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wait a minute that doesn't make any sense...
]]>My initiative is like yours. But soon I found that there's not a "quick" way to cover math.
A psycologist studying creativity found that until there're enough "poles" in one's brain, advanced web for creative thinking could not form.
So you should get some comprehensive books and some interesting books, and go to our forum often- to set those "poles".
]]>I think that a subjects like algebra or calculus are kind of like a puzzle, you cannot fully understand the meaning of each individual part untill you see how they come together. In otherwords seek to understand what your doing but don't let it slow you down if you don't fully understand something, as more pieces of the puzzle fall into place you get the hang of it. And come back to things your not totally clear on later and think about them. See if it begins to make more sense.
Hopefully that will help. I taught myself algebra 1 through calculus using this method. But I think the fact that I think about and do math on my free time, out of my own interest, that really keeps me moving forward.
I can give you advice on that because I have experience there, but understanding friends, I'm not the person to ask.
]]>I think math is already simple, you have only a few formulas to remember, which are even correlated! And that's why I hate my major and love simple, brief and elegant math.
]]>I taught myself alegebra after being out of school for almost 10 years and never really showing up to math class when I was in school.
I am still teaching myself actually, I will be taking an online version of math 30 which I need for uni, and right now I'm just trying to master the book from the last pre calculus course I dropped out of.
The only thing I took in college so far was a few astronomy course because I like that stuff, and you can do some fun stuff with math in it.
It's nice to meet you dude.
]]>It was me who said he likes learning on his own.
Nay! It was I!
lol, I believe he was refering to me, Mathskittzo, as I taught myself algebra through calculus and have not been in a college yet, but just recently applied to a college and financial aide, hopefully I'll get in this summer.
]]>But even that annoyed me, I learn much better on my own, as long as I have some sort of outline of what I need to know, otherwise it gets messy.
And by the way, I think seeing the beauty in simple things is the same as seeing relationships in math or science. People are just usually used to one or the other. Heck everything is the same, even the orbit of sattellites around planets reminds me a lot of the electrons around a nucleus. Everything is like this. Everything is the same.
]]>mikau wrote:The reason why so many mathematicians, creative or not, have hard times in social situations is because they are too intelligent to care about all the irrelevant garbage most people rant on and on about for hours!
Hah! Mathskitto, your a genius! Everything your saying is painfully true!
Am I just making something up, or do I get a feeling that you think you are better than people who aren't interrested in math? If that's what you mean, I have to say that I strongly disagree.
better? Certainly not. In fact I would not wish anyone to have the kind of pathetic life I lead. :-/
Do I consider mathematicians (which includes myself) more intelligent then other people? Well put it this way, I'd say "if: mathematician then intelligent" basicly I think being good math or science indicates a logical brain. This statement does not say that if your not a mathematician, you are not smart.
And basicly I think people who hold an interest in math and science generally prefer to occupy their brain with different types of thoughts that in some way relate to math or science, while other more poetic people are content to occupy their thoughts with small talk and simple conversations, and can find the beauty in simple things. If this sort of thing contents them, more power to them, there's nothing wrong with it. I wish I could better content myself with the simple things of every day life instead of always seeing problems and trying to fix them.
Besides, I started this thread because I feel a lack of everything but mathematics in my life, I value things like friendship & love, things which everyone else seems good at, but I am incapable of achieving, all I seem capable of is solving a dang math problem! Basicly I consider myself worse off then most people BECAUSE I am a mathematician...and nothing else..
]]>mikau wrote:The reason why so many mathematicians, creative or not, have hard times in social situations is because they are too intelligent to care about all the irrelevant garbage most people rant on and on about for hours!
Hah! Mathskitto, your a genius! Everything your saying is painfully true!
Am I just making something up, or do I get a feeling that you think you are better than people who aren't interrested in math? If that's what you mean, I have to say that I strongly disagree.
Yeah, the world would be pretty boring if it were full of just mathematicians.
But I don't think you were talking to me.
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