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Awesome advice, thanks. > Math didn't matter much in my first 10 years or so, but it matters a lot to me now Can you please expand on what kind of math matter
by selmnoo 13y ago
Awesome advice, thanks.
> Math didn't matter much in my first 10 years or so, but it matters a lot to me now
Can you please expand on what kind of math matters a lot to you and your work now?
> I would pay a lot of money to be taught serious linear algebra and calculus instead of hacking and slashing my way through the subject on my own.
Why not just take it at a univ. then?
- tptacek 13y agoMy schedule isn't compatible with a university math class, which is what I think a lot of people who skip college are going to find out when they try to pick things back up. I can dedicate the requisite number of hours to a course, but not in the structure a course demands. Regarding the importance of math to my career now: cryptanalysis, signal processing.
- kazagistar 13y ago> I can dedicate the requisite number of hours to a course, but not in the structure a course demands. This seems like a common situation, and I am almost surprised it is not adequately addressed yet.
- tptacek 13y agoI'm ready to shell out for it; I'd pay more for linear algebra than, say, a MacBook.
- glurgh 13y agoWhat doesn't work about courses that are already online and complete (say, Open Courseware, most of the Coursera stuff)? Any that do work? I run into the complement of your problem reasonably often - trying to point technical people to material to help them fill some mathsy gap they need filled for work.