Questions tagged [self-learning]
Questions about how someone learns on their his or her own, outside of traditional classroom environments.
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How to grade a flipped class to improve participation and attendance
A flipped service course for me is an arrangement where videos are online and on-campus class time is used for problem solving by students. I usually have a homework due date the day after the ...
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Overcoming Dyslexia and Building Intuition
I am 25 and have been studying mathematics on my own for several years, but I am still between the middle and high school levels.
My main weakness is my dyslexia. I sometimes forget words or confuse ...
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Why don't these 'solve in 2 sec' tricks work?
I am a med student and left maths in 10th class. Log and antilog and calculus etc are taught in 11th and 12th. Every time I have any exam that includes usage of these topics I go to Youtube and search ...
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Condense a logistic function around its midpoint [closed]
I have a function
$$
f(x) = {1 \over 1 + e^{-k(x-0.5)}}
$$
that plots a logistic curve that is symmetric around the point $0.5 / 0.5$.
$k$ defines the steepness of the curve.
I would now like to add ...
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Should I really just "shut up and calculate"? On learning at a good pace without sacrificing rigour
This question is about getting realistic expectations for how a university student actually does and should learn maths. I'm becoming increasingly suspicious that my approach is detrimental, but I don'...
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Rediscovering euqation of line [closed]
I am studying (self learner) linear equations/equation of line and my idea is to discover the equations myself rather than try and understand ready-made equations available in text books. I am using X-...
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Is Morris Kline's 'Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach' a Good Book to Learn Calculus From?
Would I have to read a standard textbook in addition — i.e. Stewart, etc. — or would Kline's Calculus: an Intuitive and Physical Approach be sufficient? My interest is in applications: dynamical ...
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Relearning math after long COVID using AoPS or developmental math textbooks?
This is a little bit of a niche topic.
I've dealt with a pretty bad dose of long COVID that has caused some serious gaps in my mathematics (basically causing terrible arithmetic skills and a really ...
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On doing scientific research [closed]
What I want to ask is: can I use the results of others when doing scientific research, whether it is math, physics or other science, without trying to prove them myself or try to verify them? For ...
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Learning, exams, math degree
I have only passed the one fourth of my courses so far, which means like one year of the maths undergraduate studies. I live in a different place from where the university i study at is and try to ...
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Research Into Self-Learning at Undergraduate Level and Above
My motivation for this question is personal. I'm a software engineer and I study mathematical logic as a hobby. Subjectively, it feels like I make the most progress after asking a question on the Math ...
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How can I internalize solutions/proofs to theorems and exercises?
In particular, my question is about abstract mathematics such as group theory, analysis, topology, etc. where most textbooks are filled with exercises which require proof, and how to go about ...
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How do you know when a textbook is too difficult for you?
Not sure if this is more appropriate for here or for Math.SE, but here goes:
How does one who is self-studying mathematics determine if a textbook is too hard for you?
Math is hard in general, but ...
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The Interleaving Effect: How widely is this used?
I came across the idea of mixed up practice in Benedict Carey's book, How We Learn, in a chapter on the benefits of interleaving, particularly for learning Maths.
For instance, in "blocked ...
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Problem solving and independent scientific research [closed]
Is analogy a way to solve problems when doing research in math and physics? Is it very important?How important is it? Could i do independent scientific research on some open problems perhaps having ...
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