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While I did take courses in probability, linear algebra, and lots of calculus, until recently, I forgot most of the probability and all of the linear algebra I
by mliker 10y ago
While I did take courses in probability, linear algebra, and lots of calculus, until recently, I forgot most of the probability and all of the linear algebra I learned in school. As for calculus, I only remembered how to take basic derivatives. In any case, I've been spending the past month brushing up on my linear algebra and probability, and it's been a struggle, but now that I'm motivated and under no time pressure to relearn the material, I find it way more fascinating than I did in college. In fact, I skipped tons of my linear algebra classes because I thought the subject was dry and dull. I also rushed through my probability and stats homework just so I could get a good grade on them. I think if you're motivated, and you can do basic math, you should be able to educate yourself in calculus, probability, and linear algebra. It'll be a struggle, but with motivation, you'll be able to pick up the concepts.
for probability and stats: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Probability-2nd-Dimitri-Bertsekas/dp/188652923X https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Probability-2nd-Dimitri-...
for linear algebra: https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Matrix-Algebra-Applications-Computer/dp/0615880991 https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Matrix-Algebra-Applications-Co...
this was my college calculus textbook: https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-7th-James-Stewart/dp/0538497815 https://www.amazon.com/Calculus-7th-James-Stewart/dp/0538497.... I can't comment if it was good or not because by college, I had taken calculus twice so it was all a refresher
best of luck! You sound educated enough (yes, I'm judging from the couple sentences you wrote) that I think you won't have any problems acquiring math knowledge with persistence.