Recent content by MidgetDwarf

JUst work through am algebra book and stop overthinking. Start doing instead of thinking.

WHat level are you currently at? Arithemetic? Algebra? Geometry? Trig? Last math class taken and level.

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A bit late. But habe you looked at the Saxon math series? I habe tutored people in the past that used the algebra sequence of these books.

I also found it a bit unreadable. While reading, it reminded me of my uncle after he had a few beers at the family cookout.

Folland is a standard text. Do you find it hard to read do due to lack of mathematical maturity or weak analysis background? By general functions, do you mean distribution theory? Are you trying to approach this from a pure math perspective? How good is your Lebesgue /Functional Analysis...

Although not a bad book. I hate the layout. Its an eyesore imo.

Although keiselev both books are excellent. I would have found them extremely difficult to study from them on my own when I was first learning mathematics. If it works for you great. If not. Find another book.

Read topic. Follow examples with paper and writing tool. Ask why such and such line is true. Finish topic. Go to exercises. Do a few until you get stuck. Think of why you are stuck. Do problems(mainly techniques) used to solve other problems help? If so, solve it and proceed to next problem. If...

Everyone take five paces and draw!!!

I would read chapter 1, then flip to the last chapter. It will walk you through. https://richardhammack.github.io/BookOfProof/Main.pdf The book above is open source.

I think anything is possible, within reason, if you put in the work. I dropped out during 9th grade, never receiving more than a C from K-12. Fast forward, got my GED at 21, and went to CC at 23. Decided to major in mathematis since I did not like writing papers, and chose the major with the...

I know that students who partake in the physics olympiads have gone through Irodov. Maybe even Kleppner and Kolenkow as well.

I cant help you directly. As I majored in Math (MS). However, I was 4 classes short from a physics degree in undergrad. I found the book by Schwartz: Principles Of Electrodynamics to be a step up from Ohanians book. Where I much prefered Ohaniam to Griffiths. My friend studies physics at the...

I wonder if Ms Vanadium also received her fair share of sass lol. I would have snipped him!! I liked seeing his replies. Reminded me of a drill seargent or an old gunslinger (my grandfather was one). Always got a chuckle. He was well informed, even at his old age. Something to strive for.