Having no background in even basic high school math has killed me, failing pre-calculus twice now. Perhaps you needed to start a little farther upstream, even

Having no background in even basic high school math has killed me, failing pre-calculus twice now. Perhaps you needed to start a little farther upstream, even if that means remedial math classes. For anecdotes: I took the calculus sequence at a community college, and the teachers I had for (differential) Calculus I and (integral) Calculus II were among the best teachers I had at any level. The Calculus I teacher, the late Jack Minnick, was the best teacher I had in any discipline and at any level. He also published some math texts. The key takeaway from both those instructors is that both had quizzes based on the homework material essentially every class, a methodology that pre-empted my tendency toward procrastination.