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Khan Academy. I completed all their Math modules over the course of a Summer and, frankly, learnt more from their content than I had in 10+ years of mainstream

Khan Academy. I completed all their Math modules over the course of a Summer and, frankly, learnt more from their content than I had in 10+ years of mainstream Math education. I feel like if I had done it sooner I would have been an A* student, which haunts me a little. Despite studying engineering up to postgraduate level, I tended to avoid any concept that required a deep understanding of the Mathematics behind it. Now, I love Math and feel like I could express most problems using it, as well as make sense of papers and text books that were closed off to me previously.

TaupeRanger 4y ago
Seconded. I started learning calculus for the first time in my late 20s (about 7-8 years ago) and Khan Academy was great for that. Once you get into Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, etc., find Gil Strang's lessons through MIT's YouTube channel. He is truly a master teacher and I learned a ton from him without ever meeting him or setting foot on MIT's campus.
- tayo42 4y ago
  What made you want to learn calculus later in life?
  - TaupeRanger 4y ago
    I was a self taught programmer/dev and started getting interested in signal processing, systems of pulse coupled oscillators, and machine learning. So I figured I should "learn the language" so to speak.
    - strikelaserclaw 4y ago
      did khan academy give you enough knowledge to have the background required to understand ML ? My company heavily focuses on ML/Statistics and i want to understand what they are doing so i'm trying to self study statistics as a first start, any courses you recommend?
      - Aromasin 4y ago
        Not the poster you're replying to, but yes definitely. I worked through the Algebra 1, 2, Differential Calculus, Differential equations, Integral Calculus, Linear algebra, Multivariable calculus, Statistics and probability, and Trigonometry course. And to answer your other question, here's the stats module: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability
bloemheuvel1 4y ago
Could you maybe share the order you did them? Or maybe the order you would do them knowing how it went?

TaupeRanger 4y ago

Seconded. I started learning calculus for the first time in my late 20s (about 7-8 years ago) and Khan Academy was great for that. Once you get into Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, etc., find Gil Strang's lessons through MIT's YouTube channel. He is truly a master teacher and I learned a ton from him without ever meeting him or setting foot on MIT's campus.

tayo42 4y ago
What made you want to learn calculus later in life?
- TaupeRanger 4y ago
  I was a self taught programmer/dev and started getting interested in signal processing, systems of pulse coupled oscillators, and machine learning. So I figured I should "learn the language" so to speak.
  - strikelaserclaw 4y ago
    did khan academy give you enough knowledge to have the background required to understand ML ? My company heavily focuses on ML/Statistics and i want to understand what they are doing so i'm trying to self study statistics as a first start, any courses you recommend?
    - Aromasin 4y ago
      Not the poster you're replying to, but yes definitely. I worked through the Algebra 1, 2, Differential Calculus, Differential equations, Integral Calculus, Linear algebra, Multivariable calculus, Statistics and probability, and Trigonometry course. And to answer your other question, here's the stats module: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability https://www.khanacademy.org/math/statistics-probability

bloemheuvel1 4y ago

Could you maybe share the order you did them? Or maybe the order you would do them knowing how it went?