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Re:Ask HN: How do I re-learn maths as a middle-age person? by mindcrime on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:23AM (#25059637)
I can relate. I'm 47 and also working on learning/re-learning previous maths, and extending my knowledge as well.

One of my favorite resources: Professor Leonard. He has videos of him teaching everything from pre-algebra through calc III, statistics, and differential equations. He's planning a linear algebra sequence soon'ish as well.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoHhuummRZaIVX7bD4t2czg

Then there is Gilbert Strang:

linear algebra - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL221E2BBF13BECF6C

calculus - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBE9407EA64E2C318

Others:

ProfRobBob - https://www.youtube.com/user/profrobbob

3blue1brown - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYO_jab_esuFRV4b17AJtAw

Organic Chemistry Tutor (not just "organic chemistry"!) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWpbFLzoYGPfuWUMFPSaoA

(could also be useful if you actually did mean "meths" and not "maths")

And, of course, there is always Khan Academy.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I re-learn maths as a middle-age person? by noneeeed on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @01:44PM (#25061408)
That looks great, thanks so much for that. The professor Leonard channel looks perfect, especially as it starts at pre-algebra. I'm not sure what that covers, that was a long time ago, but it would be good to cover that again just to ease myself into it.
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Re:Ask HN: How do I re-learn maths as a middle-age person? by nabla9 on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:35AM (#25059799)
You also need to do exercises.

Schaum's Outline Series is good for that.

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Re:Ask HN: How do I re-learn maths as a middle-age person? by mindcrime on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:39AM (#25059859)
Agreed. There are also several series of "problem books" out there, that are nothing but hundreds and hundreds of problems (and solutions) for a given subject. They tend to have titles like "The Humongous Book of Calculus Problems" or "The Humongous Book of Algebra Problems", or "1001 Solved Problems in Linear Algebra", etc.

I also buy cheap used copies of older editions of various text-books to supplement the video stuff. When you don't have to worry about using the latest version because it's required for a class, you can find some really cheap deals.

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