[sdiy] SDIY MATH GOALS--need real help!

[cheater cheater]

I think I remember this one was good for basic abstract and linear
algebra: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/academic/product/0,,0131873644,00%2Ben-USS_01DBC.html

Also try the physics book by Young and Freedman, it introduces the
mathematical tools as you go, which is enjoyable and good.

However those recommendations are moot, since people really differ a
lot with regards to what they find interesting, or what form they find
the easiest to accept information in. Get a few books, don't get stuck
with one. This is the worst thing that you can do. You can find a
thousand and one maths books on any single subject in mathematics, on
emule. "Try before buy"

As you go along, consult every definition you find with another book.
Being able to understand the same concept expressed in different ways
and how to translate between one form and another is the most basic
requirement to understanding mathematics in the first place. This is
very important and the lack of this skill is the reason why so many
people get thrown off by math texts so easily.

Also try consulting with Wolfram's Mathrworld and Wikipedia. Try to
read the whole articles there: this broadens your knowledge slightly
even if you don't understand anything you read. It gives you a
wholesome base of knowledge instead of separate bright points on an
otherwise pitch black sky.

You can finally ask in #math or #maths on EFNet. Some very good people in there!

D.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Dan Snazelle <subjectivity at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> thanks guys for all the super advice.
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> I think now that I have a better idea of what i need to learn, i just need to go find some good books on the subjects. This seems to be harder than it sounds though, with so many math textbooks out there and so many of them getting bad reviews.
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> If anyone here has a good recommendation for an Algebra or Trig book, I would appreciate it.
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> Thanks a lot!!
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>> Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:29:57 +0000
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] SDIY MATH GOALS--need real help!
>> From: cheater00 at gmail.com
>> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
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>> Learn everything you need to solve ordinary differential equations.
>>
>> This includes basic algebra, calculus, complex algebra, integration
>> and differentiation.
>> Polynomials and solving are very important.
>>
>> Don't go learning complex-number-based filter theory, it's useless to
>> understand what's going on in analog filters.
>> Virtual analog filters made this way are dull, boring, useless, and
>> have been done to death and officially defined as pointless.
>>
>> There are two kinds of math books:
>> 1. theory books
>> 2. problem books
>> Number 1 gives you the whole, complete, most detailed lowdown on the
>> theory, including proofs. Those usually have a couple problems per
>> chapter that are quite difficult and don't test your muscle, they just
>> test if you got the principle behind the topic discussed in the
>> chapter.
>> Number 2 gives you a load of problems preceded by a few definitions
>> and maybe a worked out example; the problems are of increasing
>> difficulty and you 'learn by doing'. Meant for engineers, those books
>> have no stringent mathematical proofs and are usually full of
>> real-world examples. This is the kind of book you want.
>>
>> If you want a basic book and are in the UK you can get a good A-levels
>> prep book for maths. Those are full of problems for you to solve.
>> Later go on reading university level books.
>>
>> HTH
>> D.
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Tom Wiltshire  wrote:
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>>> On 27 Feb 2009, at 03:24, Matthew Smith wrote:
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>>>> Quoth Dan Snazelle at 2009-02-27 12:30...
>>>>>
>>>>> i feel i have gotten about as far as i can in understanding many
>>>>> electronic books and topics in the last few years without knowing ANY math
>>>>> beyond basic pre-algebra. I never took anything past algebra one in high
>>>>> school and that was in 1992 and i dont remember any of it.
>>>>
>>>> Dan, I truly sympathise - I have a similar problem.
>>>
>>> Yeah, another sympathetic ear here too. My maths is so rusty that the cogs
>>> don't really turn at all any longer. I was better at this stuff when I was
>>> 15 than I am now. Like you, I'd like to learn more, particularly the
>>> complex-numbers filter theory stuff.
>>>
>>> If I could work out how to get from digital filter coefficients to frequency
>>> responses, I'd be able to write software to design my own digital filters,
>>> and that'd open up a number of new avenues to me. At the moment, digital
>>> filters are a bit of shot in the dark.
>>>
>>> T.
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