@smtucker I'm also a math noob, and I'm a half way through Udacity's "College Algebra" (free) course:
https://www.udacity.com/course/viewer#!/c-ma008
There is also a good introductory class on Statistics:
https://www.udacity.com/course/viewer#!/c-st101
After these classes, hopefully, reading "Transition to Advanced Mathematics" will not be a pain.