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Is there something like this for math? Does anyone know?
by creep 9y ago
Is there something like this for math? Does anyone know?
- adamisntdead 9y agoFunny, I thought the same thing
- tehsurf 9y agoyes, first thing that came to my mind too
- jrx 9y agoHi, I'm a professional (applied) mathematician and a website like that for mathematics is what I always dreamt of making ;) Even tried to apply to YC once with the idea but didn't really get very far with it. The need to provide a paycheck for my family unfortunately makes it quite hard to find enough free time to proceed with the plan but maybe if there are enough people here who are interested, we can do it together? If interested, drop me a message at jerry at millionintegrals com.
- Chris2048 9y agoI'm sure I read an article once, maybe about Andrew Wiles, where they said something like "there is no map of mathematics, you can trace the routes from point A to point B, but you'll never get a feel for the territory"...
- wearesystems 9y agoI really, really hope someone responds to this with a big juicy, tasty, and helpful link.
- csomar 9y agoThere is one incredible one for probability: http://www.randomservices.org/random/ http://www.randomservices.org/random/
- stared 9y ago"What is Mathematics?" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Mathematics%3F https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Mathematics%3F) is a nice overview.
- miobrien 9y agoI had the same thought as I clicked on this. I've thought about it before, too. I wish there was a Feynman Lectures equivalent for math (and other subjects, too). For someone who didn't take much math in undergrad (regrettably), I find it difficult to navigate on my own, especially as it's a very incremental subject in the beginning (i.e., you can't ignore the fundamentals, or you'll be lost/confused). Although I like https://brilliant.org/ https://brilliant.org/, I find some of the lessons to be a little too thin for me.
- goldenkey 9y agoBill Shillito's lecture series for Project Polymath is by a mile, the best introduction to higher level mathematics. It requires absolutely no prerequisite knowledge. Introduction to Higher Mathematics: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZzHxk_TPOStgPtqRZ6KzmkUQBQ8TSWVX https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZzHxk_TPOStgPtqRZ6Kz... If you find he talks a bit slow, change your playback speed to 1.5x. Enjoy! :-)
- zerb 9y ago3Blue1Brown has been recommended on HN before (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw) But it's so great I think it bears bringing up in case anyone reading this comment has missed it. This channel animates math proofs, shows you the intuition behind fields of math, and constructs subjects in such a way as to make you feel like you could have invented them yourself. You'll still need a good textbook or something to go with the videos, but they cement the understanding in your mind very well and even open the door to more formal proofs. My favorite video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaL_Cb42WyY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaL_Cb42WyY . You'll have to take an additional step to get a complete proof (hint: read and work through the One Sentence Proof), but this is a beautiful piece of mathematics, shown in an understandable manner.
- evo_9 9y agohttp://immersivemath.com/ila/index.html http://immersivemath.com/ila/index.html