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Cromulent

Cromulent

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My maths skills are poor but I'd love to improve them. I'm thinking of getting this book:


but I'm also looking for some advice from people who know more than me. To give you an idea of my maths skills I have a GCSE in it but no more. I'm mainly wanting to learn for four reasons. Electronics, game programming, quantum computing and machine learning. I know it'll be a long journey and I'm not expecting to be able to do it overnight but I'm keen and have a lot of spare time.
 
Stroud is a well used author on this so it's probably a solid book. My advice though would be to have an aim - i.e. if you're trying to do something with electronics and encounter logs, then let's go learn logs. Otherwise you're trying to absorb a breadth of theory that you may not use for a fair while.
 
Makhaira said:
Stroud is a well used author on this so it's probably a solid book. My advice though would be to have an aim - i.e. if you're trying to do something with electronics and encounter logs, then let's go learn logs. Otherwise you're trying to absorb a breadth of theory that you may not use for a fair while.
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That seems reasonable. I have an electronics book that I've been holding off on because I wasn't up to speed but if I start reading it I guess I can learn the maths as it comes.
MrRockliffe said:
Khan Academy + YouTube videos would be where I start. It’ll give you tools and a wider understanding of the application of mathematics.
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Problem with that is I get easily distracted when doing things on the web but I'll certainly look into it.
D.P. said:
for maths i find books too dry. You need tutorials and exercises, and matching theory to practice.
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Fair point. I'll start going through my electronics book to do something practical.
 
Cromulent said:
My maths skills are poor but I'd love to improve them. I'm thinking of getting this book:


but I'm also looking for some advice from people who know more than me. To give you an idea of my maths skills I have a GCSE in it but no more. I'm mainly wanting to learn for four reasons. Electronics, game programming, quantum computing and machine learning. I know it'll be a long journey and I'm not expecting to be able to do it overnight but I'm keen and have a lot of spare time.
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Then you should be looking at stats if you want to do the above. Then what you don't understand refer to a maths book. But algebra, logs and notations is what you should focus on.

And this stuff but more advanced

Transposing Equations – Math for Trades: Volume 2

opentextbc.ca opentextbc.ca
 
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I saw the old GCSE books that i used to use at school and was tempted to buy them.. but I have so many books I need to get though at the moment.



Maths for computing and electronics is different from pure maths, your looking at:
Quantitative methods
Stats
Applied Methods
Formal Methods...

I've spend many many hours in the lecturer theaters, I sure the names of the titles have changed since then but google the course subjects and then the reference text books and reading list..

As long as you have a good understanding of GSCE maths, mainly algebra then your better off looking at dedicated courses at both A Levels and Degree levels for maths in computing.

Honestly it's that sunk into me, I don't know how much of it was from different training courses or from book work at collegue and uni, but ask me to add or subtract simple numbers and out comes the phone with the calculator. lol

One thing that I know forsure... there' are mere humans who can't understand RegEx... and there are Gods that can... Be a God.. learn to RegEx...
 
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The Stroud books are pretty solid and are the ones I recommend. Can you check them out in a library first to see it they suit you though?
 
slinxy said:
One thing that I know forsure... there' are mere humans who can't understand RegEx... and there are Gods that can... Be a God.. learn to RegEx...
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Or be like me... Get indoctrinated into regexes for work and then become the person who can only think in regex and frustrated with others who can't do it properly.

I have entire days where I'm angry at some of my peers' bad regex skills. Grrrr
 
LuckyBenski said:
Or be like me... Get indoctrinated into regexes for work and then become the person who can only think in regex and frustrated with others who can't do it properly.

I have entire days where I'm angry at some of my peers' bad regex skills. Grrrr
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What's it used for? Busting cheaters?
 
LuckyBenski said:
Or be like me... Get indoctrinated into regexes for work and then become the person who can only think in regex and frustrated with others who can't do it properly.

I have entire days where I'm angry at some of my peers' bad regex skills. Grrrr
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RegEx is a lifestyle lol
 
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