EPTSo my question is: are there any websites or good books that I can start to prepare? I want to prepare before actually starting to study it!
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So my question is: are there any websites or good books that I can start to prepare? I want to prepare before actually starting to study it! | ||
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Arnstein
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The first examn for the masters of science program is this: http://wiki.math.ntnu.no/_media/tma4100/kont10.pdf I don't understand a THING right now  (it's in norwegian, but hopefully you will still get a picture on how hard it is)Are there any place where I can find tasks to do? Math is much like an instrument, you must do it to learn, so I'm planning on finding some tasks to do, then use the websites you have provided and solve them | ||
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RedThor
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On February 14 2011 00:59 Arnstein wrote: Thanks guys! The first examn for the masters of science program is this: http://wiki.math.ntnu.no/_media/tma4100/kont10.pdf I don't understand a THING right now (it's in norwegian, but hopefully you will still get a picture on how hard it is)Are there any place where I can find tasks to do? Math is much like an instrument, you must do it to learn, so I'm planning on finding some tasks to do, then use the websites you have provided and solve them That is Calculus. It will be VERY hard to learn on your own. You will have to solve MANY MANY problems (think homework) to start to understand. Figure 1-2 years to get a good grasp. I strongly recommend taking a university calculus course. The MIT OpenCourseware makes for good supporting material. | ||
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Arnstein
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On February 14 2011 01:55 TheThor wrote: That is Calculus. It will be VERY hard to learn on your own. You will have to solve MANY MANY problems (think homework) to start to understand. Figure 1-2 years to get a good grasp. I strongly recommend taking a university calculus course. The MIT OpenCourseware makes for good supporting material. Alright, well, next autumn I will probably start a pre-course with math for two semesters, then, if I get accepted, I will start my masters of science degree, so I got quite some time to learn it. Me and my old math teacher usually go out and drink beer every now and then, I'll probably start asking him math questions now | ||
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RedThor
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Try to get your math teacher friend to give you a few one-on-one classes. He should be able to guide you in the right path. If you sit down with a good textbook and think and solve problems for an hour a day in your free time, you will have a huge head start when you start taking a real course. There is no substitution however for actual teaching. | ||
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7 12 * 2 (the *2 is in the middle, so you have to * both of them). I thought it was just to make it 14/24, but the answer sheet says it's 7 6 | ||
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On February 25 2011 03:42 Arnstein wrote: I've bought a book with tasks now. I'm only on the first chapter, so it's been pretty easy so far. However, I don't know how to solve this one: 7 12 * 2 (the *2 is in the middle, so you have to * both of them). I thought it was just to make it 14/24, but the answer sheet says it's 7 6 huh... if you have problems multiplying fractions, you might have quite a journey in front of you... Edit slaps me and tells me to correct it at least instead of just complaining it is (7/12)*2 = (7*2)/12 ... upper part times upper part, down part times down part (how are those called in english anyway ?). In this case the "down part" of "2" is 1, as 2 = 2/1 ... | ||
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Arnstein
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On February 25 2011 04:15 Espelz wrote: huh... if you have problems multiplying fractions, you might have quite a journey in front of you... Edit slaps me and tells me to correct it at least instead of just complaining it is (7/12)*2 = (7*2)/12 ... upper part times upper part, down part times down part (how are those called in english anyway ?). In this case the "down part" of "2" is 1, as 2 = 2/1 ... Well, I'm a fast learner, but I haven't done anything math related like this in 6 years. I have known and done this long time ago, but need to refresh my memory Edit: And thanks for the answer, it was really bad to forget that 3 = 3/1, lol | ||
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On July 17 2011 14:23 Arnstein wrote: Just wanted to bump this. I've done all the exercises on Khan Academy now. I really hope they make new ones soon, as it's not really hard stuff there yet. All the exercises? What does that entail? Ok looks like... linear equations, quadratics, complex numbers, logs, conics, partial fractions, functions, and word problems? So Algebra I / Algebra II level stuff? I think next you should do some functions (transformations, asymptotes, blah blah) and trigonometry before starting calculus? | ||
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On July 17 2011 14:23 Arnstein wrote: Just wanted to bump this. I've done all the exercises on Khan Academy now. I really hope they make new ones soon, as it's not really hard stuff there yet. Why do you learn this? Is it because it's interesting to you? What appeals to you the most from your learning experience so far? If you want to try something a little bit more complicated and theoretical (but also more fun, at least for some people), try Lay's Analysis: with an Introduction with Proof, which has most of the theories behind single variable calculus, and a little bit of topology... | ||
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On July 17 2011 15:36 ]343[ wrote: All the exercises? What does that entail? Ok looks like... linear equations, quadratics, complex numbers, logs, conics, partial fractions, functions, and word problems? So Algebra I / Algebra II level stuff? I think next you should do some functions (transformations, asymptotes, blah blah) and trigonometry before starting calculus? I've done some trigonometry as well on the exercises. Do you know where I can find more exercises on the internet? Then I can use the Khan videos to learn, and do the exercises on paper. On July 17 2011 18:57 Sufficiency wrote: Why do you learn this? Is it because it's interesting to you? What appeals to you the most from your learning experience so far? If you want to try something a little bit more complicated and theoretical (but also more fun, at least for some people), try Lay's Analysis: with an Introduction with Proof, which has most of the theories behind single variable calculus, and a little bit of topology... Because it's interesting, and also because I'm going to start studying to be an engineer. I can't play guitar anymore(or StarCraft) because of my back, so I want to become an engineer. I'll check out that Lay's-thingy. Thanks for the link Saracen. | ||
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Most of them are fairly high level but you might be able to find something that's useful. If you're going into engineering you'll need calculus/linear algebra at some point anyway. | ||
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