Get textbooks if there aren't any. I use Essential Calculus (but you're already past that so nevermind).
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Get textbooks if there aren't any. I use Essential Calculus (but you're already past that so nevermind).
MIT has an open courseware site that offers a lot of free materials including class notes and assignments, though they don't provide textbooks.Quote:
Originally Posted by enkoujin
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Also, look up "math complete" on a torrent site...
About that, a friend of mine recommended a website with a lot of free material including math. I told him I was planning going back to school and he said that if I wanted to brush up on math that I'd visit this site: http://www.khanacademy.org/
It's a step-wise educational program and I think you can start anywhere you like.
I was told the inventor of the organization had ideals that education should be free and started out with some youtube vids.
Thought it might be useful.
Oh yes, I saw the site creator on The Daily Show. I haven't checked out the site but from what we saw on the daily show, it seemed incredible. I'll check that out now.
He has hella videos on Youtube. I use them for Orgo, etc.
I haven't taken a math class in a while, unless computer logic counts, where we used formulae and proofs just like in math class.
I'm not sure free learning is a good idea. It interferes with the established power structure where only the social and economic elites can succeed without a lot of effort. Also, free learning is dangerous because terrorists can finally learn what to do with the glowing rocks they acquired but have no idea how to use to kill people en masse.
You're trying too hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
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Free learning is awesome. It's also an exercise of motivation and will power.
Websites... not really. You can sometimes find big packs of mathematics text books on the torrent sites.Quote:
Originally Posted by enkoujin
Here is a list of books online. Oh, and the AMS had a series of free books in PDF format.
http://people.math.gatech.edu/~cain/...linebooks.html
Wikipedia is surprisingly good (especially in breadth), but its depth is limited.
I suggest getting Dover editions of math text books. Dover republishes older books and sells them at good prices. Also, Alibris.com is a good resource for used text books. I have bought books in good condition for as little as 99c. I can write up a list of good books if you want.
I found another good source for free textbooks. There is a lot of stuff there.
http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=3