Best aids study books for children according to redditors

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If you take a look at the job knowledge section, there are only 60 questions, with at least 10 different topics included in that section. That means there just won’t be a ton of math questions. However, you need to be prepared to handle the topics they throw at you, and for that I highly recommend this book: Everything You Need to Ace Math In One Notebook

I'm just starting down the PPL journey myself, and here are a few links that have helped me out along the way...


MZeroA Flight Training Jason does a really great job dissecting everything into it's component parts.

Our very own Schteevie may be better known to you as FlightChops and puts together some really great videos about his flight experiences. He's Canadian, and thus super critical of himself, but we won't hold that against him. ;) Seriously though, the amount of humility this guy shows in his videos is awesome and really "grounds" the series. (no pun intended.)

ShareAviation.com is yet-another-resource that a few of the aforementioned pilots are a part of. It's more like a gathering of people, but you can use this as a spring-board to find a wealth of valuable information.

A few books that have also helped me along the way:

FAA Airplane Flying Handbook is a little light on the technical details, but details flight maneuvers you should work on and whatnot. Link goes to Amazon.

FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is a lot more dense, but dives into a lot more of the mechanical concepts (and math!) of flying. Link goes to Amazon.

Every pilot needs to own the Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and The Airplane Flying Handbook.

This may be beyond the scope what you're looking for, but the best aviation book I have ever seen is Everything Explained for the Professional Pilot. I highly recommend it.

I will be buying this next time I need a $1.40 filler.

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Judging from your spelling, you’re in the UK (or possibly Australia or the like). Not sure I can offer advice relevant in that context.

In the US it’s quite straightforward (and common) to study both physics and math for the first two years of school and not decide which to get a degree in until later.

Note that with any of these subjects it’s possible to find extremely difficult problems, or trivial problems. If something is hard for you it’s probably hard for other people too. Hard problems sometimes need an hour, or 5 hours, or a few days, or a month (or more) to figure out a solution to. Don’t give up if an answer isn’t immediately obvious; that doesn’t mean you’re stupid.

P.S. You might enjoy this book I just bought a copy of, Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems – Even just the autobiographical sketch at the beginning is very amusing (one unfortunate thing: the solutions are written directly after the problem statements, so you have to spend some effort to not spoil yourself).

Or if you want some more physics problems to work, here are some Russian books,
https://archive.org/details/SelectedProblemsInPhysics-ShaskolskayaAndEltsin
https://archive.org/details/IrodovProblemsInGeneralPhysics
https://archive.org/details/ZubovShalnovProblemsInPhysicsMir

This might be a good start.

It's been a long week.... I have a broken blood vessel in my eye and I was almost too tired to even go get my phone for this...

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If you're starting the training process, the first thing you should start doing is preparing for the knowledge exam, and the PPL test prep book (2020) is the best place to start. These are effectively the questions you'll see on the exam, if not THE questions. Most CFIs/pilots treat this as an SAT score, get >90% and you'll get taken more seriously. You'll need a FAR/AIM, which at first seems daunting but quickly becomes a bedside book. Jeppessen Private Pilot Manual is a good resource which consolidates a lot of the information nicely, and provides nice plots for things that otherwise feel a bit disjointed (e.g. medical certificate requirements, airspace).

Books that are helpful in terms of learning helicopter dynamics, my favorite by far is Principles of Helicopter Flight, as well as Cyclic and Collective. Many people like the Helicopter Flying Handbook, but as someone who knows better (I'm a PhD trained physicist), I found it to be garbage. The authors try to simplify things down to make it accessible to a lay person, but get a lot of things flat out wrong or are just plain sloppy with their descriptions. PoHF on the other hand isn't overly complicated, but provides a very clean and correct description of helicopter dynamcics. Don't be dazzled by the bright colors and pictures in HFH. Learning to Fly Helicopters is one I found to be a fun read, which lightly touches on flight details, but provides a lot of tangential tidbits around real world situations.

Study the Pilot Operating Handbook's for your training helicopter(s)! If you got some spare money, I'd recommend buying them (Robinson's can be found at their website, either free PDF or for purchase for ~$60). As you get closer to your check ride, you'll want to become more familiar with the Practical Test Standards which is the rubric the examiner will test you on, and there's several oral exam guide (general, helicopter) which are quite helpful.

I'd also recommend recording your rides and re-watching them. I did this and it was very helpful to go back and see what was happening, much like a quarterback watching film on Monday morning. You can find my PPL training videos on my YouTube channel, which includes my full check ride!

I also bought other books / resources, but these are effectively the only ones I used for my PPL, and I got 100% on the knowledge exam and also crushed the check ride. Best of luck in your journey!

>Kids ask hard questions means nothing.

It's the response that they get is the key - if they are being "indoctrinated" questions would not be allowed. But that isn't the case.

>As I showed, from one of the worlds leading child psychologists , critical thinking does not exist until around 11.

Actually it said 7-11......

And to think that it just kind of kicks in is just not true.

It can be started as early as pre-school

But as I said it's the response of the parents which will determine of there is "indoctrination" afoot; but since Christian parents - at least the ones I've been around - encourage questions since it develops critical thinking....

>There is no general agreement on any of these.

I don't need you or anyone else to agree with me if I have reasons to conclude that something is true to teach it to me child.

btw: the pedophilia reference was kinda creepy....

My son is also almost 3. He has been reading for about a year and is doing elementary school math. Here are some things we've tried:

For letter sounds, we had the Leapfrog alphabet bus which sings things like "A says ah."

For lowercase letters, we had the Hape lowercase letters wooden puzzle.

The Learning Journey Match It! - a series of spelling and reading puzzles. We didn't get into the ones that spelled entire words, but used something like this:

Melissa & Doug Self-Correcting Alphabet Wooden Puzzles With Storage Box (52 pcs) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004PBNGEM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_QixdBb7S993V0

which helps teach the letter sounds and build phonemic awareness.

You mentioned sticker books; we did a lot of those. They're great for kids who can't write well yet. This one in particular was very nice:

Alphabet Stickers Workbook (Stuck on Learning) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1589477464/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_MnxdBbQ1H1DB0

We also started this workbook: Phonics for Kindergarten, Grade K (Home Workbook) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1604187743/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_isxdBb62MAF6D

But at that age (<2 yrs) we could only do a few from one page at a time; it was quite mentally taxing. Gel pens were all the rage with him at that time; hence the workbook.

Also we had the Lauri 60 Objects Foam Magnets. My son would make us spell out an object magnet's word on a Magna Doodle.

Once he could read reasonably well, he would just learn from workbooks on his own. But this kid may be a bit unusual in that he loves writing in workbooks. I would just find workbook pages with addition and subtraction problems correctly filled in. I've also bought books such as

How to Be Good at Math https://www.amazon.com/dp/1465435751/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_pyxdBbZYH9V3D

and find him reading those from time to time.

Also my kid loved his calculator; first a cheap $1 one and now he has a TI-30XS that he plays with (this morning I saw him entering 60^2, 70^2 etc).

Another favorite toy is this clock:

Learning Resources Gear Clock, 4 Inch, Set of 6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0035OL4YE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ACxdBbJ1EHBYX

(we only had one which was around $6).

Also Telly the Teaching Time Clock.

As for electronics, we do use some educational apps on a Kindle tablet and he loves math videos (such as Numberock songs) on YouTube. (He gets upset when I put Daniel Tiger on; he wants number videos).

For writing, we have the Leapfrog Mr. Pencil Scribble and Draw and some Kindle apps as well. His workbooks also have a lot of tracing activities.

https://www.amazon.com/Aerodynamics-Naval-Aviators-NAVWEPS-00-8OT-80/dp/1616084391

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1702782271

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Professor Povey's perplexing problems is a great book with all these fun physics or math questions, its mostly physics so I didn't find much use out of it if my friend wasn't with me, but the problems are great.

In my senior year of high school, I was having a lot of fun in my math classes, so I checked out this Pre-Calculus book from the Homework Helpers series. They have multiple subjects like Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Geometry and Calculus, but the Pre-Calculus one is the only one I can vouch for. After reading that book, I think it was almost entirely comprehensive of the Pre-Calculus class I took a semester later, fairly brief and well-written. I think it's worth looking into.

ACT Prep Black Book, Ultimate Guide to the Math ACT and Top 50 ACT Math Skills for a Top Score are used by lots of students and tutors. I won't recommend you reading the whole book though. Smart prep is all about finding your weak knowledge points first through practice and work on those specific skills through targeted and focused practice or reading related materials to fill the content gaps.

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Take this from an adult homeschool alumni (me):
It's better for you to stay in public school so you have a chance of "catching up" on math. Imagine how much more behind you'll feel as an adult. Homeschool alumni are notoriously behind in math and science. :/ So you are not alone.

I recommend trying these books to help you catch up: https://www.amazon.com/10-Minutes-Day-Third-Grade/dp/1465417176/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1473086496&sr=8-2&keywords=math+10+minutes

I used ones like them when I left home and the last college level course I took, I ACED so you can do it but you have to put in extra effort. Good luck.

Homeschool Resources:
Basic Tips for Surviving after you graduate: https://hareachingout.wordpress.com/for-alumni/
Educational Neglect Advice: http://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/so-you-have-a-deficient-homeschool-education-what-next/
DOHSN Youtube Video like and share (spread awareness with non-homeschoolers): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGThw0PX-Cw

No Thanks has the numbers 3-35 on cards.

You could probably find some kids' flash cards that have 1-100:
https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-1-100-Flash-Cards/dp/0938256904
or similar

Hey are you done taking them or not? I did the English one but still need the other two! If you have any other helpful resources please let me know.

I suck at math so I've been avoiding and delaying the whole process! I should've gotten certified a long time ago.

Anyways here's what I've got to study for the exams: English, Math, US History and Science

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761160965/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-English-Language-Notebook/dp/0761160914/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/147-1382291-0810832?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0761160914&pd_rd_r=d87a0cf0-585a-4c94-b51e-79af5951f6aa&pd_rd_w=qvlyM&pd_rd_wg=wmUDb&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=EX9MYTBFYW5J1ESNC8SN&psc=1&refRID=EX9MYTBFYW5J1ESNC8SN

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-You-Need-Science-Notebook/dp/0761160957/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/147-1382291-0810832?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0761160957&pd_rd_r=069d0766-bcca-4a0b-aca2-6290f87ec77d&pd_rd_w=b19TF&pd_rd_wg=798k5&pf_rd_p=a2006322-0bc0-4db9-a08e-d168c18ce6f0&pf_rd_r=6G0J7SJWDZZVFSH3JVS6&psc=1&refRID=6G0J7SJWDZZVFSH3JVS6

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Need-American-History-Notebook/dp/0761160833/ref=pd_sbs_14_3/147-1382291-0810832?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0761160833&pd_rd_r=86a465ab-25e3-49b8-881a-83362b0ad053&pd_rd_w=9qGxa&pd_rd_wg=ANeMi&pf_rd_p=d66372fe-68a6-48a3-90ec-41d7f64212be&pf_rd_r=GD2VSSX7BH21JHHCKP72&psc=1&refRID=GD2VSSX7BH21JHHCKP72

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-You-Need-Math-Notebook/dp/0761160965

Black Book (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692027912/) which should be paired with the 2015 ACT official prep book.(https://www.amazon.com/Real-ACT-3rd-Prep-Guide/dp/076893432X/).

you definitely want some way to get explanations for questions. I would recommend the Official ACT book (the red book) and the black book.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Real-Edition-Prep-Guide/dp/0768934400?ie=UTF8&keywords=act&qid=1459302080&ref_=sr_1_2&sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.com/ACT-Prep-Black-Book-Strategies/dp/0692027912?ie=UTF8&keywords=act&qid=1459302080&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4