/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.11399288]

Retard here, is this the best place to learn maths?

[Anonymous No.11399299]

>>11399288
nope, this is
https://libgen.is/

[Anonymous No.11399316]

>>11399299
This. And EPDF (but bring a condom).

[Anonymous No.11399360]

>>11399299
>reading books is more effective than a computer telling you where are you wrong with links to youtube videos and hints

[Anonymous No.11399384]

>>11399288
No, a basic text book is.

[Anonymous No.11399387]

>>11399360
Yes. you can learn how to solve problems with videos but you will struggle to fully learn the material if you don't incorporate at least some reading into your study. the modern phobia to traditional study methods is why people struggle with this shit so much btw

[Anonymous No.11399387,1]

>>11399360
Most people here are absolutely autistic tryhards who want to look cool and probably have never even done 85% of the shit they say. Ignore stupid and ludicrous opinions like what that guy said.

[Anonymous No.11399391]

>>11399288
Yeah, I somehow graduated high school without knowing how to solve equations like 2x=5. I owe my math education to sal khan.

[Anonymous No.11399449]

>>11399316
is this a non-copyright alternative?

[Anonymous No.11399578]

>>11399391
you're joking

[Anonymous No.11399584]

>>11399288
Yes. Studying solely by books are for people who can immediately apply an unfamiliar concept to challenging problems.
>>11399387
How is studying by videos and exercises worse than studying with text and exercises?

[Anonymous No.11399607]

>>11399584
It is extremely easy to gloss over material that is being fed to you at a certain playback speed. You are reliant on the video-creator's tempo, if you don't move around the video at your own pace (which can be annoying).
With text, you completely set the tempo and progress at your leisure. You tend to spend more time on particular concepts and can adjust your focus on areas as you see fit. Also, reading requires a little more concentration than watching a video, so you will naturally be more focused while digesting the content.

[Anonymous No.11399609]

>>11399584
Videos definitely help learning. i'm saying that using only videos to learn math is a bad idea.

[Anonymous No.11399615]

>>11399584

>>11399607
basically what he just said. when you watch a video you can often trick yourself into feeling like you understand something whereas when you read a text you have to actually comprehend it on your own terms. not that you can't learn through videos, just that you can't learn everything that way

[Anonymous No.11399647]

>>11399615
Did you...just assume my gender?

[Anonymous No.11399773]

>>11399615
Is not just the videos. With a book you won't know wether you are wrong or right. I don't think many people here have any experience learning through software.

[Anonymous No.11399779]

>>11399288
>using Poo academy

[Anonymous No.11399796]

>>11399360
why would you want to listen to some retard take 15 minutes to explain something that you could read for yourself in 10 seconds?

[Anonymous No.11399815]

>>11399288
>retard here
Yes, absolutely.
Anyone who says otherwise doesn't grasp basic retardology.

[Anonymous No.11399841]

>>11399288
I'm being 100% honest here. Khan Academy is the reason I've got my physics PhD now. It's shown me that there is no reason to not enjoy math, except when taught by shitty teachers.

[Anonymous No.11399865]

>>11399841
Yeah, lots of people rate it highly, lots of others (like myself) don't. OP's best bet is to invest in different learning resources and see what works.

[Anonymous No.11399907]

>>11399865
what are some other resources which you do rate highly?

[Anonymous No.11399974]

>>11399578
sadly he is not. you would be surprised at the level of education people are getting out of high school now. the system just want more people in college debt basic education means fuck all

[Anonymous No.11400032]

>>11399907
I rate Israel Gelfand's books. You can work on a particular topic at a time. The coordinate geometry one is tiny, the algebra one is slim and the trig. one pretty comprehensive (obviously start with algebra if you go down this route).

I also recommend NJ WIlberger's history of maths series (on Youtube) in conjunction with the book the course follows, if you don't mind the expense. You can follow it without the text though.

Finally, I highly recommend supplementing any particular topic with further independent research. There are plenty of good maths blogs and articles out there, and you never know what kind of interesting maths you'll come across. This will probably help you more than anything. E.g. if you've learnt how to factorise and done a couple hundred questions from a textbook, next look it up online. Are there different kinds of procedures? Can you explain in english what you're actually doing? What is the relationship between a particular method and the coefficients/exponents of the terms? Passionate people with a lot of time on their hands go in to these kinds of things in depth, so look it up.

The problem with self-educated maths is that the resources are so vast, and everyone has a recommendation. In order to keep track of what you're doing, you should keep good notes (not so much for re-reading, but for reference). This will help orient you and let you know, at a glance, what content you've covered.

I don't like Khan Academy, but you may find it useful and it could also help you keep tempo through the material you need to learn if you watch X no. of videos a day or something.

[Anonymous No.11400054]

>>11400032
I should have said: I don't know why you're learning maths or what your circumstances/constraints are, so my recommendations could be junk. You just need to see what works for you. Good luck, retard.

[Anonymous No.11400066]

>>11399796
Because books usually find a way to make it way more complicated that it needs to be

[Anonymous No.11400195]

>>11399288
For retards, sure.

[Anonymous No.11400781]

>>11400066
Yeah that's called a pleb filter.
If you can't understand multifaceted applications of a theory then you should probably go back to McDonalds

[Anonymous No.11401898]

>>11399288
No.
Khan Academy is very incomplete. It should only act as an introductory or crash course. It often brushes through concepts too quickly. Better if you actually read a book or take a real course.

[Anonymous No.11403095]

use khan academy+books+videos
/t/ has a a general for education with books of all levels and even video courses
don't limit yourself to a single method

[Anonymous No.11403228]

>>11399607
< and > control the playback speed in the yt video player

[Anonymous No.11403243]

>>11403095
is there one for people with shit internet/no motivation to do anything other than what they’re motivated to do in that current moment(e.g. won’t open the completed file once it gets done, and inevitably forget about it?

[Anonymous No.11403284]

>>11399288
it is good place to get yourself interested in maths, no doubt but you need to start reading actual books at some point, not just yt highschool level toturials.

[Anonymous No.11403321]

>>11403243
yes, just download the files separately any decent torrent software allows that. we live in the best age to study on our own

[Anonymous No.11403699]

>>11400781
>writing a book to spread knowledge
>write it that way nobody understands

[Anonymous No.11404443]

>>11399299
>>11399316
What are some good books on basic math?

[Anonymous No.11405681]

>>11404443
Basic mathematics - Lang
Pre-calculus- Sheldon Axler
I am assuming by basic math you meant high school mathematics. These 2 are great in my opinion, although I prefer Axler because I think his writing is more clear and covers more. But Lang has more focus on proofs.
If you ask me, just download Axler from libgen and work through it chapter by chapter. Feel free to skip the last 2 chapters and go straight to a calculus and/or linear algebra textbook. Calculus can be really hard or extremely easy depending on what textbook you choose. Something like Apostol or Courant is more aimed towards people with mathematical maturity so I suggest you read something easier like Thomas Calculus.

But in the end it doesn't matter what textbook you choose. Even if you have the perfect book, it doesn't mean anything if you don't read it and do the exercises.