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Does anyone have resources for learning some of these topics as an adult? Some of them I've never looked into, some I have but it's been a while, and I'd love t

by remich 3y ago

Does anyone have resources for learning some of these topics as an adult? Some of them I've never looked into, some I have but it's been a while, and I'd love to have a way to revisit them.

mindcrime 3y ago
I don't mean to sound glib, but for basically every subject on that list (and then some) there are multiple instances of video lecture series on the topic on Youtube. I could recommend some specific ones if I had my list handy, but it's a Google Doc and our work network blocks access to Google Docs / Google Drive / etc. Just try searching Youtube though, for "<subject name> lectures" and then sample what you find to see if you like the instructor's style. Along with that, there are those "Schaum's Guides" for all (or nearly all) of these subjects as well. Go through a lecture series on the topic and follow along in the corresponding Schaum's Guide and you should be able to make quite a bit of progress. Brilliant might also have some useful stuff. And lastly, check Alibris for used copies of older textbooks. A texbook that costs $150.00 for the "current" (in use) edition can often be found for like $10.00 for the previous or earlier edition, since there is no real demand for those anymore. And if you're not in a formal class, you don't need to care about the specifics of the edition. So save some money and find a nice cheap copy to use.
kqr 3y ago
Read lots of books. Reading just one book you'll walk away with gaps in your understanding you don't even know are there. A mentor can point them out for you and give you directions on how to close them, but absent that you have to approach everything from as many angles as you can and hope that you will fill in the gaps by sheer luck. (That's a coupon collector's problem for you!) I recently re-read and took extensive notes on de Finetti's Theory of Probability which I always recommend. But don't stick to just that.
wheelinsupial 3y ago
I've found using the search bar at the bottom of HN (or https://hn.algolia.com/ https://hn.algolia.com/) to usually give quite a few questions and random comments with resources.
ivansavz 3y ago
You might want to check out my linear algebra book. It has standard LA topics, but also goes into more advanced topics in the last three chapters (e.g. probability theory and modular arithmetic). See extended preview here: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSLA_v2_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSLA_v2_preview.... If you think you might need a more basic book that focuses on a review of high school math topics for adults, then this book would be better: https://nobsmath.com https://nobsmath.com See extended preview here: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSmath_v5_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSmath_v5_previe... Both books written specifically with adult learners in mind.
rahimnathwani 3y ago
I recently started working through 'An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python'. It's free to download here: https://www.statlearning.com/ https://www.statlearning.com/ Read the first couple of chapters, and see if it works for you. It even has a nice minimal intro to a Python, Numpy, Pandas and Matplotlib.

by remich 3y ago

Does anyone have resources for learning some of these topics as an adult? Some of them I've never looked into, some I have but it's been a while, and I'd love to have a way to revisit them.

mindcrime 3y ago

I don't mean to sound glib, but for basically every subject on that list (and then some) there are multiple instances of video lecture series on the topic on Youtube. I could recommend some specific ones if I had my list handy, but it's a Google Doc and our work network blocks access to Google Docs / Google Drive / etc. Just try searching Youtube though, for "<subject name> lectures" and then sample what you find to see if you like the instructor's style. Along with that, there are those "Schaum's Guides" for all (or nearly all) of these subjects as well. Go through a lecture series on the topic and follow along in the corresponding Schaum's Guide and you should be able to make quite a bit of progress. Brilliant might also have some useful stuff. And lastly, check Alibris for used copies of older textbooks. A texbook that costs $150.00 for the "current" (in use) edition can often be found for like $10.00 for the previous or earlier edition, since there is no real demand for those anymore. And if you're not in a formal class, you don't need to care about the specifics of the edition. So save some money and find a nice cheap copy to use.

kqr 3y ago

Read lots of books. Reading just one book you'll walk away with gaps in your understanding you don't even know are there. A mentor can point them out for you and give you directions on how to close them, but absent that you have to approach everything from as many angles as you can and hope that you will fill in the gaps by sheer luck. (That's a coupon collector's problem for you!) I recently re-read and took extensive notes on de Finetti's Theory of Probability which I always recommend. But don't stick to just that.

wheelinsupial 3y ago

I've found using the search bar at the bottom of HN (or https://hn.algolia.com/ https://hn.algolia.com/) to usually give quite a few questions and random comments with resources.

ivansavz 3y ago

You might want to check out my linear algebra book. It has standard LA topics, but also goes into more advanced topics in the last three chapters (e.g. probability theory and modular arithmetic). See extended preview here: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSLA_v2_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSLA_v2_preview.... If you think you might need a more basic book that focuses on a review of high school math topics for adults, then this book would be better: https://nobsmath.com https://nobsmath.com See extended preview here: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSmath_v5_preview.pdf https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSmath_v5_previe... Both books written specifically with adult learners in mind.

rahimnathwani 3y ago

I recently started working through 'An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python'. It's free to download here: https://www.statlearning.com/ https://www.statlearning.com/ Read the first couple of chapters, and see if it works for you. It even has a nice minimal intro to a Python, Numpy, Pandas and Matplotlib.