Studying Is there any association of people studying Maths?

[MidgetDwarf]

One might assume that the Math courses did not become tough for you until Pre-Calculus or beyond. In trying to imagine how this went for you,
Easily Done: Arithmetic, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Trigonometry,
Maybe Difficult: College Algebra & Trigonometry
Difficult: Calc1, Calc2, Calc3(Intermediate/multivariable), Combination Course on Diff.Equations&LinearAlgebra
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Nine semesters
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You said, 6 years, so with the Math courses being four and a half years or more, this seems tough but doable if you did not need to overload during some semesters - but not sure what would have been "overload" FOR YOU.

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The way it was structured at the cc I attended.

There was no College Algebra Course. The algebra was broken down to pre-algebra, algebra 1, and algebra 2. ODE and Linear Algebra were two separate courses. The hardest class I took was Geometry. It was an actual proof based class, covering the material that US high schools taught in the past.

Calculus 1 was challenging (instructor), but it was manageable. I again faced difficulties in Linear Algebra (intro). It was a mixture of computation/proof. It was similar to what one would encounter in Friendberg's Linear Algebra Book. Except Linear Maps were done in R. It was funny, because my upper division LA class was based on Axler. So most of the material was familiar. The only knew thing new I learned in the course was Linear Maps on General Vector Spaces.

By far, Intro Abstract Algebra was my hardest course. I think it was largely based on the instructor giving weekly quizzes. Since I worked a lot, I was not able to learn/practice the material fast enough for the quizzes.

On average, I took 12 units a semester (full time)

 

[MidgetDwarf]

Never felt overloaded. Except 3 semesters. A physics course that required mandatory recitations. Which would cut into my study time. Oh some humanity electives I had to take. The instructor required 5 books (300 pages), at least 3 articles a week. The books were not easy reads. Fun course, but extremely time consuming. I took the humanities instructor twice due to being the only courses fitting my schedule.

 

[Hall]

I appreciapte @MidgetDwarf for being so candid.

 

[vela]

Have you looked into resources like MIT's OpenCourseWare? It might have what you need.

 

[Hall]

Have you looked into resources like MIT's OpenCourseWare? It might have what you need.

Yes, they have best series on Differential Equations and Linear Algebra.

 

[StatGuy2000]

What is so unnatural about a man doing a job for 8 hours a day and six days in a week and not having time to go to college? Should he wait for his retirement, so, that he shall have free time once again? Even if he were to take a break from his job, no institute will let him complete his degree before 3 years.

To the OP:

One option that you could consider would be to pursue a college/university degree part-time. In Canada (where I'm located), many local universities have options available for students to take degree programs on a part-time basis (depending on the specific program). In some programs these can be done completely online, whereas others may require attending the schools in person.

One issue of course is the course schedule involved. Generally most courses are taught during regular work hours (so between 8AM and 5PM), although evening classes are often available.

How much flexibility do you have in your current job? Perhaps you can discuss with your manager/boss about your interests in pursuing university studies part-time, and see if they can work a flexible schedule where you can attend courses.

 

[Hall]

One issue of course is the course schedule involved. Generally most courses are taught during regular work hours (so between 8AM and 5PM), although evening classes are often available.

How much flexibility do you have in your current job? Perhaps you can discuss with your manager/boss about your interests in pursuing university studies part-time, and see if they can work a flexible schedule where you can attend courses.

Yes, I may be able to change by general shift to night shift (though I'm not very sure) and then things might be fine.

One option that you could consider would be to pursue a college/university degree part-time. In Canada (where I'm located), many local universities have options available for students to take degree programs in a part-time basis (depending on the specific program). In some programs these can be done completely online, whereas others may require attending the schools in person.

Thanks for this information. Can you please tell me which universities are those (the online ones)?

 

[StatGuy2000]

Thanks for this information. Can you please tell me which universities are those (the online ones)?

The UK has The Open University, which offers students the ability to study various programs off-campus, frequently online.

https://www.open.ac.uk/

In Canada (where I'm located), the University of Waterloo offers various part-time and online degree programs. See the link below.

https://uwaterloo.ca/future-students/part-time-online-degrees

Also in Canada, Athabasca University offers online and distance education to students all over Canada and around the world, and I know they offer an undergraduate degree program in applied mathematics.

https://www.athabascau.ca/programs/index.html?/undergraduate/all/all

Those are just the universities and programs I'm familiar with -- there may be other schools in Canada that offer extended online/distance education. I should also add that I'm not as familiar with similar programs offered in universities in the US.

@Hall , if I may ask, where are you located?

 

[MidgetDwarf]

@ Hall. Any update? Have you decided to pursue university studies?

 

[Delta2]

Seems to me @Hall you have reached quite a high (if not high for sure decent) level of math by self studying if I judge from your other posts here in PF.

 

[Hall]

@ Hall. Any update? Have you decided to pursue university studies?

Thank you for asking, yes, I began with Linear Algebra and Real Analysis. But I’m doing self-studies, not enrolled in any university.

 

[Hall]

Seems to me @Hall you have reached quite a high (if not high for sure decent) level of math by self studying if I judge from your other posts here in PF.

All the credit goes to helpers and supporters like you.

 

[CrysPhys]

Thank you for asking, yes, I began with Linear Algebra and Real Analysis. But I’m doing self-studies, not enrolled in any university.

Did you contact any local universities for referrals to potential tutors?