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How long does it take you to get through a section in a book of this caliber? pic related.

I find that I need on average 10 to 20 hours to get through such a section (4-8 pages) and do some of the exercises. I'm assuming no previous familiarity with the concept of the section.

>> No.4809660

>algebra

GTFO, highschooler.

>> No.4809668

Like 3-5 hours, max -- and yes, I'm talking about graduate level math texts, too. If it's taking you an incredibly long time, it might be too advanced for you.

>> No.4809667

>>4809660

OP here. Very funny joke, I would appreciate if other posters did not get trolled by this.

>> No.4809684

>>4809680
I'm a highschool dropout btw.

>> No.4809680

I downloaded the book right now and it looks like pretty basic shit.
Are you sure you're not a full retard, OP?

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>>4809680
Hardly. It's an abstract algebra classic and contains some category theory ideas within the beginning of the book.

I read it until Noether rings (I think).
As a lazy physicists, I have to say that I usually don't make any exercises when I briefly introduce myself to a subject via a book. Nevertheless, "10 to 20 hours to get through such a section (4-8 pages)", i.e. 2.5 hours per page is absurdly long.

>> No.4809699

>>4809684
i'm a girl by the way

and a nigress

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4809703

This is what /sci/ has become.

>> No.4809705

>>4809700
WTF? Isn't that like first year stuff for every math major?

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>>4809705
Well it's certainly introductory, I haven't argued against it. What's "pretty basic" and what not is of course to argue about, but it's not trivial for a high school dropout to read.

>> No.4809756

Who in their right mind would use Lang for introduction to algebra for first year undergraduates? There are tons of introductory texts that do not introduce fucking homology in chapter four.

>> No.4809770

I'd say shoot for how many hours you'd spending in lecture during the semester in that particular class. So if it was 45 hours then you should finish the text in 45 hours worth of study.

>> No.4809786

ITT: People are somewhat delusional?

Graduate based Math needs, at the very least, 3-6 hrs a day of constant studying, especially if you're doing some very complex shit. I've seen friends of mine literally fall asleep with that book and others like it on their fucking face, in the library.

Serious math is no joke. It is doable, but obscenely hard and can depend upon your intellectual worth from the start. Even then, it's a strain.

>> No.4809797

op, give khanacademy a shot

>> No.4809852

>>4809700
> I have to say that I usually don't make any exercises when I briefly introduce myself to a subject via a book
I do this too.

Am I a bad person?

>> No.4809866

>>4809786
I do agree. But 10-20 hours just to read through a section is a bit much. 10-20 hours on a large/difficult problem set is a more acceptable story, but to spend that much time just reading and grasping the material is WAY too much, and you put yourself at risk of not seeing the whole picture.

>> No.4809867

>>4809852

I think he is talented enough to skip exercises, looking at other stuff he posts here.

I would never skip exercises myself. That is the fun part, but it really takes a lot time to get through them.

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>>4809867
It's a terrible habit and I should do it, no excuses.