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This 100%. So is there any good way to revisit all the maths in a correct order of operations as they would apply to a topical area of CS in general? I've pick

This 100%. So is there any good way to revisit all the maths in a correct order of operations as they would apply to a topical area of CS in general? I've picked up a few overview text books and have bookmarked a copious number of math related refreshers but the subject is hard to gauge if the material is good or not. Any MooCs have good tracks that don't cost an arm and a leg?

fastball 7y ago
Find a well-regarded college math curriculum and read the textbooks?
lilott8 7y ago
The best collection of resources I've found has been on https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/ https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/ of all places.
oneepic 7y ago
I mean, the college math I had was: calc 1-3 and differential equations (4 classes total), and probability/statistics (1 class). I didn't have to take linear algebra, but I got a good enough understanding from calc and my algorithms class (we studied algos from a theoretical perspective with math, like the CLRS book, so we did some vector and matrix stuff). Paul's Calc Notes are awesome for calc. But it seems like you have plenty of resources right now, so probably the best thing to do now is actually pick one at a time, and go through it.
claudiawerner 7y ago
This isn't a popular suggestion (and by that I don't mean to say it's rejected or people don't like it, I just haven't heard it suggested before in this context) but at university for electronic engineering we used K.A. Stroud's Engineering Mathematics. This book is surprisingly little focused on actual applications to engineering, it takes you through calculus by introducing the derivative, for example, and then some linear algebra stuff. But what surprises people is that it starts off with the properties of addition and multiplication - it's that simple. It's a book that starts from zero and takes you very, very far. It won't take you to a mathematician's 100 but it'll take you to any serious engineering undergrad's 100. If I recall correctly it also has problems for you to do - which is key for understanding mathematics and developing a sense of intuition.

fastball 7y ago

Find a well-regarded college math curriculum and read the textbooks?

lilott8 7y ago

The best collection of resources I've found has been on https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/ https://www.reddit.com/r/learnmath/ of all places.

oneepic 7y ago

I mean, the college math I had was: calc 1-3 and differential equations (4 classes total), and probability/statistics (1 class). I didn't have to take linear algebra, but I got a good enough understanding from calc and my algorithms class (we studied algos from a theoretical perspective with math, like the CLRS book, so we did some vector and matrix stuff). Paul's Calc Notes are awesome for calc. But it seems like you have plenty of resources right now, so probably the best thing to do now is actually pick one at a time, and go through it.

claudiawerner 7y ago

This isn't a popular suggestion (and by that I don't mean to say it's rejected or people don't like it, I just haven't heard it suggested before in this context) but at university for electronic engineering we used K.A. Stroud's Engineering Mathematics. This book is surprisingly little focused on actual applications to engineering, it takes you through calculus by introducing the derivative, for example, and then some linear algebra stuff. But what surprises people is that it starts off with the properties of addition and multiplication - it's that simple. It's a book that starts from zero and takes you very, very far. It won't take you to a mathematician's 100 but it'll take you to any serious engineering undergrad's 100. If I recall correctly it also has problems for you to do - which is key for understanding mathematics and developing a sense of intuition.