I am changing careers and my new path requires allot of math. I am on my way to 38 years old and work shift so I can not take classes on a regular bases. I have a family and other commitments.

I am committed to learning and am eager to start although it will be a long process as I am surly below the average IQ and have been out of school longer than I was in.

I will need to be at a university entrance level for chem. trig, algebra and on top of that I don't even know what calculus is.

If you know what a stationary engineer is or a power engineer, I am currently at the third level and intend on gaining my first class if my grey matter can muster the retention necessary. Here is the program link…SOPEEC - Standarization of Power Engineer Examinations Committee (http://www.sopeec.org/Default.aspx)

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Grogy

Hi, Grogy!

Your post seems to be more about wanting to know about academic advice then math and science homework help. I think that if you post your question on the following link, that it might get noticed more by people who are interested in advising other people about their education.

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=17

Thanks Clough, I have now posted there as well, any advice is welcome. Although I think the advice of people that live the profession will have the truest guide to my success.

Most of the questions I seen were not very math-oriented. But here's one:

Calculate the cost to paint a sphere which is 12 m in diameter with one coat of paint. A litre of paint covers 8m^2 and costs $4.50.

The surface area of a sphere is given by 4{\pi}r^{2}.

The radius of the sphere is 6. So, 144{\pi} \;\ m^{2}

One liter covers 8 m^2, so \frac{144{\pi}}{8}=18{\pi} liters to paint the sphere. Each liter is $4.5.

18{\pi}(\frac{9}{2})=81{\pi}\approx{$254.47}