One day I just decided that I'm good at math, and since then I've just been great at math. Simple really
@thewolfofmaharlikastreet582
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah thanks im a mathematician now
@BangMaster96
4 жыл бұрын
+God Guzzlord Great, so tell me what a tensor is
@N9TheNoob
4 жыл бұрын
Lol me too
@amiragaripov8136
4 жыл бұрын
it's all about mindset, really
@Uhuhmmmhmmm
4 жыл бұрын
Not an outrageous comment at all. It really is all about the mindset with which you approach maths. If you think you’re bad at it, then you’ve put up a mental block. If you approach it as you would when solving a puzzle, you’ll see that it’s actually fun.
@stanfordfeynman2796
5 жыл бұрын
“What if we integrate math into a society?” “You mean engineering?” “Get out.”
@sureshotshorts1207
4 жыл бұрын
There are no replies this day.....
@SUKHDEV001
4 жыл бұрын
as an engineering student I've literally spily my water
@powerstroketurbo95
4 жыл бұрын
"Integrate" Hah I see what you did there
@GRBtutorials
4 жыл бұрын
So you’re saying ∫ math d(society) = engineering? That doesn’t fit, there’s no society in the solution! The solution should be math * society + C, because math is a constant and society is the variable. EDIT: I forgot the integration constant, d'oh!
@stanfordfeynman2796
4 жыл бұрын
GRBTutorials Nice haha. Can’t that still work tho? Indefinite Integral of k dx is kx +c, so wouldn’t that still be math * society? (Ignoring the +C for now lol)
@kyleaca5122
5 жыл бұрын
When your homework is only three problems you know it’s bad
@noteskeep4307
4 жыл бұрын
I think that depends on the level you're working at
@ashishkumarsharma1323
4 жыл бұрын
every homework at MIT 😔
@samyakbharsakle1618
3 жыл бұрын
@@ashishkumarsharma1323 you studyin at MIT?
@Godakuri
3 жыл бұрын
My homework is usually 7-9 questions, at PSU
@user-en5vj6vr2u
3 жыл бұрын
@@Godakuri pathetic undergrad
@victorserras
6 жыл бұрын
How to learn math and everything with ease. Seriously: How I learn math and everything else: I use what I call the “synthesis method”. When I’m studying math I don’t just read things and move on to the next things, I have the book and paper with me, and after everything I study, I have to synthesize what I just learned in my own words. After doing that, I use my own notes as reference for the material instead of the textbook I learned from. This method is slow in that i can only study about a dozen pages a day, but it has the following benefits: when I study something, I get FULL understanding, and I remember everything. And That’s what learning is: understanding + memorization.
@zachadolphe3633
5 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I do something very similar, especially with math and physics. I find though when I understand something I actually inherently remember because well... I understand it haha
@maxxalexander5616
5 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with this one. Reiterating or interpreting what you've just read with spoken words, most importantly, really helps drive that learning process. I say spoken words because it is a way for the thought to resonate in a space other than your head. I'm not really sure why this works for me. like Victor said this method is very slow. it is satisfying when you do figure something out using this method as it feels like a grind. however it is not very efficient for time-sensitive things like school or if you work too. But hey, it's the best i got for now lol.
@Boog1137
5 жыл бұрын
I do the same things but to keep it succinct and time friendly I take notes on notecards and really try to parse the information into “concepts” and “skills” while leaving out the fluff. If I HAVE to know it it’s on the cards, any deeper understanding I usually trust will stay in my head
@soccerplayer2277
5 жыл бұрын
I find this method works better, I read through everything and put it in my own words while I read BUT I don't write it down. Then I come back a day or two later and do the problems. I work hard to recall the insights I made earlier. I always find once I recall something I remember it ten times better after that than just doing it thoroughly once.
@donkosaurus
5 жыл бұрын
i prefer osmosis by keeping the textbook next to my belly under my shirt
@gauravahuja8410
6 жыл бұрын
Yep that's him Physicist PewDiePie *AndrewPie* Btw that's actually helpful
@tocilaraochelarista
5 жыл бұрын
Andrewπ
@dominicjohnmutholil
5 жыл бұрын
Why not approximate that to Andrew3?
@alexismisselyn3916
5 жыл бұрын
@@dominicjohnmutholil but pi = e = 3 so we can also approximate as Andrew[lim(n->+oo)(1+1/n)^n]?
@lovaaaa2451
5 жыл бұрын
Step 1: Identify your preferred pedagogical style (eg personally formality, precision) Step 2: Find nice theory books, read very carefully and fill in steps, make sure the book seems really difficult to you (Bourbaki) Step 3: Always do problems which are really really hard for you, get used to the frustration and the dopamine when you succeed (again Bourbaki) Step 4: Become obsessed with solving harder problems and learning more theory
@kickfloeb
5 жыл бұрын
Dopamine releases when you anticipate a reward, not when you actually obtain it.
@randomdude9135
5 жыл бұрын
I'll try it
@kickfloeb
5 жыл бұрын
@Tracchofyre I think that you are completely right sorry
@sowrabhsudevan9119
5 жыл бұрын
Lova aaa I didn’t know the Bourbaki books had exercises in them.
@thelegendofsheboo7048
5 жыл бұрын
Only step 4 that dose the trick
@buckbennington3272
5 жыл бұрын
From some simple deduction I’ve concluded you’re a multi-millionaire. You said you have four textbooks on quantum mechanics alone, no mere peasant can afford that many textbooks on one subject.
@mikhailmikhailov8781
4 жыл бұрын
*Khmm khmm* Search for some pdf's on the internet *khmm khmm* Or just sell drugs to afford the physics books.
@Matthew-li7we
4 жыл бұрын
@@mikhailmikhailov8781 or buy a textbook from the 90s. Sure all the information may be wrong or outdated, but it only cost you $5 including shipping and handling!
@ericmossotti1089
3 жыл бұрын
wat, prev editions, ebay ebooks, and used textbooks can be found for prices surely agreeable with the common man
@ChristAliveForevermore
2 жыл бұрын
Work a hard job, live with family, pinch pennies, spend surplus on books rather than other things.
@gdhexan3590
5 жыл бұрын
You want to be a better person ? Be more person
@withlovefalseortrue9839
5 жыл бұрын
Uh
@Micheal以仁慈
5 жыл бұрын
Genius
@dashl5069
5 жыл бұрын
you want to be a better person? do more people
@brettkim1115
5 жыл бұрын
getting constant exposure to better people actually wouldn't be a bad idea
@tfres8489
5 жыл бұрын
"Read more"
@lancepants7648
6 жыл бұрын
How to “git gud” at math
@eve8372
5 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry I donut undiestand ur engrish
@Tamaraalkhateeb
5 жыл бұрын
plese spel rite bro ur weerd
@animemashups6163
5 жыл бұрын
You need practice and patience...and Black Knight pen.
@thegame7039
5 жыл бұрын
Man of culture I see
@ahmadtarek7763
5 жыл бұрын
Praise the math .
@jmac3223
6 жыл бұрын
I’m currently self- teaching myself calc I, and doing great! If I could give one piece of advice to any individual who is struggling with math whether it be simple algebra or real analysis, practice. Do TONS of practice problems, and I mean tons. Whenever I’m stuck on a problem or topic I can’t wrap my head around, I try and approach the problem in a logical way and keep repeating problems for that particular topic. Eventually, I start to understand what I am doing wrong and use that knowledge to improve. I hope this has helped.
@geddon436
5 жыл бұрын
Proving every theorem. I like that idea. Did it work for every concept in algebra, trigonometry and caluclus?
@makehimobsessedwithyou6412
5 жыл бұрын
Doing tons of problem need tons of time!!Remember you are not just studying one subject.
@theralhaljordan7337
5 жыл бұрын
my ADD is really fighting me when I do math for a long time, but I will prevail
@laurasalo6160
5 жыл бұрын
I am learning more about integration now and various physics concepts. Teaching myself too! I could have my face in a math or physics text/book all day everyday and never get tired of it. On my days off I'm researching from sun up to sun down. I love nothing more and there's so much to learn. I'm struck everyday by the beauty of math. I'm obsessed... and obsessive. :)
@PulpyButtGoo
5 жыл бұрын
The Real Hal Jordan I know your pain I have ADD as well. I’m about to finish cal 4 and DE in a few weeks with an A in both. Just cause it’s hard doesn’t mean we can’t do it! Keep at it bud
@aldomartin2992
5 жыл бұрын
The highest level of math I took in high school was algebra. I somehow placed into Calc 2. I am now teaching myself precalc and Calc 1 so I can keep up with my physics and astrophysics classes
@jarretrausch
5 жыл бұрын
aldo martin why tf would u think it’s a good idea to skip calc 1?
@jordanlazaro1676
4 жыл бұрын
This is inspiring. I am an aspiring Medical Physicist. I was originally a Philosophy major (I wanted to get my Ph.D. in Ethics) and I was always interested in Physics but I always doubted myself because I almost failed high school algebra more than 3 times. Just last week, however, I knew that my fate was to be a medical physicist and thus I switched my major to Physics and Biomedical Physics. I am currently in college algebra and taking several calculus courses scared me, but after watching this video, I feel motivated to continue this arduous path of becoming a physicist. THANK YOU!!!
@josephforys6856
3 жыл бұрын
you've got this, my friend! How's it going?
@NegativeAccelerate
2 жыл бұрын
OMG I’m the exact opposite. I’m really good at maths but I have a huge passion for philosophy and have done very poorly in my English exams so I decided to study theoretical ohysics.
@ubermenschonsteroids1520
2 жыл бұрын
I hated math back in elem and HS but I started to appreciate it when I took Philosophy as an undergrad... I hope I paid more attention back in the days
@willb295
2 жыл бұрын
It’s been a year. How are you know?
@Pclub4ever
2 жыл бұрын
@@willb295 He most likely gave up. People who share their plans on social media/youtube never follow through.
@user-pn4lj8mi2j
5 жыл бұрын
The secret in mastering math lies in patience. If you have a difficult math Problem to solve, try your best , even if it may take you hours, days or weeks. Solve it yourself. Math forces you to think for a long and exhausting time. I myself Need sometimes hours, days or even weeks till i manage to solve a math problem. And when you are really exhausted, tired and want to quit, there appears a stark of a brillant idea, the missing piece, which lets you See the beauty of math.
@abhishekrnath6560
5 жыл бұрын
That's good advice
@martiny1785
5 жыл бұрын
exactly, that's the beauty of mathematics
@josh1234567892
4 жыл бұрын
I love math. It frustrates the hell out of me sometimes but when I finally understand a concept that I've been struggling with, it gives me pure satisfaction.
@martiny1785
4 жыл бұрын
@@josh1234567892 don't give up man!!! That's the spirit!!!
@buckeye-pe6df
4 жыл бұрын
If it's taking you weeks to solve one math problem...I think it's time to move on..
@evanschmitz305
6 жыл бұрын
“What do you do?” *Kevin Malone voice* “I do the numbers.”
@no-body-nobody
4 жыл бұрын
never forget Ryan started the fire rip cheesy pita
@raskaalaska2548
4 жыл бұрын
RIP Sour Lemon Milk
@thenextshenanigantownandth4393
6 жыл бұрын
We do live in a society. Jesus...
@pendragon7600
4 жыл бұрын
BOTTOM TEXT
@noteskeep4307
4 жыл бұрын
What I think he meant to imply is that we luve in a society where math is important. Like really important because every thing we have is brought to you by math.
@lagrangiankid378
5 жыл бұрын
Actually I started getting better at math when I started using amphetamines. But I don't think there is a correlation between the two events.
@VinylUnboxings
5 жыл бұрын
Well it sounds like there is a correlation, but it might not be causative. But it probably helped.
@epajarjestys9981
5 жыл бұрын
I tried speed the other day, and it just fucks my thinking. Makes me very enthusiastic and feeling so clear-headed and intelligent for a while until I notice that somehow my thinking is in fact severely impaired when trying to actually solve any problems. Maybe it does work for some people, like Erdős. Not sure about that. They might be deluded by this chemically-induced enthusiasm and just _feel_ more intelligent.
@epajarjestys9981
5 жыл бұрын
@VinylUnboxings If it helped then that's causative. Duh!
@VinylUnboxings
5 жыл бұрын
@@epajarjestys9981 Not sure what you're trying to say- I said it MIGHT be causative, and that it PROBABLY helped, are you trying to say that's a contradiction?
@epajarjestys9981
4 жыл бұрын
@@VinylUnboxings No, you said that it might NOT be causative, BUT it probably helped. Of course, neither of the two sentences _"It might be causative"_ or "It might *not* be causative" (which can be considered to be logically equivalent) stand in direct contradiction to the sentence _"it probably helped"._ However, the way you concatenated these last two sentences: _"... it might not be causative. But it probably helped",_ can give the impression that there is a possibility that it might not be causative, but yet at the same time still helped, which would be a contradiction. Not sure if you are a robot who does not understand how natural language works or just dishonest and pretending to be one. I believe it is the latter. In either case: Fuck you, you worthless piece of shit.
@SerbAtheist
5 жыл бұрын
For me the biggest thing was realizing that math is iterative! You NEED A to be able to do B, and you NEED B to be able to do C. This means you can't afford to skip steps. At all! This is literally the biggest mistake people make. Instead of solidifying themselves, they power through the next thing, and then they wonder why they struggle in Calculus 2, when they haven't fully mastered Calculus 1. And then they end up stressing out and ultimately hating math or physics. If you're struggling in an area, GO BACK! See the key skills required and ask yourself honestly if you have them. Go back to Elementary School algebra if you have to. There is absolutely no shame in that. Then SOLVE PROBLEMS. Repeatedly. How do you know you've mastered an area? Simple: if you can solve any given problem from this area confidently and comfortably given nothing but a pencil and an empty piece of paper. If you can't, you're not there yet.
@BlockOfRed
5 жыл бұрын
Well, there are problems that can't be solved analytically :D
@gamerdio2503
5 жыл бұрын
sin(26.810 degrees). Can't do it with only paper and pencil? Sorry, go back to trig class
@BlockOfRed
5 жыл бұрын
@@gamerdio2503 Well, we could do an approximate: sin(0°) = 0 and sin(90°) = 1, we can approximate the values in between linearly, thus sin(x) ≈ x/90. So for sin(26.81) we roughly get sin(26.81) ≈ 26.81/90 = 30/90 = 1/3 ≈ 0.33 So we get the approximate sin(26.81) ≈ 0.33. But this is far away from computing the result analytically. You can do better approximates using 2nd or 3rd order Taylor approximations (which can be computed by hand), but this should work out quite well.
@BlockOfRed
5 жыл бұрын
Quickly checked using a calculator: The true values lies around sin(26.81) ≈ 0.45, so an error of -0.12 might be okay given that I've approximated sin with a linear function 😅
@gamerdio2503
5 жыл бұрын
@@BlockOfRed Sorry, but that's only an approximate answer. Its not the true answer. You haven't learned trig /s
@mayabenowitz6729
5 жыл бұрын
As an undergrad, you learn how to answer questions by solving *well-defined* problems. As a post-graduate, you learn how to ask *new* questions, formulate them into well-defined problems, and solve them independently. The former requires hard-work and intellectual horsepower while the latter requires hard-work, intellectual horsepower, AND creativity. With that being said, I think it is integral to take time from problem-solving and set it aside for play. After all, math is supposed to be fun!
@benhallo1553
5 ай бұрын
Beautifully put
@Medumex
6 жыл бұрын
This video is a confidence booster. I'm in algebra and I'm a first year physics major. Oof.
@marioroman5834
6 жыл бұрын
bro I almost failed geometry , but I placed into calc for my first. Don't every doubt yourself. But good luck for calc 3 lol
@devins1001
6 жыл бұрын
Don’t let that ever hold you back, even when you start studying things that seem impossibly hard. Those things will become easier in time. I knew I wanted to be a physics major and I left hs with not even a pre algebra understanding of math. I worked very hard and now I am a top student in my math and physics courses(: best of luck!
@matthewzarate9116
6 жыл бұрын
I started out in algebra and now I’m finishing up multivariable calc! We can dooo itttt
@cdsmetalhead99
5 жыл бұрын
Abstract algebra?
@rebeccaince9060
5 жыл бұрын
me too ahaha, God is good though- we can do it!!
@mvg523
5 жыл бұрын
I agree. I've been tutoring math at my school for the past few semesters, and it has made a world of difference on how I approach problems and new concepts. Tutoring other students helps keep me sharp, and prevents me from forgetting certain math skills that might not get used as often. Also, it gives me greater motivation to truly learn each concept in depth so that I can better explain it to students who may need help. Plus it's fun! Super helpful video, keep up the good work.
@garvett6660
4 жыл бұрын
The last one, about explaining math to somebody, there’s a problem - nobody would listen to me. Nobody in my class is as much into math as I am.
@ahuman6546
4 жыл бұрын
Relate
@evelocz
5 жыл бұрын
That’s actually how I got pretty decent. I always tried to help my classmates and young students and I always had to learn it deeper to help someone else
@dognip
4 жыл бұрын
I got good at math because of my mom. She helped me solving problems when I was little and encouraged me. Solving problems gave me satisfaction so I liked it. Now I am on my own.
@kaisu8198
6 жыл бұрын
As a high school student, I found this video highly informative. Thank you!
@kanadmainkar4601
6 жыл бұрын
I was average at math until 4th grade and then I applied for a competitive math exam in 5th standard for which I studied from a different source and I suddenly started understanding it and math became fun. Now I'm pretty good at it and going to pursue an undergraduate degree in physics next year. P. S: I was first
@nathandaniel5451
6 жыл бұрын
I was average at math at up until year 7, then I started flying through math until year 10-11 where I was about average (in the top class of the school however). I then sat down for a whole month at the start of this year doing about 8-9+ hours of maths a day. ( I'd get up early and study ALL day, I don't get burnt out and I strive to understand rather than memorize so I don't forget as easily what I'm doing) I worked through Stewart's calculus chapters 1-11 (essentially calc 1 and 2) as well as the whole maths curriculum for year 11 and 12. I went from being average to top of the school. I'm in year 12 now, by the end I would have done Calc 3, ODE'S and linear algebra.
@nathandaniel5451
6 жыл бұрын
Point is, I waaay surpassed people way more talented than me. Talent doesn't take you far, dedication and obsession can take you miles. I calculated that I can finish an entire physics degree worth of physics and math classes by the end of next year. Wish me luck, I hope you will one day stop letting yourself be spoonfed an education and push yourself beyond what is possible.
@berserker8884
6 жыл бұрын
@@nathandaniel5451 Amazing! I myself found Stewart's book too "unmathy" after two or three chapters and went for Spivak instead, which has been the right decision in my own opinion, but for that same reason I still haven't gotten past the calc1 level(the book is an absolute monster in terms of difficulty for a self studying highschool student) and I am getting deeper and deeper into pure mathy stuff like topology, graph theory, abstract algebra, etc. Just started the first year of math undergrad two weeks ago. To solidify your point, it has taken me great deal of work and hitting the wall with my head for hours to get to the point where I can prove big theorems on my own before seeing the formal proofs, i.e. I try to be constantly ahead of the game and proving every major theorem myself, because I consider seeing it, before I struggle with it, a spoiler.
@nathandaniel5451
6 жыл бұрын
@@berserker8884 That's really cool, I considered Spivak. I try to figure things out before I get to them however in probably a less rigorous way. Ex. "Ooh next section is on surface area, let's try to derive it before I even see the actual formula, before I start the section". After I finish all the undergrad physics texts, I might get into real analysis and then some more pure mathy subjects before I start some higher level physics texts. The thing is, people vastly underestimate what people can accomplish, including themselves. For example, my goal seems far fetched for a lot of people but it's more than doable, even for someone like me who I think might actually have some sort of learning disability.
@berserker8884
6 жыл бұрын
@@nathandaniel5451 awesome to hear such positivity! Today I had a rough depressing day with almost zero productivity, but your comment made me at least push myself a bit to work, so at least I did something today and you motivated me! Keep at it brother, may we all become masters of our crafts one day through hard work, determination, curiosity and a pinch of luck.
@michaelovadiyah659
4 жыл бұрын
I recently taught myself calculus and now physics at age 35.
@nyashia7767
3 жыл бұрын
Congrats !!!
@Maisonier
3 жыл бұрын
how
@puddleduck1405
2 жыл бұрын
niceee!
@chonchjohnch
5 жыл бұрын
I just started watching a lot of math KZitem content and found the things I was really interested in and used them as an entry point. I’m now almost done with a math minor
@mimi-xw5se
5 жыл бұрын
This gave me so much confidence... I scored in algebra too now I know I can get to calculus just like you thank you
@donati880
6 жыл бұрын
Excuse me, what is math?
@AndrewDotsonvideos
6 жыл бұрын
*meth
@metamorph5286
5 жыл бұрын
Hahah just thought about the song Excuse me by Nothing but thieves. Insert that falsetto after your question.
@user-gt2th3wz9c
5 жыл бұрын
nice question, mr Newton)
@GenesisRussell-jt2rp
5 жыл бұрын
THE FUTURE IS NOW OLD MAN
@shayanmoosavi9139
5 жыл бұрын
Says someone who invented calculus😂😂😂
@TheScienceGuy10
3 жыл бұрын
My constant exposure is watching every Flammable Maths video and doing thr questions with him.
@justinscheidler5938
5 жыл бұрын
You hit the nail on the head. Teaching/explaining concepts to others is by far the best way to understand something. I didn't fully comprehend basic frikin limits until I helped someone study for a test years after hs. Then mind blow happened and started understanding all of it.
@sionsmedia8249
2 жыл бұрын
A method which really helped me to understand new topics, is to see and intuit how it is connected to something I already understand.
@CreeperWhoCriedTNT
5 жыл бұрын
The most important factor for me was finding a passion for the subject!
@akivas2034
6 жыл бұрын
As a high school student, I’m glad that you finally made a video I can understand :)
@jonathansmith4634
5 жыл бұрын
It seemed like I was the only one who didn't have a difficult time in my math courses. I think I know why, but I'm just speculating. For one, I've self studied so much math and science that before I even take the course I've already learned around 50% of the information already. Secondly, I think a lot of students may be trying to memorize the material rather than actually understanding how it works. Memorization is short term. Learning is long term. Not to mention that learning is a hell of a lot easier than trying to memorize a bunch of information.
@FN-rl2ku
4 жыл бұрын
Consistent effort. Setting a goal. Not forcing myself (that has opposite reaction for me), more like dreaming and letting that dream inspire me. And mostly, because I enjoy it. Oh and holding myself accountable by doing statistics of learning - keeping track of hours and pages. I have this huge paper that has week, number of pages, topics ans number of done pages in textbooks. I track the hours in my planner. When I see I did above than average workload that week, it motivates me.
@doodelay
5 жыл бұрын
When I realized that all theorems, derivations, and theories in any field of study be they political science, economics or physics, are found entirely from reasoning up from the definitions and axioms of a thing, my thinking became much more crisp and precise and that same week I was able to carry out proofs independent of guidance. I notice that EVERY interesting conclusion is just some implication of some set of axioms or definition. When facing a problem, ask yourself always, "what is a vector," "what is tangent?" "what is a force" or "what is angular momentum" hell even ask sometimes "what is height?" it's y = mx + b, so rewrite the thing in terms of x if necessary. But no matter what you do always go back to the definition of the thing and you cannot go wrong if the definition is understood.
@mrborat2493
3 жыл бұрын
The first principles
@jessstuart7495
4 жыл бұрын
Walking through derivations of formulas and theorems line by line, while somewhat time-consuming (painful), really helps solidify my understanding of math concepts. I think I'm just inherently distrustful by nature, and want to understand HOW everything works before I start using it to solve problems.
@pianistleuwu
5 жыл бұрын
Beginning: Hey what's going on SMART people Me: I'm just gonna head back to doing my dumb stuff
@TheSullyLad
4 жыл бұрын
Learning not to be afraid of equations. Play with them, plug in numbers, see what happens. Really help me.
@Scott21
5 жыл бұрын
I found it easiest to recognize patterns, with constant exposure. The thing I took from you after seeing your videos is that if your problem isn't working out then one of my initial assumptions is probably wrong. It is immensely helpful. You're awesome
@kingarth0r
5 жыл бұрын
For me it was just never stop doing math. It’s very easy to forget stuff so keep reviewing and keep exposing yourself to it. I’ve done lots of summer courses and now I have a very menacing transcript just because I never stopped. An object in motion should stay in motion.
@danielbrantley6158
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much bro for the channel! I switched from a History major to Applied Physics last year, (don’t ask me why I initially chose History) and got a reality check when I discovered how much math is an integral part of high science. Your vids have inspired me though to continue working hard, currently in Calc 1 but excited to continue on to the end!
@NinjaVsBear96
4 жыл бұрын
If I’m not interested in the subject well then I just have the mindset that I’m wasting my time (probably a huge flaw of mine), but if I’m interested in the subject you can bet I’m definitely going to give it my all in trying to grasp it. Math/physics is what interests me, so I get good at it because I want to get good at it. And then previously failing at understanding something that I want to understand is just another motivator to actually try and acquire that knowledge. Example, I was supposed to learn Riemann sums 5 years ago, but I just let them intimidate me back then and didn’t put in the work to learn them because I just didn’t care. But after going back last week and being like “Hey, I actually want to know how these things work” I put in the time and now I actually understand how they work.
@kman7681
4 жыл бұрын
This actually makes me feel extremely comfortable with my future academic goals. I'm a rising senior in highschool taking precalculus next year and to say the least math isn't my best subject.
@SomeGod
6 жыл бұрын
You just perfectly weave helpful advice and meme shit posting together, don't you? That super saiyan 3 line really hit me good😂
@leafyischris8242
5 жыл бұрын
For me as a highschool senior learning calc on my own , I found the best way I got better is by both practice and asking hard questions that relates to what's at hand. I found it takes me alot towards fundamentally understanding the theory and proofs behind what I'm working on which ultimately translates to the practice problems. Never be afraid to go off and explore a idea that just pops into your head while you just got done doing a proof , because ultimately that's where I found most of my learning was done , because you either end up reinforcing what you already know but in terms that you wrote down yourself which I found makes your understanding even greater , or end up with contradictions, potential mistakes, ect. Which only makes you ask more and more questions , thus making you learn more! Hope that helps!
@monica-ww8gi
5 жыл бұрын
watching lectures on youtube like prof. Leonard really helped tremendously just because he is a perfect example of a math prof that teaches you the fundamentals but not in a rushed manner and I really appreciated that because not a lot of prof in college like to take time, everything is rushed in class :/
@wave5009
3 жыл бұрын
"Its easier when you have to get better", thats so true, learned that with my accounting class. Started off with a 47 F, worked my butt off and finished the semester with a 93 A
@adriencastella4992
3 жыл бұрын
Haha I got good at Math by studying it for 3 years non-stop and taking extra courses. Honestly at the beginning, things such as Analysis 1 felt quite hard, but by just never stopping and always discussing the solutions with my friends I got better at it without even realising it. When I look back at the exercises I struggled with back in those days, I can't help but laugh at myself a little. Sometimes because your studies grow in difficulty as you grow and improve you fail to see the huge amount of improvement you've made.
@prabhdensingh8740
5 жыл бұрын
How I got good at maths: I had an amazing teacher last year who would explain everything in detail and marked our books regularly and told us what to work on. He taught us things in so much details that we were sometimes doing A levels stuff (This is in England). He made us practice a lot of algebra which helped too
@FIDEL_CASHFLOW_
4 жыл бұрын
A lot of this rings true for me. I was a terrible student and math is a terrible student's worst nightmare. The things that works for me are the following: 1) I always did all of the homework and then some. I read somewhere that a mathematical mind is like a bicep. If you want to get stronger in that regard, you have to exercise it very deliberately. If my teacher assigned us numbers 1 through 50 and then told us the only do the even numbers, I always did all of them. 2) I took vigorous notes in class. If there was a concept that just wasn't clicking, I would just go to KZitem and type in "How to solve this kind of equation" and without fail, 25 different videos with pop up with step by step instructions. Sometimes, your teacher just can't explain it in a way that makes sense to you and people on KZitem can. 3) my dad once told me that if you can explain a concept to a rubber duck, you have a good grasp of that concept. I took this advice literally and I bought a rubber ducky off of Amazon for like 6 bucks and after I was done doing my homework, I would put him across from me on the table and I would pretend like he was a classmate who had missed that day's class and was just as bad at math as I am and I would write out a step-by-step instructional guide on how to do certain problems. I am of the personal belief that in order to be truly great at mathematics, there has to be some kind of natural ability that you're born with. That's not me and I know I'll never be great at mathematics and I only ever took up to intermediate algebra but that's how I passed my most hated subject with all A's.
@Las645
Жыл бұрын
You don’t need to be born with a natural ability to be good at math, it’s impossible to be born with natural skills. Hard work and education is the only way to be good at something. Yes people can be naturally smarter but anyone can learn a skill
@godiswatching_895
6 жыл бұрын
Friends: What do you wanna be for Halloween? Me: Integral of Sqrt(tanx) Even though I don't think I have to start from algebra in school, I still don't think I'm actually good enough at it when I see some calc 2 integration problems. Those really make me question myself, what I've really learnt, and whether I can EVER actually do one of these whack ass problems if I come across them randomly. P.S. Great video as always :] Really appreciate the videos ( both meme ones and the helpful ones ).
@davidhoopsfan
6 жыл бұрын
that integral is 3spooky5me
@Goku17yen
6 жыл бұрын
420spooky69me
@cdsmetalhead99
5 жыл бұрын
Just put the integral into wolfram alpha
@kevinruppert3522
5 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with the necessity part. I took enriched physics in 9th grade which required us to know trigonometry. Had no idea what the hell Sin and Cos were until I took that class, and I was bit slow at first, but when it clicked in my head I was getting As on all the calculation problems. I considered physics to be the fun math class.
@esra_erimez
5 жыл бұрын
This really helped me remove my nostril hair more effectively. Thank you.
@kote1892
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god, you have no idea how badly I needed to hear your experience. I'm a first semester college student double majoring in physics and mathematics and I'm also starting from algebra II.
@greymccarthy3466
4 жыл бұрын
If you do things wrong enough you actually learn a lot and going down different wrong paths to eventually find the right one I think is how you really start to get good at math. As you get further in math you really are looking for patterns, it is like playing a board game you have to learn the rules apply them in the correct manor but also you have to think in a creative way when you apply those rules so you can win at the game. It is not enough to know the rules but you have to know how to manipulate them
@kaga13
6 жыл бұрын
Getting lots of different sources of information about the same subject is key I think. I have like 5 or 7 e&m books now that I can pull methods from and they all come together to fill in gaps in understanding. Also, looking at other people's solutions and examining their assumptions, their methods, filling in gaps where they made steps and performing mathematical cleanup duty really drives forward your exposure to the patterns that show up in problems.
@GunsNbeeR
6 жыл бұрын
My guy your videos are priceless for an engineering student like myself. I was wondering, could you do a video on deriving the formulas for circular motion (vector method)?
@bluedemonian
5 жыл бұрын
Chemistry student here. What u just said pretty much applies to every "pure" science, chemistry, math, physics. I just felt identified with what u said about learning something by teaching it.
@eloiteles3578
4 жыл бұрын
That is one characteristic to think about and admire in Americans. From high school algebra and prinstat to Quantum mechanics. Bravo sir! I was part of a 10h/week math, sciences and/or classical languages(ancient Latin and Greek) with an extracurricular economics option in high school. We went fairly deep in mathematics... Yet, No one dared touching Physics at university (in Belgium). As a matter of fact there is a huge shortage of physics masters (let alone PhD) in Belgium. Most who want to try physics go to what is called "theoretical engineering" school (largely for financial reasons).
@gflow8357
5 жыл бұрын
I'm almost done with my math PhD and I'm still not good at math...
@Mohabpiano
4 жыл бұрын
@teawsome 123 that you probably infinitely suck at math
@RealDukeOfEarl
4 жыл бұрын
I recommend being okay but convincing yourself and everyone around you that you're brilliant. It's not an ideal strategy, and in some contexts it can be fatal, but, and it's a big but, big butts are a sign of a smoker trying to quit.
@ethanmartin2781
4 жыл бұрын
what's your research?
@parimalarenga92
4 жыл бұрын
@@ethanmartin2781 yeah ask him ?
@jacobharris5894
4 жыл бұрын
Your probably just at such a high level that you are more aware of your mathematical shortcomings than most people.
@2inthemorning
5 жыл бұрын
I got better at math by finding little, interesting ideas and exploring them. I would often try to make an interactive graph on Desmos, which helped me get the idea solidly in my head.
@MelvinKoopmans
5 жыл бұрын
Searching for multiple explanations is really good advice.. I tend to do this too, looking at the same problem from multiple angles until everything eventually starts to sing. Didn't Feynman say something of the following "Good physicists know at least a several different ways of describing the same phenomena... Each can have completely different philosophical implications, though..". Guess that is true for understanding things in general.. Abstracting away the underlying principles and being able to concretise into different "shapes". That's essentially what you need to do when you teach someone! You need to understand their way of thinking and find some of the things they already know, then find associations between the thing you're trying to teach and what they already understand. Great video! :)
@mgominasian9206
6 жыл бұрын
we need book review video
@rivergovin4067
5 жыл бұрын
How I got good at math: 1. I truly enjoy learning about it, so I study for understanding first and practice problems after. Some people dive on into problems without understanding the mechanics and reasoning behind every step. You just become a manipulater of numbers and operations, and that will only get you so far. Probably stops working at Calc 3. 2. I'm a math and physics tutor at my college, so everyday I'm faced to explain all types of math. Ranging from basic algebra all the way to differential equations. Hence, constant exposure along with necessity as Andrew stated.
@jamieg2427
5 жыл бұрын
This video is SO key, in particular the issue of deciding what problems to do. In some textbooks, there are SO MANY problems and while there is value in grinding out a ton for the sake of fluency, that should be what you do AFTER you've exposed yourself the the important types of problems in the chapter.
@dwarfyman4899
5 жыл бұрын
That last tip is gold. If you’re in highschool, see if you can help someone who is struggling with math homework by explaining it to them. You’ll never forget the concept after that.
@wamyarabel1288
2 жыл бұрын
Yes the high school students needed this. Thank's.
@BroadConcept
5 жыл бұрын
I failed alegbra TWICE when I began college, now I am in my final semester finishing a differential equations class. If you don't like the idea of never penetrating the alien symbols that math can seem to the uninitiated, then don't get discouraged no matter how "bad" at math you are. You probably will never feel that you are "good" at math because a) in college you realize how many people are smarter than you are b) the problems always get more difficult, BUT you will be much better than you were before and honestly it is worth it.
@ev3rything491
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with your view of what makes you "good at math". To me though, I've noticed that the most crucial part of maintaining a life-long interest in math is to develop a general view on math which motivates mathematical inquiry. During my years as student I've always had an aesthetic outlook on math. To me, the beauty and the variety of emotions evoked by problem-posing, conjecturing and proving has always been an essential part of my motivation of eventually "getting good". In summary, before one even tries to "get good" one should ask: "Why am I even doing this?" My answer will always be: "because the beauty of it."
@Nina-rp8df
5 жыл бұрын
Got good at math by necessity...HAD to know it for engineering. I was average at math in high school. Definitely the constant exposure and the need to know (and wanting to know) that helped the most.
@corbinwilson3781
2 жыл бұрын
You have to love it. You have to find the challenges inspiring, and you have to want to learn more.
@hishamhabli3876
5 жыл бұрын
I’m already pretty good at math and I agree with part of it. I think that looking at patterns in problems really helps. We are all good at identifying patterns. We have to make it logically make sense in our head. That’s why asking for different opinions or ways of explaining math helps.
@Linarom24
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video. I am currently taking AP Calc AB. Sometimes, I struggle a bit when the teacher dictates the number quickly, as english is not my first language. However, whenever I don’t understand a concept/problem, I search through a few sources (Khan Academy, textbooks, and KZitem) :)
@rishujeetrai5780
5 жыл бұрын
The timing of KZitem Recommendations on this one is suspiciously perfect. Is KZitem stalking me?
@snowyy1944
3 жыл бұрын
no shit
@anirbanroychowdhury5080
6 жыл бұрын
I don't have anyone to explain it to, so i often just say everything that comes to mind aloud, and try anything that seems feasible. Ive found saying it aloud helps quite a bit.
@ashlynreeves6957
5 жыл бұрын
Seeing your positivity talking about math really made me feel hopeful. I always tell myself I’m bad at math, so maybe I just need positive self encouragement. ☺️
@myname-pe2pe
5 жыл бұрын
dude you basically just described me when describing yourself, highest I took was Pre-clac, couldn't do Calc till semester 3, still suck at math, and realizing that I need to practice....you're basically me from the future
@pushingpositivity518
5 жыл бұрын
I got good at math by practicing it everyday, reaching out for help when i need it an taking advice from people who are just overall better at math than i am.
@tonichan89
2 жыл бұрын
I am 32 years old and I can’t even algebra. I am even terrible at dividing and multiplying uneven numbers. I fell behind on math in school early, and teachers didn’t take the time to adapt their teaching to the student's way of learning. I thought I just couldn’t do math and that was that. I felt the same way about science and any uncreative subjects. I asked for help, but teachers only knew how to recite the method one way and did so on repeat without understanding my questions. I didn't learn to *understand* the methods, just imitate what the others did and short-term memorize that well enough to barely pass the tests. Then I would forget all of it. The past few years though, I've come to understand better HOW I learn new information and now I would like to teach myself how to do math and learn to like it, even be good at it. I only decided this a few minutes ago but I know this would do so much for my confidence in myself. If you're young and reading this, I hope you can take away the following: you're not stupid for not getting math. Try to figure out how you process and learn information and go from there. The system favors a specific type of learning and it's unfair, that's not your fault. Don't give up on yourself. It is a joutney to figure out how your own brain works, how it learns things. Pay attention to this as much as you can while you're in any class, whether it be math, english, art, martial arts or sports. Do you need to break down the information in small tidbits that you learn at a time? Do you need to know why you subtract this or that number in this whatever formula? Think about it. The way I started really understanding how I learned things is when I started doing kickboxing, at 30ish years old. I need to focus on one aspect of a move at a time before I can put it all together. I would focus only on the way my left foot needed to turn and repeated that tiny movement until my body memorized it and did it on its own. Then I could focus on how my torso should move when I launched the kick, and only thought about that specifically as I kept practising. So on and so forth. My trainer has told me I'm their best student in terms of technique and that was mind blowing to me because I was never good at sports. (My strength and endurance is a different can of worms but I'm working on that) I started applying this wisdom to other things I was trying to learn, and it was like a lightbulb had switched on. I understand now how I learn information and it has helped me so much in a wide aspect of things. I wish I knew this earlier in life, but hopefully someone sees this and maybe they don't have to go as long as I did thinking they're just incompetent when they're really not.
@Jamyaevans7
5 жыл бұрын
I'm watching videos on how to get good at math rather than practicing
@jacobvillasana9624
Жыл бұрын
I'm entering my third year of physics, and my advice for someone struggling with math is to spend a time to understand the theory behind a given math problem; If I'm struggling to solve a problem, I go back to the relevant section of the textbook and I just go over it until I understand what approach will work, sometimes you analyze a solution to a related or different problem and find inspiration for the problem you're working on. I also resonate with what Andrew says about picking problems to practice with, my first-year foundations of physics prof told me that it's better to pick a few hard problems and really understand them.
@jeffkabel3409
6 жыл бұрын
Oh god, Dr. Phil got to you
@joshs3045
5 жыл бұрын
thank you , i am in high school, and i always thought i was OK at math, but i could never excel, this has helped me to do just that . again... thank you.
@singularity-
4 жыл бұрын
"Read it from somewhere else" yes. Definitely helps, in my experience. Also exaplaining it to someone else. I always find where holes in my underatanding are if I start stumbling when trying to explain it to someone else.
@rogiebangquiao7360
4 жыл бұрын
Self educating is the best way for me to learn math. I practice tons of problems with different situations every single day. This past few days, I was learning calculus integration. Maybe it's weird but whilst I'm solving math problems, I explain the process louder in short I am talking to myself like on how I can integrate or approach this kind of situation. Honestly, it's effective. Create system not goal. Now, I am going the beyond the depth understanding of calculus and physics.
@HawaiiSong
5 жыл бұрын
I just graduated with a degree in physics a few weeks ago. I would stay in my room for so many days straight till I understood concepts and it would take me hours everyday to finish my homework. I failed my placement exam going into college which means I had to take pre-calc again. It helped me relearn the basics. Everything in math builds on itself, so make sure you understand the fundamentals before moving on. The summer before pre-calc I spent it on khan academy relearning basic algebra to make sure I had everything down perfect. Use the internet and all of its resources. We are so spoiled as a generation to have the internet at our disposal, use it wisely! Chegg is your best friend from now on, use it to check your answers after you've tried your best to solve them. Go through the ones you did incorrectly step by step and identify where you made your mistakes. Mistakes are perfect as long as you learn from them! Keep working hard and push through it!
@harnarius
5 жыл бұрын
Something I find really useful is tutoring to younger people. I’m in college taking systems of differential equations and there’s no way I could tutor other people in my class because I’m still learning the content myself. However, I am a tutor for high school students because I’m familiar and comfortable with the topics they’re learning. Not only does this help them, it serves as a really nice refresher on the basics for me and has helped me become better at math. Even if you’re in high school, struggling with Algebra II or something, you may find that helping middle school students, for instance, may help you practice the basics and increase your confidence in your abilities. Just some food for thought.
@sureshotshorts1207
4 жыл бұрын
U areee sooooo GOOOOD ANDREW..luv from India ♥️♥️
@greatloverofmusic1
3 жыл бұрын
Great advice. I have no fewer than 8 (yes 8) textbooks on Real Analysis. The various paths to correct proofs are the only way I was able to "get good at" (yeah right) proving the important topics. Thanks for the video & Cheers
@ddxarctanx
5 жыл бұрын
The funny and frustrating thing about math is how some people get it easy and others struggle for a long time. Solutions to a math problems seem obvious or self evident once you have confident grasp of the concepts. While tutoring I've always found that students have a eureka moment, and from then on those problems become part of their tool set. My method for getting to that has always been to try show how to do something in as many different ways as possible until one them sparks this moment.
@b3stbuddy
4 жыл бұрын
At 3:30 where you talk about reading from different sources, in my experience, that is exactly what I found to be true! Year after year I would be stuck at the same point, I don't know how or why but I sat down and looked at the same thing from two different books and it "clicked", it was amazing! After that, I use that technique all the time!
@noteskeep4307
4 жыл бұрын
I thought this video was going to be satirical, but I like the advice you give. I hope people who say they don't like math will have enough confidence to take the advice you give to heart and an open enough nind to follow it. Thank you for making this video, I think more people need to hear your message.
@jorgesowi
5 жыл бұрын
So, yeah, as you really well pointed out. Indeed, even if it doesn’t look like. The truth is, and you should get ready for this: that we, yes we do, live in a society.
@chikara9099
5 жыл бұрын
The thing that hooked me in maths is that it builds upon itself,that very pleasure of using your previous learning in your current study and how these pattern recognition can be used for amazing stuffs in real life is what drives the curiosity and inspiration to keep learning and foremost PRACTISE,but it's not blind practice,after you solve a problem,try to see if there's any better and more efficient solution for it,it's fun(Atleast for me),and it u made any mistake try to think why u made that mistake and verify if u have any conceptual mistake and then rectify it.Advices from fellow grade 10 noob.
@steveadilvi3381
6 жыл бұрын
For me, the best way to git gud at math is to love the subject first. I'm quite good at math, but because I hate certain subjects (Matrices, vectors, probabilities, statistics, those are nightmares), I can't do well on them. And the teacher matters too. I don't know why but my first math teacher in high school has changed my mindset about math and makes me good at math. Maybe because how he teaches in slow pace makes me understand the concept a lot more better. Sometimes the students could be overwhelmed with a lot of math subjects thrown at them. They end up being bad at it just because they just can't understand the concepts as fast as the other students. I actually one of those students. Not in math though, but physics.
@laurasalo6160
5 жыл бұрын
You can watch entire courses & lectures online from the best schools: MIT Harvard, Stanford (Leonard Susskind), Stony Brook (Nobel Laureate CN Yang) etc etc. • Walter Lewin is a fun former physics prof; • PatrickJMT has written a textbook and is really great; • Krista King is clear and easygoing; • 3Blue1Brown = phenomenal computer graphics & a wealth of calculus knowledge. I really enjoy a channel I just found called Professor Leonard. There's so many options on youtube! Someone out there will be able to explain the maths in a way to will understand. :) Mathologer & Numberphile are great for math fanatics like myself. I'd love more recommendations... Love your channel Andrew D.
@therandomguy99
5 жыл бұрын
I took a general physics tutors job at school. It helped me fill in those gaps of knowledge that I missed during those semesters.
@optimizedpran1247
4 жыл бұрын
3:09 "And your professor has the assumption that if you can solve the n = 2 case, you can solve the arbitrary n case" This hits so hard. A lot of your homework assignments for math classes will be like 3 problems and you'll get similar/harder problems on the test... life goes on.
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