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• plinkplonk · Oct 11, 2010 · Recommends

  …or working through them systematically (which is hard enough), but that is for another blog entry. Post Script - Some book recommendations for beginners. 1. Linear Algebra by Gilbert Strang 2. Calculus by Gilbert Strang 3. Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach By Russell and Norvig 4. Machine Learning By Tom Mitchell 5. Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition by Chris Bishop 6. Paradigms…

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• rg111 · Mar 9, 2022 · Recommends

  computer science is an extremely broad area. Narrow it down, maybe? 1. Introduction to Computational Thinking at MIT was a great one. 2. Robert Ghrist has the best set of SV Calculus courses on Coursera. 3. Gilbert Strang's LA courses are the best. 4. For Algorithms course, I would recommend Sedgewick and Wayne's course on Coursera. 5. For PL course, go with the WashU course on…

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• hevelvarik · Apr 2, 2015 · Recommends

  …same you are struggling with the higher level stuff. I cannot recommend Sheldon Axler's Algebra and Trigonmetry highly enough. After much searching I found that and have been through it 3 times. Next Calculus: I recommend Gilbert Strang's text book which will take you through what in uni is called Caculus 3, 1 being intro, 2 being differential and 3 being integral. I in the midst of this book and so can't…

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• rg111 · May 24, 2022 · Recommends

  - Linear Algebra: Gilbert Strang videos + book - Calculus and basics of Analysis: Spivak - Group Theory: Visual Group Theory - Complex Analysis: Visual Complex Analysis - Writing proofs: Proofs: A Long Form Textbook by Jay Cummings - Abstract Algebra: Dummit-Foote…

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• throwawaybbqed · Nov 28, 2020 · Recommends

  …a bit at that but if that is your cup of tea .. My personal philosophy is to develop my mathematical intuition. I like applied problems. I really liked my high school math text: https://www.amazon.ca/Calculus-First-Course-James-Stewart/dp... You can get old versions of these btw ... basic math has been the same since Newton :-p I also highly recommend the MIT course of Gilbert Strang on linear algebra.

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• guerrilla · Oct 28, 2021 · Recommends

  If this is where you're at, make sure you check out the famous Gilbert Strang's "Highlights of Calculus" series from MIT's OCW. He really boiled it down in those. [1] 1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFW_V3qDH5jRyfpD9uiq6...

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• rg111 · May 10, 2022 · Recommends

  - Linear Algebra: Gilbert Strang's book + MIT OCW video series. Alternatively/additionally Sheldon Axler's Linear Algebra Done Right. Must watch 3blue1brown series on LinAlg. - Analysis: Spivak's Calculus (yes). Understanding Analysis is also supposed to be good. - Probability: Introduction to Probability by Dimitri Bertsekas and John Tsitsiklis. - Graphs: Plenty nice books. Can also choose GT specific…

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• __rito__ · Jan 31, 2025 · Recommends

  Vector Calculus: Schaum's Outline (Spiegel) DE: Tenenbaum and Pollard (ODE) or https://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/classes/de/de.aspx Linear Algebra: Gilbert Strang's book. There’s also an MIT-OCW course to go with that.…

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• owl_vision · Mar 23, 2025 · Recommends

  Yes, one can learn from online available sources. I had Calculus I in school and then I found Prof. Gilbert Strang, MIT OpenCourseWare. [0] openstax.org has a lot of good books. [1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49CF3715CB9EF31D [1] https://openstax.org/subjects/math…

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• dfan · Mar 12, 2015 · Mentions

  You are in luck! Strang, Calculus, 2nd edition: http://www.amazon.com/Calculus-Second-Edition-Gilbert-Strang...

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• plinkplonk · Mar 14, 2011 · Mentions

  …actual calculated value. You can use O notation to bound such functions, to state the upper bounds on the rate of growth of the error of an approximation. (Gilbert Strang uses O notation thus in his book "Calculus" for example). As another example, Knuth applies this notation to dozens of non-algorithm-running-time functions in Chapter 9 of Concrete Mathematics. Even when using such notation to discuss algorithm…

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• friedman23 · Jan 19, 2023 · Mentions

  I'm doing this and am starting with Linear Algebra on MIT OCW (taught by Gilbert Strang). My current plan is to relearn Linear Algebra, Calculus, Probability, and Statistics and actually focus on retaining the knowledge in my memory using something like SRS learning. I think planning past that is pointless since by the time I'm done I will have…

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• dang · Jun 2, 2023 · Mentions

  …- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18862719 - Jan 2019 (22 comments) A conversation with Gilbert Strang [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18048316 - Sept 2018 (19 comments) Too Much Calculus – Gilbert Strang (2001) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9189553 - March 2015 (134 comments) Calculus by Gilbert Strang - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=343332 - Oct 2008 (3 comments)

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