Personally, I enjoyed just about all of my math courses as a student. I was somewhat good at it, so it fed my ego. I can't claim to remember all those formulas I once did, but I feel lucky that I do not have a fear or dread response when encountering a math problem. I know people who do - and they often give up before even getting started. The traditional institutional response to such students is to place them in a more remedial course or find them a tutor. And while I am sure this can and does help many (who chose to accept it), for others, here is another approach... play a game.
DimensionM.com has several games to chose covering pre-algebra to algebra, individual and multiplayer. They aren't free ($20-$70), but they also do not cost more than a textbook. And if they mean the difference between passing and failing or otherwise just offer a more engaging way to practice your skills than the odd problems in your text, I'd say it's a good investment (of course, if your instructor assigns the odd problems in your text, you should do those too).
