I'm pursuing a math degree, there's so much info and so little time
aka the best learning methods?
I'm pursuing a math degree, there's so much info and so little time
aka the best learning methods?
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Stop jerking off
Literally cost me 3 years of my life.
are you unironically retarded?
well, that's actually a good advice...
i've also wasted time on that, i think it has to do with some level of depression in my case
i'm also somewhat ironically wasting time by posting this on Veeky Forums
I have 2 degrees, so probably? Just giving you some advice. College can be boring, and addiction can come easily, and suddenly everything is harder than it has to be.
no, i'm just a chronic procrastinator
btw, replying a retarded post in Veeky Forums is not the wisest idea to enjoy your life
OP here again
What degrees? Do you have any other advice?
thanks for sharing
Don't believe all the cool-aid the university gives you and expand your grasp on maths using as many methods as you can if you're feeling flexible.
Most importantly, just bee urself.
Also this
ok, i feel like understanding concepts under different representations is a good way to internalize them... maybe the class is not enough for this
i also hate the idiotic advice of "just practice"
btw, I've already passed my Linear Algebra and single-variable Calculus courses, but as it will get more and more complex i need to refine my learning method
Comp sci, genomics
Basically every regret revolves around fapping.
1) have a plan
2) stick to the plan (don't procrastinate or delay things, even if that seems to have no consequence initially)
3) do things as soon as you can do them, but prioritize what's important over what's easy
Basically all common sense but your brain makes you forget/ignore it.
true, my brain is pretty lame one it comes to studying... i may write a memo or something
thx user
any other advices are welcomed Veeky Forums
Use visualization to understand abstract concept under many different lights. It's hard to explain what to do exactly, but once you get it, you can use this process of visualizing while actually doing maths and it feels like doing cocaine. Literally math becomes meth, so fucking pleasurable.
>inb4 mental masturbator
I think that's the difference between mathematicians and people repeating some step-by-step resolution
I found this channel very useful to achieve that:
Try to keep a perspective on application. As you follow an argument, is there a geometric representation? Something else?
Try to get to a point where you can anticipate the next step in a proof/application before you see it, build up your intuition.
Math is highly inter related. If you can't see how one field of study is related to another, you're missing something.
Do a shit ton of problems. Do examples. Convince yourself things really are necessary and sufficient. What happens if an iff is only one direction?
Cool, 3Blue1Brown, he's pretty great at explaining. I loved his Essence of Linear Algebra serie.
About learning, it all comes down to how much you are determined to learn and have the discipline to actually do it. Motivation is the fruit of all that is evil and it's lack is often used as an excuse to explain to yourself why you didn't do what you know, deep down, you should have done. Of course, motivation is a great tool and is rooted in the drive you feel to do new things. But things become fullfilling only a long time after motivation went away.
Well, intuition/proving is the skill that i'm most insecure about
are there any good general proofs-related books?
definitely... discipline beats motivation
although motivation can serve as a boost one ego depletion kicks in
So will I automatically become a better math student if I stop jerking off?
yes, in fact you may ejaculate neurons, so be careful
You will literally become Euler-tier.
Ejaculer
Ejacula if Romanian
Personally I can only learn something hard by reading the relevant chapters from at least two textbooks, three sets of lecture notes, some scribe notes, and a PhD thesis
Personally I can only learn by sucking my own dick and absorbing the genetic knowledge from back when altair was kang
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Take small sections at a time. Works for me. Worst thing you can do is large chunks. You will overload your brain.