I had to take beginning algebra twice in high school. I took it again in college about 20 years later, and I loved it! It is so logical, I think it made me more logical. One of the reasons that I could not get it in high school is that I never did my homework- LOL! Just do your homework every night, don't get behind, and you will be fine. Congratulations for going back to school. And yes, I have used it from time to time.