The ability to use math as a tool can separate you from many others in the construction field. Just as carpenters work at a level above laborers partly because of their skill with tools, you can work at a higher level with the ability to formulate and solve number problems.
The US Navy Basic Math and Algebra course provides instruction that assumes no prior knowledge. You can use this course in one of two ways:
Work through the entire course from start to finish and gain a firm understanding of the fundamentals.
Focus on an area you need to understand right now (perhaps percentages aren't clear to you or how to solve problems with fractions or maybe you need a review of simple algebra to know how to find the unknown quantity in a situation).
The advantage of working through the entire course comes from the fact that math knowledge builds on itself. The more clearly you understand the basic building blocks of math, the better you will learn and retain more advanced concepts. The disadvantage of working through the entire course is the time it will take and that you will probably learn many things that aren't directly applicable to construction.
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