TITLE: Expanding my knowledge of mathematics
QUESTION [6 upvotes]: I'm literate at best when it comes to mathematics.
The last thing I learned in high-school before I finished was financial mathematics, calculating annuities to be exact.
The problem is, most books on the subject of algebra I can find is out of my comprehensibility. This may be due to my education not being in English.
I have high dreams in what I would like to be able to do, but I can not find a starting point to continue from. Is there any resources, being books or otherwise, someone can recommend for me to be able to comprehend mathematics in English and afterwards, take on more advanced algebra and logic.

REPLY [2 votes]: Usually students at university start with Linear Algebra and Analysis. Yes, first courses on algebra (groups, rings, etc.) tend to be hard. My suggestion would be to find a good book on the history of mathematics, which explains the development of the field and perhaps look at Euclid's elements as the prime example of the axiomatic method.