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Ask HN: Best way to learn math fundamentals?

3 pointsby funfunfunctionover 5 years ago
I&#x27;d like to teach myself more math. It has always been a subject I&#x27;ve been interested in, but after calculus and statistics in high school, I stopped learning entirely.<p>I need a refresher on the basics like polynomial algebra, trigonometry, etc, before moving forward. The end goal is to have a solid understand of calculus and linear algebra, for no reason other than the joy of learning something complex and potentially diving into a little ML theory. I&#x27;ve used Khan Academy in the past, but have found that I learn better when I can read what I&#x27;m learning.<p>I&#x27;m curious what the HN community would recommend. Is there a textbook or set of textbooks that you think are better than others? An collection of online material that you think could help? Any advice is appreciated.

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sn9over 5 years ago
The Art of Problem Solving series of books is relatively affordable to an adult with disposable income and they all come with complete solution manuals: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;artofproblemsolving.com&#x2F;store&#x2F;list&#x2F;aops-curriculum" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;artofproblemsolving.com&#x2F;store&#x2F;list&#x2F;aops-curriculum</a><p>You could spend a year or two doing ~20 problems per day while scheduling review of definitions you&#x27;ve understood and problems you&#x27;ve solved with spaced-repetition software like Anki.<p>Afterwards, you&#x27;d be prepared for any undergraduate mathematics curriculum in the world.