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Ask HN: My math foundation is weak, can HN recommend useful math resources?

11 points by hassaanm 15y ago

I've realized that my mathematical foundation is a bit weak, can you guys recommend some useful mathematical resources (articles, books, documentaries, papers, videos, etc.) to relearn or better my foundation of Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and some of Calculus? Also, are there any articles, books, papers, documentaries, or other resources about interesting math or mathematical phenomenon that you guys would recommend? Thanks!

ssylee 15y ago
Try going through the videos and exercises of the MIT OCW materials.
- stefanobernardi 15y ago
  Khan Academy FTW
yamilg 15y ago
Khan Academy (khanacademy.org) definitely!
arjn 15y ago
With math, the one thing that works best is practice. Get some high-school math books and start solving problems. Solve all of them, then get yourself another textbook and solve the problems there.
lunar7 15y ago
Try PatrickJMT
tokenadult 15y ago
are there any articles, books, papers, documentaries, or other resources about interesting math or mathematical phenomenon that you guys would recommend? A book list I posted in answer to a similar question a while ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=497796 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=497796 And another list: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=755416 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=755416 Books and links to articles: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2862115 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2862115
brudgers 15y ago
Project Euler offers an interesting set of challenges. http://projecteuler.net/ http://projecteuler.net/
dromey 15y ago
"ocw scholar" at MIT. Start with calculus, then do linear algebra. By the time you're done, they'll have their DE course refactored for independent learning too.