Oh, shoot, i didn't realized I had waited this long to reply, lol. My bad.
I suppose its introductory to concepts before piling on the math. The math itself is really just numerical expressions of the concepts, so it would be a helpful, I guess.
Yeah, school fees are a bit of a blight on everyone. There is a lot of financial aid given out, though people like me whose parents make decent money and have saved up some get nada! Other than the few academic scholarships I've gotten, everything has to be paid for by me and my parents :( . Ultimately my goal is to come out of college with no debt.