Algebra Mastery: From Novice to Genius
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In this video I discuss the best way to learn algebra. I hope this helps someone who is trying to learn math.
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The story about the Indian kid gets better every time he tells it
And yet MS has now mastered abstract algebra! What an adventure🦾📚😃
There is a movie called “The Man who Knew Infinity” it’s about the life of Ramanajuan. It’s a good watch!
@@kevinkennard1810 I have watched that.
Yo bro❤
I am 42 years old and going back to school. your story of dropping out of high school to go and play basketball is amazing to me. And here I am thinking that you have always been a math genius. I really look up to you and your advice. I am restarting my Math Journey right now. Your videos are very helpful! Thank you! I am going to get some of your book suggestions!
I just turned 40 and want to go to school for mechanical engineering. And instantly I felt it internally, am I really gonna be able to get through this. My math skills in HS was 0, past add, & subtraction. little multiplication and division. I’m excited for the upcoming challenge. I can do it!
Same here man.
I just got 100% on a linear algebra take home test that I was on the verge of tears trying to figure out. I definitely had that consistency come into play of trying to figure out the one problem I couldn't make sense of, spending hours googling, then failing, the next day telling myself it was worth it even if I was tired, to put some time in. I just thought "well I have to make progress at least, maybe I can rule some things out". Felt so amazing in the end to ace it.
Taking Calculus classes has really boosted my algebra ability. Just finished Calc 3 and got an A on the final and an A on the class! My algebra, trig, logarithms and exponent rules have really been tested. it’s satisfying when I run into an equation and know what I need to do.
I never did great in algebra and trig classes in high school but I’ve learned a ton just from doing homework assignments in calculus. I run into a problem I don’t know how to do and look it up. Then I learn how to do that kind of problem next time I run into it.
Bruh I learnt algebra by accident like no one believes me , I did it by just watching the teacher and students I never had a pencil and paper because from what I saw I thought it was easy so I made a challenge to learn it from watching and I actually did it , and trig and geo from calculus
same as me lmao@@DirlTWD-yq4hp
Bruhh how you no take algebra before calc wtf? And yes my Algebra is 10x better than when I was in pre calc. In calc 2 rn. Good job passing calc 3!
@@definitelynottigerwhitten5865 I took Algebra, I just didn't do very well. I didn't care as much back then.
Thanks though! Good luck on Calc 2! How's that going?
Lol I done in Calc 1 i am rn in calc 2 tbh its easy @@definitelynottigerwhitten5865
#1 Taking a class, #2 Learning online, and #3 Learning from books. If you want to pursue a career in the STEM field, mastering Algebra is essential. I'd like to add #4 to the list: homeschooling.
By the way, Chris McMullen's 50 Challenging Algebra Problems is a fun book.
I'm a bio major whos self studying mathematics. Self studying is very hard, and you need to use all of the resources to actually learn the subject. Go online, look for worked solutions, watch tutorials on youtube and such. But having a teacher to guide you and a proper syllabus would definitely help a ton, thats why if you can, go to school.
Uk coming to your channel is like really going to a maths sorcerer, a place of wonder magic and absolute bliss. Its the feeling that it gives me that makes me wanna keep coming back. The stories, the experience, the drive to engage people and fall for Maths like its the absolute ultimate truth of life. I love your passion. It's like visting your grandparents to hoard a lot of wisdom all at once and you just never wanna stop going. Idk im a teenager, that's how it feels❤ Hopefully I'll meet you in the future someday.
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I agree with you on learning algebra with more than one math book. I absolutely love algebra! I find it so much fun. I actually love teaching it too. Great video👍🏻
Loved the personal bits where you dug into your past. Thank you!
I also dropped out of high school in the 9th grade. I was also great at arithmetic, but when variables were introduced in pre-algabra I became confused, it wasn't until I was introduced to programming that the concept of variables really clicked to me. However, I'm diagnosed dyslexic and still have a hard time looking at the equations, but through sheer will and determination and taking the time to make sure I don't create typos in my work I succeed on most problems. I also received my GED and currently attending college for my BS in computer science. The only regret I have is not starting sooner! I'm really nervous about calculus and linear algebra. I have put those courses off for sometime now because when I started my pre-cal course I withdrew from it to self study because there were a lot of concepts that I couldn't quite remember. However, I believe I'm ready to tackle pre-cal now. My grades matter to me and I was not confident in my ability to pull off a 4.0 at first. I have maintained straight A's thus far and would love to finish summa cum laude.
I needed this video- my textbooks came today for my distance learning degree in Data Science and I'm bracing myself for algebra because it's been a while since I left High School. I've been binge watching your videos these past couple of days and it's motivating me to think I CAN do this.
I have a similar story to yours re the algebra at school--my friend would let me copy her because the teacher was really nasty and pick on people who weren't confident. I couldn't face doing the homework because he made me hate it. I forced myself to cram the revision for the final exam... And I actually got the second best possible grade. I could actually do it, and really enjoyed the feeling of achievement. But all it takes is to have the misfortune of one bad teacher that just saps the enjoyment out of something and kills any potential passion dead.
I'm my twenties, I ended up in a job dealing with taxes/ having to analyse and do calculations which has let me to the degree I'm doing now because I actually enjoy that side of things. I wouldn't have known otherwise.
Wishing you good luck.
Thank you for this; very inspiring! I’ve dabbled at learning the math I need to teach my classes (college) but my fascination and interest have evolved to wanting to learn, starting with the fundamentals. I am looking for classes to take (structure and accountability!) at school and excited to get started! And I think I’ll start with algebra. I hated it as a kid (long story) but I see it’s value now.
Math everyday. Everyone here can do that. Would love to take some math courses at a local college but the $ isn't there, can't even afford a physical textbook at the moment. Working on math every single day using online resources is something that I have been able to do though. It's amazing, so unlike my past math experiences.
This video was from the heart, thoroughly enjoyable :) I personally do math on Monday morning and then during my precalc course, about 4 hours, then I hit the study center on Thursdays for about 4 hours and then the tutoring center on Sundays for about 4 hours and then maybe in the evenings if I get some time. I try to get in 15 hours a week. Even then its not enough but I still have to work, rest, and live a life. PS: There are about 5 of those Blitzer Intermediate Algebra books in the library for sale for a $1 each, maybe I will buy them and throw them on ebay for cheap just to help spread the mathematical sorcery to others who wish to learn the art of algebra. Thanks for putting out another awesome video, I really enjoyed this one!
Its a dream for me to have a book shelf as yours . just looking at that make me keep going thank you for all the info
Gallian's, "Contemporary Abstract Algebra" is sublime. I read the 8th edition in a time of personal turmoil and it was such a lovely escape from things. It has many exercises and most have solutions.
Man, I can relate to night study. It's super hard to stay focused but so rewarding at the same time - at least you're making progress!
Thanks for putting on the sale again :) Missed it last time.
@8:21 no no no, your storytelling is one of the reasons why I like your channel so much!
I have an education degree.. and because was so focused on getting the degree I couldn't enjoy the process of learning. Now at 60 I'm using videos and books to learn math and art. I love that I can rewind the videos over and over when I don't get something or use Google it. I think its the process. Love your channel ❤
Oh, I forgot to mention I LOVE books for learning too❤
amazing video! What's amazing is when you aren't watching the clock while doing math or coding (discrete mathematics). For me, working on C++ is where I'll loose track of time. C++ is amazingly... difficult. There are many different ways to do a single calculation on either an algorithm or data structure. Heck, data structure design is a branch of mathematics but it's not for the faint of heart. Anyway, I'm 44 years old and going back to school for Computer Science: AI/ML. I already have a degree in "software engineering" (I know it's not real engineering but it's not easy). So, I have to relearn linear algebra and I'm going to learn it before I even encounter that particular course. When I read / hear / watch about high dimensionality vs lower dimensionality, it's amazing to discuss latent space, latent variables, various levels of abstraction, etc and none of it is "real". I can't wait to start school in September. Awesome channel, I'm going to have to check out your courses as I need to teach my self linear algebra at a much more in depth and abstract level than what I already know.
Euler Elements of Algebra is a great and interesting book.
"If someone breaks in, they probably won't steal my math books"... HA,HA,HA...HA! Ironic indeed. Knowledge of math is quite valuable.
Love u proff❤ n absolutely in love with ur storytelling. Kindly complete the story of the girl n the elevator next time😂 ❤
Please make similar videos for tppics like probability, binomial theorem, permutations combinations, matrices and linear algebra
Hi math sorcerer, my name is John. I follow your channel since last year. Thanks for good motivation advices through your videos clips, these videos keep me going through hard times in math. I don't go to school but studying at home after work at my own, I just finished single variables calculus last week and looking forward to do next chapter soon on multivariables calculus. The aim of the text here is to recommend me on differential equations text book for beginners you know well, specifically to sort my needs in engineering/mathematics major( with proof) and if you already have video chip just forward the links to me to take a looks and thanks you very much.
Rob Blitzer is the man when it comes to books!
I want to be a master of algebra then I can only hope to be apprentice of calculus That's the truth that is difficulty in algebra can change because it changed for me I failed math in Junior In Junior high it was mathematics and prealgebra. They didn't start us on prealgebra until 8th grade, but I've heard people since then and recently say kids are taking algebra by 8th grade. When I say I failed math in junior high, I mean I got F's. I rejoiced when I got a D. I gave up on math in elementary school. I just accepted I was never going to be good at it. In high school, I was so shocked when for the first 2 months of Basic Algebra I got A's and B's. I couldn't understand why I was doing so well, but I became hopeful. Then I started getting D's and then F's. I gave up on math again. I think I starting failing again when it got to collecting like terms. I honestly don't know why I failed it. I do so alright in college algebra textbooks. I mean, I do average in algebra now. I'll get 90 to 95 percent correct. My calculus is on shaky ground. But I still like I can say in all honesty: I am not bad in math. I am good at math. I can say in all honesty I'm good at algebra and I'm very proud I can do this math They need to make Blitzer books the textbooks for junior high and high school kids Great videos great channel
Hi! Math sorcerer, I have questions. When you studying from textbook, what was your work flow. I mean do you take notes from textbook or just read the book and then do the question. I would really love to know how you study when you starting out. 👍
Hi, Math Sorcerer. Would you recommend the first Intermediate Algebra book from the video or Basic Mathematics for Algebra 1? I did not pay much attention to math while in school, almost failed Alg 1, passed Alg 2 with a 93, and am attending college. I had to take College Algebra and another remedial math class, both of which I passed with a B. I've gone through Khan Academy K-8 and I'm at 92% of Algebra 1. However, I'm struggling with some quadratic lessons and noticing that the information is lacking heavily - as I suppose it's expected to be taught in the classroom, where I am not. Thanks.
Hi - long time viewer here. I wanted to ask if you recommend to buying same Maths topic books just for the sake of author's different points of views to further your understanding, where there are gaps in the knowledge?
Are there similar videos to this for other subjects (eg calculus, linear algebra)?
I was bad a math in secondary school, but for some reason though I was smatt.
Later at university I struggled with calculus, algebra, etc but loved it until today
I have an odd question, about the books on the Math Sorcerer's shelf. There’s two books next to each other, to the right of his head, and the books are tan with black at the top. I used to have these books but I lost them in a divorce many years ago. Can someone tell me the name of the books?
Do You recommend the schaum outline on college algebra?
Which books do you recomend?
Blitzer 🌶️
Thank you.
Having a spanish channel is genius!
Baldor is the best book ever. Also they give it to us like when we are 12. My dad was taught with that book and then I was taught in school with the same book.
Can't speak a word spanish (wish I learned it), but out of respect for the spanish speaking people in this world and out of respect for the math sorcerer I watched a whole video. And it was awesome, LOL
I went back to public school and got confused in math again.We started pre algebra at the end of 4th(private)but when I went to public in 5th they weren't near &just confusing.I learned from used books from the 30s,40s and 50s after that its confusing
Yup 14:30
As a certified high school student in India I use this for preparation...
Do you know of any tear away daily calendars with math problems?
I disagree on that going to college is the best way to learn mathematics. Self studying is the best way.
its much easier to learn math in college. you have help from professors and academic pressure to keep you going, and you have a better idea of whether or not youre making the right arguments when you get your homework back
@@ccshumshum8104 sure that’s true, but in a country like the US not everyone can afford to go to college. Plus when studying on your own and have questions you can enter a math forum. My point is, self studying is the cheapest way to learn and also the most fulfilling way, (at times) you get a lot more from learning on your own than going to a class.
@@ccshumshum8104without how can anyone find a path on there own to solve everything they know
Seems like millions of things
if you aren't extremely dedicated and self motivated then self studying is not the best way. Having the structure and pressure to perform on exams just brings out a totally different mindset in some people. Definitely depends on the individual.
Great stuff!, I wanna study math from you, could I?
I am from India ...I am big fan
Takeaway from this video is that all that hardships even if they are painful, they are beneficial. Be more optimistic, interact with like minded people. It'll eventually work. :)
@14:50 Barnard and Child, the final Classical Algebra boss
I got a B in college algebra and a B in plane trig but this was almost 10 years ago when I was 17 years old taking dual enrollment in high school so I’m VERY rusty. Considering going back to college for a second bachelors either in math or comp science. I hope to learn a lot from your content!
Tip: For those who already know a fair amount, consider tutoring others in math.
I spent most of my 20s working at tutoring centers helping people with math. All levels/ages. From teaching a kindergartener how to count to 10 to teaching calculus to high school seniors (and early college students).
Obviously I knew enough to help younger people, but all that practice really reinforced my own understanding of all the fundamental concepts taught in grade school (elementary, middle, and high school).
It was basically a state of constant review for me. Each student is reviewing some random math topic for 1 hour. Meanwhile, here I am reviewing their math and more all in the same day across several hours.
When I had down time (student did not show up), I would practice making my own formulas and writing out formal proofs for topics I recently worked on with students. Formulas the students were not taught, but if they were then it would have made some of their homework more mindless and "AFK-able" by filling in blanks lol. Making my own notation, etc.
I couldnt say this to anyone, but it felt like I was being paid to perform research in my own mini PhD program.
I'll get myself into an official PhD program eventually, but for now I have other life things to worry about.
ALSO Desmos. Desmos. Is. Freaking. Awesome. If you havent heard of it, google it. It's a free online graphing utility that is very fast and responsive! I use it in almost every tutoring session and have made several of my own models on it.
If someone is absolute beginner and knows almost nothing about math ( only a little bit about fractions etc) with which of Blitzer's books should start with?
thank you1@@Chaidys
HOW TO START FRACTIONAL CALCULUS ... ?
So I found a .pdf of the older Baldor book. Amazing amount of problems, and great ones in there. I don't read spanish, but mathematics is universal and answers to ALL the problems! Epic Book. Also read his Wikipedia page, sparse but it does give a good picture of his life, an amazing Mathematician, even had his own massive school in Cuba until the Castro regime. El comunismo no es bueno!
where did u get the thumbnail?
You know you study when you get back to this genius having 10000 books in the background giving me motivation xD
Does one have to pay for community collage? Does community college accept those who are in their 40's or older? (I'm not 40 just curious)
😊😊it depends on your income. 2nd, you can go to any college at almost any age😊 Good luck to you
Shalom
What does your t-shirt say?
Yeah the biggest help is a tutor especially at a college mathlab
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I believe math is innate for some people. My brother was the math genius in the family. He was in grade school and I was in high school and I’d ask for his help. Well I didn’t take school serious any way and dropped out 2 wks before graduation because I didn’t have enough credits. Now at 40 I’m doing this online program where you can still earn a high school diploma but work doesn’t allow me the time and I live far from my job so I say fvvk all to doing the assignments so I failed and I’m waiting til next year to retry when I’ve moved closer to my job so when I’m home, I have an hour or 2 to dedicate to my school work. But math is super difficult for me and I get discouraged and frustrated with a quickness 😑 I want to be an Aerospace Engineer. But at times I’m like, am I just kidding myself?
@7:45 in a twisted way, it would be great if math was a hot enough commodity to be worth stealing.
What's gonna be more of a challenge, the Baldor or the Hall and Knight?
Probably hall and knight. I don't have either but from my understanding hall and knight is more of a "advance algebra" book. Very much written by mathematicians. Best used by child prodigies, people who already have a firm understanding of math, or those with tutors to help them.
Hall and knight has many problems that stump high school math teachers
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Imagine having a business card that reads:
'Samuel Ratcliffe Knight,
Gentleman Scholar,
Educator,
Mathematician at Large.'
They really doubled down on naming kids back in the day!
Same authors also wrote Elementary Algebra for Schools to help bridge the gap.
"And I'm working at Chipotlet!..." 16:35
go hard
i have a reason to learn math , do you know why? You can never imagin. i 'm ganna to learn math through english channel like this channel to learn english, and learn math by the way. it's called one stone two birds, right?
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I follow u
I have my Baldor just here
That freakin' miller book is up to $469 - wtf?
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Declare yourself to be someone who attacks solid brick walls in paths, just for the sake of attacking them, if it has to come to that. Then make that true. Sometimes the first thing you need to do is to give up on every succeeding. Then use this as a great opportunity to assault an immovable barrier again and again, just to learn how to be properly stubborn - or even pigheaded if you can manage that. Forget success (sometimes). Success is for wussies. Instead, learn to revel in the sheer pointlessless of your doggedness, now that finally you've reached the end of the road.
That's it. What generally happens is that some insight arrives to ruin the wall or force you to leave it there in the way and go round it, but that should not be the point at the End of the Road. The object at the End of the Road is to keep going. Just for the sake of keeping going. Slam, bounce off, slam, bounce, off, thump thump thump your head against it, and aim to just keep doing that, and nothing else. That's enough. When you do eventually reach the actual End of the Road, you'll be able to just stay reasonably happily stuck there, pointlessly attacking.
The thing that I like of this video is that you have an uncared bear long from several days of not to shave it. This means that you are working in something so obssesively that you hadn't time to shave your bear. This talk a lot about you and what you do good in what you are doing. I appreciate that
Hello this is Sayed Yousaf from Afghanistan.
I found a difficult math question.
If you help and solve me it would be your pleasure.
The question is:
The limit x approaches 0 (x^x^...^x-x!)/(x!^x!-1)
I am Indian student
We have AI nowadays, and all the calculations are being done in a nanosecond now.
Doing math every single day is like exercising your mind every day. If we exercise our body going to the gym, why not do the same to our minds ?
you smell your books, you are weird :)
Who is the greatest mathematician of all time according to you
Dude, burnout isn't an issue of discipline. When it really happens, it's more like a little piece of the brain is no longer accessible.
It happened to me 12 years ago. My brain is still rewiring itself. I've recovered some of what I had lost, but not all. When it started, just trying to read a page in a book, any book, I would have to sleep, immediately after. Having gone from from reading a book a day, to an inability to. It wasn't a matter of discipline.
Find a better more accurate word. Burnout is a brain injury level event.
That's burnout. It's not a lack of motivation. It's an incapacity.
K the better word is called depression
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I'm first.
Is math kinda like a religion to you math sorcerer??
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