everyday life. Stick with it, and you will have one of those light bulb moments and it will get much easier!

[bows08]

I got a "D" in Trig my last semester in college. To me, at that time, "D" was good enough for my "D"iploma

Here! I was never so proud of a D before in my life. I mean man, I was VERY proud of it!! Good lord, I'm with the OP, it is the devil but I conquered him!!! Stay with it man.