What is the best course to learn maths as an adult?

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I really love codeacademy, the structure of the courses and the clarity of the lessons.

Is there an equivalent of codeacademy for learning maths?

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Khan academy is not bad! It wouldn’t be something I would use exclusively but depending on the topic it can be useful.

@method-runner-2mh8p I would actually add that joining some math servers on discord can help as there are good communities around the topic.

@method-runner-2mh8p I would add one further and note that many great universities offer videos of their lectures entirely for free. So you watch a semester’s worth of calculus or discrete or linear algebra at MIT, stanford, etc.

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If you go the Khan Academy route, start below your current level and work your way up. Invest in a ream of foolscap or loose leaf paper and a bundle of pencils. Do everything on paper, then present your answer (or choose the one that applies). You cannot move on from a lesson until you get five correct answers in a row. There is no way around that.

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Thanks @mtf and @toastedpitabread. I’ll get set up with Khan academy. I hadn’t thought to use good old paper and pencil!

And yes, good idea to start below my level to ensure I don’t have any gaps.

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and to get acclimatized.

If it won’t work on paper, it won’t work in code. Sharpen the pencil and try again. Did I forget to mention the rubber eraser? Yeah, that’s part of the pencil/paper environment.