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I tried math academy about a year ago since I wanted to finally get a strong grasp on linear algebra. But I gave up during the diagnostic test. It was very, ve
by golly_ned 2y ago
I tried math academy about a year ago since I wanted to finally get a strong grasp on linear algebra.
But I gave up during the diagnostic test. It was very, very long, and didn't seem to be adjusting in difficulty, and asked similar questions. I'm normally a fast test-taker, but after about a third, I figured it would take me an hour and a half or two hours more.
I hope they've updated it by now.
- littlekey 2y agoIt's still the same and I agree it's a splash of cold water to sign up for the platform and immediately be put through the gauntlet. I would say it's worth getting through it as none of the actual course material is like that, it's much more bite-sized. But I hope they figure out a way to smooth out that onboarding process, maybe split the test into segments and weave them into the rest of the material somehow.
- cultofmetatron 2y agodef try again. I personally absolutely bombed it. But you know its been 20 years since I've been in a math class. Its all to figure out where to start you off. It doesn't matter where that is, it matters where you go from there.
- zelos 2y agoYou can do the diagnostic test in multiple sittings: I think I split it up into 3 parts? To some extent, though, I don't think you're meant to spend lots of time on each question struggling to figure it out as it's trying to determine what bits of the course you can skip, so if you can't answer a question relatively easily it's best to just say "Don't know" and move on so you get some revision during the course.