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This (using the internet) is usually limited to things like programming and lower level classes though, I can see an entire software engineering curriculum bein
by bugs 17y ago
This (using the internet) is usually limited to things like programming and lower level classes though, I can see an entire software engineering curriculum being laid out with minimal references and books but I cannot see any such thing for degrees in math, science (such as physics), engineering (mechanical, electrical, civil), and so on.
Some things just need that extra bit that an established textbook can bring.
- jasonlbaptiste 17y agoI've been trying to see if that's true or not. I still think any topic has enough information/resources out there. When you say things like math+science, are you referring to very advanced topics or simpler topics (or both) ie- algebra, high school chemistry,etc.
- bugs 17y agoMath is easy to find (to an extent): http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/ http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/ Other subjects are a bit more difficult and scattered, for physics hyperphysics does well But I am indeed talking about advanced topics which are available in abundance for computer science and programming on the internet but when it comes down to it that is the extent which the internet provides (except maybe graduate papers, but that is usually too high a level to matter) Say for example you wanted to learn thermodynamics with only the internet and a teacher. You can gain a large amount of theoretical knowledge from the teacher but without a book it will be hard for you to find examples on when/how to use integral and differential energy and entropy balances (Thermo might be a subject just on the boundary of finding information on the internet and having to buy a book).