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04-26-2013, 11:57 AM
I am out of school now and one of my biggest regrets was not learning calculus. Is there any free site that I could use to do self study and learn?
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04-26-2013, 12:04 PM
Why do you want to learn it?
Check out Patrick jmt on YouTube then download a textbook for practice problems from the pirate bay.
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04-26-2013, 12:08 PM
I was always good at math, but I decided to drink and party so I took an easier major that only required business calc.
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04-26-2013, 01:06 PM
I try to review calculus about once a year ever since I made my painful way into non computational maths. Here is a very handy pdf that you can print off and refer to while doing practice problems. It's been a lifesaver.
http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/pdf/Calcu...et_All.pdf
Calculus is great because it's about as high as computational maths go. Once you get into number theory, set theory, group theory, etc. you basically have to learn and understand a whole new framework of math, and there's no more easy answers.
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04-26-2013, 01:17 PM
I've thought about doing this with physics since I somehow got by with never taking that. Would be a good exercise of the brain.
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04-26-2013, 01:48 PM
Here is a BBC documentary from the 1970's on Calculus. It is fun because it gives you an idea of how geeky British TV could be back then (in the glory days). And it has some lovely bits - like when the presenter handles the original notebooks where the discoveries were first recorded.
Calculus is truly beautiful. I will probably go back and try and learn it again at some point. Since I can't remember much of what I learned about it at school.
Also - Newton was a 100% nut. He spent most of his time working on Alchemy and trying to find hidden codes in the Bible.
He also used the Bible to calculate the end of the world. If you have any plans for 2060 - I would bring them forward. Just to be safe...
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/the-world...54673.html
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04-26-2013, 03:10 PM
Here you go, a full semester of Calculus 1, taught at NYU
http://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC2D50EE0B1DC5453E
MIT Calculus Revisited: Calculus of Complex Variables
http://www.youtube.com/course?list=ECD971E94905A70448
MIT Calculus Revisited: Multivariable Calculus
http://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC1C22D4DED943EF7B
Tons of free courses - full semesters taught from great professors at prestigious universities in video and mp3 format:
http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses
http://oyc.yale.edu/courses
Everyone take a good look at the two links I've given above. They are tremendously valuable. These courses include Social Psychology, Philosophy, Economics, Literary Theory, European History, Chemistry, Financial Markets, and much more.
Many can be viewed over the internet (often including the syllabus and course materials), while others are freely available on iTunes.
Some really cool ones I'm checking out:
Justice from Harvard University
http://www.justiceharvard.org/
Game Theory from Yale University
http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/econ-159#sessions
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04-26-2013, 03:32 PM
I'm extremely grateful for all of the links posted. This will be helpful as I strive to better myself both mentally and physically.
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04-27-2013, 12:41 PM
Just to throw this out there since the OP never mentioned why he wants to learn calculus: consider learning linear algebra. In terms of practical applications, linear algebra is MANY MANY times more practical and ubiquitous than calculus (or is basically "part" of calculus).
Big data is the new trend? Guess what's essential to sort through all that? Linear algebra.
Heard of machine learning? What's the mechanism behind solving such solutions? Linear algebra.
In calculus, you often get "exact" answers, but it's impossible for a computer or human to duplicate "exact" results. How do you approximate calculus with acceptable error margins? Linear algebra.
I'm not saying calculus is not important as math doesn't always exist in disjoint categories, but this is something just to consider.
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04-27-2013, 03:45 PM
Well learning calculus help me get laid?
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04-27-2013, 03:45 PM
Quote: (04-26-2013 11:57 AM)Ace Wrote:
I am out of school now and one of my biggest regrets was not learning calculus. Is there any free site that I could use to do self study and learn?
are you planning a to launch a rocket into Space or planning on building a bridge ???
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04-28-2013, 04:39 AM
Just take a cheap course at a shitty community college. That way you can chat up some cute girls who were too stupid to get into a real school. Two birds one stone.
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04-28-2013, 05:55 PM
Quote: (04-27-2013 03:45 PM)MaleDefined Wrote:
Well learning calculus help me get laid?
Not as far as I know, but I'm 6'3" and in shape. Finding a bar slut I'snt too much work for me. Calculus on the other hand will be quite difficult.
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04-28-2013, 05:56 PM
Quote: (04-27-2013 03:45 PM)MaleDefined Wrote:
Well learning calculus help me get laid?
Not as far as I know, but I'm 6'3" and in shape. Finding a bar slut I'snt too much work for me. Calculus on the other hand will be quite difficult.
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04-28-2013, 05:58 PM
Quote: (04-27-2013 03:45 PM)GameTheory Wrote:
Quote: (04-26-2013 11:57 AM)Ace Wrote:
I am out of school now and one of my biggest regrets was not learning calculus. Is there any free site that I could use to do self study and learn?
are you planning a to launch a rocket into Space or planning on building a bridge ???
I'm just planning on learning for the fun of it.
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04-29-2013, 03:25 AM
I give respect for you trying to better yourself and all, but when would you use calculus? Don't you think there are better things you could do with your time. Why not learn a language? I mean if that's really what you want to do, go for it. But it just doesn't seem logical to me unless it's going to help you make money. But if that's what you want to do, more power to you.
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04-29-2013, 09:43 AM
Learning calculus for fun? You motherfuckers sure know how to party.
+1 for IP above though, learning a language is a better use of your time unless you are dead set on calculus.