Questions tagged [self-learning]
Questions about how someone learns on their his or her own, outside of traditional classroom environments.
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What will my academic path look like after testing out of high school math classes?
I am currently a 15-year-old in the 9th grade, and I am studying to test out all of my high school math classes, which is something I didn't realize I could do in the 8th grade and would have if I had....
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Textbooks for an independent study in point-set topology
I am planning to sign up for an undergraduate "course" in point-set topology next semester. It is really an "independent study" in that this course will not have any lectures. It will just have two ...
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How to start tackling a 200 page big script? [closed]
I am really not sure how to tackle a 200 page huge script with a lot of information about the topic linear algebra. Writing down the definitions would not make sense in my opinion, because if I want ...
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Mental/"Paper and Pencil" Arithmetic
Recently, I was watching this video and I began thinking about how much my arithmetic skills have declined in recent years due to over reliance of calculators in upper year (high school) math courses. ...
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Best resources for probability/statistics textbooks
I'm looking for a good textbook introduction to probability/statistics that a first/second year undergrad math student could use! I'd like a book that emphasizes theory over procedure. I'd prefer an ...
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About the effectiveness of self-studying maths (compared with other subjects)
An important feature of mathematics is that it is relatively easy (compare to many other subjects) to know whether or not one's understanding is correct. There are plenty of ways to check: one can ...
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Is There Book on Collection of Theorems? [closed]
For example, there is a book titled "Synopsis of Elementary Results in Pure and Applied Mathematics: Containing Propositions, Formulae, And Methods Of Analysis, With Abridged Demonstrations" (...
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How do I assimilate mathematical concept?
Already knowing that the famous quotation "there is no royal road to mathematics", I believe that the most efficient and best way to learn mathematics is to make it intuitive to oneself, at least to ...
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What math courses should I take in order to become a secondary math educator?
Seeing as this is the math educator site, perhaps someone can help me out:
I am looking to become a math teacher, but I am having a hard time figuring out which math courses I need to be taking. ...
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Lack of intuition, retention while self studying
I am a first year undergraduate student, currently in second semester.
So basically I learnt most of the first year stuff in high school, so I have a lot of free time in this year (currently in ...
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Misdirected, Side-Tracked, and Distorted Ramanujan: Problems in Basic Math Education?
I read that-
“The tragedy of Ramanujan was not that he died young, but that his
genius was misdirected, side-tracked, and to a certain extent :
distorted.
The years between 18 and 25 are ...
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Redesigning college math courses and curriculum to be self-paced
I imagine there must exist a fair amount of literature and discussion about the idea of somehow redesigning college math courses, and the entire college math curriculum, to be self-paced.
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What kind of problem do you learn most from (hard problems or easy problems)?
I am curious if you guys learn more from Hard problems, or do you learn more from easy problems.
I heard that you learn a lot more from doing harder problems, because you have to learn all of the ...
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Is there a rigrous and relatively complete book/lecture notes for selfstudying several variable calculus?
I would like to study university level mathematics on my own. I found rigorous books on single variable calculus and topology and learned those. But what would one recommend for several variable ...
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Self-Study of Calculus Two [closed]
I just finished self study of Calculus One and I am looking to begin Calculus Two. Is there a free platform that can help me with this?
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