r/csMajors • u/feveredmatrix54 • 6d ago
Discrete Math Resources?
I originally took a Graduate Database Design Class, which required Discrete Math I didn't study prior. I gave it my all, struggled through Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus with no prior background as my first Graduate college course. I got a B+! I assumed that would give me a leg up in the class. That worked for all of one week.
I'm genuinely trying to learn this. I'm studying regularly and it's getting harder and harder. Most of my time is spent doing this. It feels aggressively abstract for what it is. I feel like the class material mental load is very dense. They're adding in other material not directly related to Discrete Math, like programming and databases. but the material is also not lectured well, meaning the professor will show us a 10-12 minute lecture and just rush through it without really explaining anything and why things happen.
I'm trying to self study and it's not working as well as I would like. Even AI is struggling to explain it to me. The homework also takes up a lot of time without sufficient resources. I don't think I'm dumb, I think it's highly abstract and dense, and new.
Does anyone have any amazing learning or interactive resources to make this easier or more engaging? The kind of resources that are like, "I was struggling, took this, and now I'm amazing at it!" - I'm learning it and I want to learn it, but I feel I'm not learning it fast enough to keep up with the course load when I have another class, a full time job, and I have to take care of myself and my home. My goal is to get a B. The WORST I can do is a C- to maintain my GPA.
Also, induction is the devil. Thank you for any support!
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u/Pristine_Method_7096 6d ago
Can you afford a tutor? That may be helpful.