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mathacademy has a course on linear algebra. currently working my way back up from nothign to get to it. easily the best resource for learning math on the intern
by cultofmetatron 1y ago
mathacademy has a course on linear algebra. currently working my way back up from nothign to get to it. easily the best resource for learning math on the internet.
- tptacek 1y agoI do love Math Academy (I signed up 9 months ago in the hopes of replacing my NYT Crossword habit with something more productive, and 9 months later I'm gearing up for multivariable calc, which is neat given that except for linear algebra, which I self-studied out of necessity for cryptography work, all my math education stopped in sophomore year of high school). It has a very different purpose than a post like this though! Also: there's probably more effort at exposition in this blog post than in all of Math Academy's coverage (that's not a dunk on Math Academy).
- cultofmetatron 1y ago> here's probably more effort at exposition in this blog post than in all of Math Academy's coverage (that's not a dunk on Math Academy). haha definitely agree. a lot of these blog posts are great if you want to read about math. mathacademy is pretty much all the exposition chopped out and you spend 90% of your time doing math. I can see how some wouldn't like it but I think the problem solving aspect makes it was more useful for bruteforcing your way towards building intuition
- tptacek 1y agoI like comparing it to Lingua Latina Familia Romana, a book that teaches Latin basically without any English; it opens in Latin and just keeps going that way and somehow you're able to follow along. Both are kind of trippy experiences.