I crossed the bridge with math because I genuinely started caring about it. My life was kind of falling apart, I faced rejection, isolation, depression and when nothing made sense anymore, Math was the only thing that made sense to me. Because it told me where I went wrong and how I can fix it...because of that it went from being my worst performing subject to my most favorite thing
I wrote One of my college essays with a prompt of what it means to be educated and get an education about how being curios and wanting to learn is how someone is educated, not getting a good grade, it is all about how much you want to learn, and the grades are a biproduct
I am trying to learn Calculus I. I am 71 years old and my memory is pretty bad. I am watching the Calculus I (22 classroom) episodes. I purchased the Calculus I Udemy course but I am having a tough time with the epsilon -delta material. Anyway, I tried to spend an hour a day watching different UA-cam videos and reading various math books. I didn't like math 50 years ago and I failed Trigonometry. So I was determined to prove to myself I could succeed in math. I started with Professor Leonard's Intermediate Algebra course and his Precalculus class and now I am getting more into studying mathematics. There are so many great math teaching video classes on UA-cam. I don;t watch Netflix or Hulu anymore.
Hang in there, it's not a race! I am 75 and I study Real Analysis and Linear Algebra and Functional Analysis. Progress, but slow. My memory is not what it once was, and the for stuff I study which must be completely understood and memorized are the definitions. It is like trying arithmetic without perfect facility with the times tables, or reading without perfect knowledge of the alphabet. It just don't work! Also, take a look at Gilbert Strang's course on Linear Algebra. Really great and pretty much not requiring prerequisites. If we can find a way to private message, I would be happy to offer assistance, if you like. Anyway, best of luck to ya!
What an inspiring comment! I hope I'll be like you when I reach your age. As someone who has struggled a lot (and still does) with delta-epsilon limits, I advise you to quickly move past that part, understanding the concept of limits. After that come derivatives and all the fun stuff. Going back to delta-epsilon later makes so much more sense
When I went for engineering, I did it out of a need to challenge myself and face my fears (also it was the expected thing from my family but I didn't want that story in my head) The first two years were a grind because I didn't know what I cared about. I wasn't naturally good at math and it was bitter work to get through the exams and assignments. The last two years in comparison were so much easiar because I started caring about robotics. Concepts clicked together and my natural interest got me through the struggle. I now look for this 'what I care about' when making career choices and just personal learning projects. Thanks for this video! :)
What's wonderful is you are gonna be the reason for some people to cross that bridge! And I'm one of those people, Thank You Math Sorcerer! Sometimes all we need is a new perspective on things. From where I come from, STEM equals survival the cut throat competition to the rigid beliefs to sum it up its just a stagnating environment. You can't always expect people to learn by putting a dagger against their throat, I couldn't. I remember coming to this channel and feeling that peace of mind, where for once there was only the subject and me and all there was to it was learning no grades no competitions. Don't get me wrong once you get a healthy environment you don't really despise competition and grades that much but when all that there is to it is grades it really takes a toll not only on learning but also on the students mental health actually stunting their long term growth at times which is sadly the case in our country with all these increasing number of suicides due to entrances and other exams.
As a kid, I sensed there was some reason why society obligated me to be in school, even though no one ever explained it to me. Believing there was an important reason helped me cope with the feeling of being forced to be there. I figured the reason had something to do with becoming an informed, responsible adult who could make sense of the world and solve problems analytically and creatively. So that's what I pursued, that's what guided me, motivated me and made me curious about what was presented to me in my courses. It's also what made me explore everything else on my own, for life! ❤
I am studying computer engineering currently, the first time I remember crossing any bridge at all with studying was with mathematics actually, I live in Jordan, I love my country even though the education system isn't the best, and many teachers aren't that great either, except one math teacher who was willing to explain math and not just have us memorize the equations, I fell in love with math because of him, the first time I genuinely enjoyed math was when I tried to think about the rule for the area of a triangle, it was ninth grade, and I thought "two right angle triangles make up a square, area of square is length*width, so the area of a right angle triangle should be the same thing but divided by 2" and I explained my thoughts to my math teacher, and he told me that this is intelligence because instead of memorizing it the equation I understood it, that was probably the first time I really became interested and invested into math, I always felt dumb when it came to math, that moment made me feel so good, I am still grateful for that math teacher! His complement was and is still worth a lot to me.
Man, it took me so long to cross this bridge for math! I had to wander through a series of rabbit holes to discover how amazing the evolution and significance of math really is.
I feel as though I’m on the bridge right now slowly walking across for math now that I feel as though I have found more about what I wanna learn in quantum computing and truly see that math is truly the life and life is math
This is what I needed. I'm on that point where my biological timer starts to drift off from real time. Apart from working (luckly in the field I wanted), not much time is left either to relax how I wanted or to learn and progress as a technician. And yes I need to learn to program but when I try to practice its dull, its not the same feedback as if I had to repair a laptop or a phone or anything. I need to find a way to cross that bridge.
@@Jake-Sparrow That's what I hope will happen to me too after learning a C language. But I kinda wanted to get to the programming with an easy to understand syntax.
“This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” - Alan Watts
"Complex Variables" by John W. Dettman is a great read: the first part covers the geometry/topology of the complex space from a Mathematician's perspective, and the second part covers application of complex analysis to differential equations and integral transformations, etc. from a Physicist's perspective. For practical reasons, a typical Math Methods for Physics course covers the Cauchy-Riemann Conditions, Conformal Mapping, and applications of the Residue Theorem. I've used Smith Charts for years, but learned from Dettman that the "Smith Chart" is an instance of a Möbius Transformation.
I hope your right cause I have crossed that bridge with math and hope its not just a phase. But ive always loved learning, just never applied myself or had much self discipline . I think viewing everything as a game helps.
Dude, props to you for making the time to cultivate your intellect *and* your physique, you can really see it in the progression of the thumbnails over the last few years; you're friggin' *jacked.* I guarantee that the young men in your life, students and family alike, aspire to be like you, physically and intellectually. When I was struggling through Calc2 a few years ago, your videos allowed me to realize that learning this stuff wasn't a matter of passing and forgetting, it was a matter of becoming a better thinker and a better man, it was a matter of becoming an admirable person like yourself. You taught me some math, but the most important lesson I learned from you was that I was only hurting myself by doing the bare minimum to get a good grade. I got good grades effortlessly all my life, but I was missing out on so much by robotically applying the requirements of the assignment to minimize the effort I had to expend. Working hard turned out to make the process of learning *more* fun, not less. Aiming for personal goals and forgetting about the grading scale allowed me to home in on the real learning instead of focusing on the next test, the next paper, the next problem set. Thank you.
How to care. Realize math is a subject that is a factual and true subject. Logic, reasoning, rational. Applied with time, not being rushed to learn quickly, and revisiting it later in life. Taking the time, helps me appreciate and like math much more..
This is really thought-provoking! The other day, a complete stranger found my name on the Alumnus website & asked if we could work on a project together. He told me he was doing Stats. I'm hopeless at Stats, but felt rather flattered that this stranger wanted to work with me. So I decided I wanted to "cross the bridge", as you put it. A while ago, my (much more Stats-savvy) sister had bought me a book all about math / statistical approaches to Sport called "Soccermatics". It had sat on a shelf looking sad for several years. I'm only just starting chapter 2 but have really enjoyed it so far. Hopefully, it gives me some ideas or at least the ability to speak this guy's language!
Crossed the bridge with programming. Graduated as a mechanical engineer, worked in the industry for 3-4 years then I deliberately taught myself coding. Now I am a senior engineer at a German company (I'm Hungarian myself). Crossing the bridge ones makes me believe, not even believe but know I am capable of crossing the bridge with Math. This'll be my next challenge, I wonder how this will change my life. Keep it up MS.
for me its because every friend I have hate math and loved sport without giving any reason, they hate it just because and I was like "Yeah me to BRO", but I suck at sport and stopped playing with them, and then I gave math a try I really hooked up with it I didn't understand why people hate it, I started with calculus and now am really into numerical analysis, after 2 years of learning I have known as the genius friend in our group
Really it's very hard feeling i don't know why l lose passion to learn math . I am just 1st year university student. I loved math before, and now I should become more dedicated.
This video resonates with me. I used to hate math- despise math, really. But then I realized how beautiful it is. It just can't be explained in simple words. Looking at life in a whole different perspective and language is truly amazing.
Probably sounds ignorant, but I had that bridge crossed in high school when I was good at math and almost viewed it as a challenge to be better than everyone and know what I was doing. Then I lost that feeling once I took a long break from college and started back. Now trying to relearn, it’s frustrating because I always used to be the best and I’m trying to remember everything back to algebra after 10ish years. I think I can cross the bridge again once I get the fundamentals back that I once had and can challenge myself while still having a good idea of what I’m doing!
The stuff you mention starting around 10:00 really resonates with me. I'm in a computer science Master's program right now, and we get assigned academic papers each week that take a lot of time and effort to get through. I do wish I could devote more time to making sure I understand all the intricacies of each paper, but at the same time I do have deliverables I'm responsible for in the form of programming assignments, so I can only devote so much time to each paper. After I get the general gist of what the paper is about, I sort of have to call it good and move on. I do think that having deadlines and grades helps keep me on track in the sense that it motivates me to do a little bit each day, but there are definite downsides.
Dude. Since you started filming with tank tops I just can't help but look at the gainz. Keep up the good work man. Both in maths and in the gym. Best regards.
Hey Math Sorcerer, I’ve been watching a lot of your videos and I wanted to say that you’re wisdoms, thoughts, and advice have been really invaluable during this time in my life right now. Currently in a tough semester of college and taking many challenging classes. I think I’ll have a better time if I can try and pivot “across the bridge” and really extend some genuine curiosity to some of my classes. I appreciate your frequent uploads and your dedication to being the best you can be; it is truly inspiring. Take care of yourself
I hated math in high school and prior. I was able to meet my math credit requirements as a freshman in high school after taking algebra 2 (i needed three years of math and I was able to transfer my middle school geometry and algebra 1 grades to high school credit). I didn’t struggle very much with the subject but I hated the stress of how much homework it gave and how boring it seemed to me at the time. I dropped it as soon as I could since it was taught in such a dry manner with a major overemphasis on repetitive homework problems. I ended up doing college algebra and was just glad that I didn’t have any graded homework, so I didn’t do any and skirted by with a B. Well later on I took general chemistry (chemistry is a subject I already enjoyed) and during the enthalpy and phase transition section of the course, I started to realize that I was developing an understanding of the physical processes involving enthalpy in a way that could not truly be understood with just words. It was a deeper, more abstract sense of understanding. It was then I realized how useful math was for understanding the subjects I was actually interested in. I soon took trigonometry with eagerness and worked through Calculus 1-3 over the next few summers. I also started to watch more math youtube content and I found the beauty in pure math that is out there. Seeing the graphs constructed in complex analysis and algebraic geometry just boosted my imagination, and in my courses, I started getting a sense of just how clever these mathematicians were. There was so much wonder and seeing the human element behind mathematics greatly improved my enjoyment of the subject. In high school I didn’t even realize there were unsolved math problems and kinda just took for granted that everything we are learning is the result of thousands of years of thought and human effort. It’s just one of the nicest fields to learn about since it is so uncomplicated in its moral history and is so pure in its pursuit of knowledge with none of the peskiness of material constraints. I think primary and secondary school students would do a lot better learning math if they were taught more about the people behind the math they were learning. What were the implications of these discoveries? What was this math used for or is used for currently? Who were the mathematicians who came up with this? Who were their rivals? Did they have any funny or weird quirks? Let kids know that this is a human pursuit built upon centuries of brilliant minds working collectively. Let them see what math looks like way beyond their level of understanding so that you can spark their curiosity. Find ways to relate math directly to the lives of the students, etc. Just please stop with the algorithmic, repetitive problem solving methods over all else. It’s incredibly dry when that is all you are doing. i know I would’ve found interest in the subject long ago if I realized what it actually looked like at a higher level or understood its history.
I had to take "Health" to graduate from H.S. The content was very basic. Like brushing your teeth, showering and washing your hands. I felt that the class was a waste of time. I was failing due to NOT doing the homework. I arranged with the school counselor to get a "passing" grade by just taking the final exam. I got an easy 100% on the exam. I guess other students needed the content.
I do feel like I somehow wiggled out of my dormant ways, making me feel like I'm actually studying math myself. Usually, when I sit down with a book, I'll be going through the text in the book, reading through every line and trying to note it all down like as if I was writing a text myself but yeah, it seemed to make my study move slower than what I wanted. I wasn't feeling satisfied. But for some reason, today, I decided to study but differently - I glance through the pages in the text, note what's important, get back to reading through it casually but at the same time updating the quick notes I made. Then I'll go to solving problems as I go through the text, each question from each exercise, whilst reading through the same. Besides, I split each page in my notebook into two halves - the left half for definitions and NBs, and the right one for theorems (without proofs; the proofs will be done alongside the exercise problems). When I started off like that this morning, I seem to have found a way of feeling like I'm progressing despite the fact that I'm actually carefully sifting through the material. And to be honest I guess I've nearly covered the basics of mathematical logic that I need as a computer science major. I just need to do problems, that's all. Thank you, Math Sorcerer for keeping me motivated 🫶
PhD in biomedical sciences here. Everything I want to touch in research: statistics, modeling, prediction etc. requires a substantial math background. I just brushed up my single variable calculus and am working on multiple variable calc
Im really struggling, I want to learn, I am trying to learn but I am at a crossroads where I want to quit. I am spending so much time trying to learn and also so unhappy with the way math is being taught by my teacher. She actually told me I have defiant personality and will not pass the class. I have now resorted to getting tested for a learning disability. I am a straight A student yet struggling so bad with math I am getting tested to see what my problem is when I and thousands of students know its being forced into publishers online math platforms. Now I am so stressed out over I just want to quit. I don't want to do any homework and I am ready to just give away all my math books and walk away into the darkness 😢
Also there are some books that may not appear to be mathematical. But they are very mathematical. For instance John Harrison who solved the "longitude problem"; a good book on this is by Dava Sobel.
I guess I'll have the same story to tell as you. I tried bio in every way possible but it never worked anyway.😂😭😭 I'm taking a major in Computer Science and Mathematics. You Sir, are a motivation! 😎💪
Elementary, middle and high school phylosophy of pedagogy & educational drill (and even at udergraduate aka college level of education) dictate that approach. And that is very good, sane approach, survivival approach with goal in mind, to get some paper for be introduced into realm of workforce, at the same time to be able to persist as mentaly sane and capable person. After that cornerstone of life, eevrything after that, further education, science & master or informal, posible marriage and kids as well as dog or feline friend(s), any of those "issues" is bonus of, well, life... Or something like that.
While I agree with the grand narrative of trying to learn it, I don’t think it’s necessary to learn every course in college. To me, at least, I think it’s more important to learn what you need to learn. Depending on your degree, it all comes down to what you’ll take and need to take with you into your career. For me, I have a deep fear of math, but I know there’s no way I could be that bad at math (mother is an accountant and grandfather is a math major). However, as I try to learn math, and even want to attempt taking higher math courses, I find myself disdainfully pissed that I have to take a handful of humanities classes. I love to write creatively (have written short stories, and am even working on a fantasy series now), but to sit here and say I want to learn what the humanities classes teach, would be a lie. Therefore, I deem it important to not only focus on what courses are going to benefit you in your college journey, but also realize that a lot of employers don’t give a damn about that piece of paper, really. It’s about the time investment you’ve made, and depending on the field (engineering, math, science, etc.), they want to see if you KNOW your shit.
another factor the helps you cross the bridge...when you're actually working & paying for college yourself, you then want to get your every penny of money's worth out of it..
I struggle with questioning why I should cross the bridge. Why spend a lifetime accumulating knowledge that will be gone when you're dead? In the end is there a difference between mastering complex math topics and becoming a human encyclopedia of Elden Ring lore?
You're coping. You just don't want to study something hard. If you were really nihilistic, you'd delete yourself because life would be nothing but unnecessary suffering in your eyes. But you won't because you're just playin'.
I hear you! I can't stand social science. Feels like a big waste of time, but maybe you can find a way into it using your computing and maths skills. For example, managing a business is largely about keeping in control of the stats; sales revenue, profit margins, etc. Predicting outcomes using computer programmes would be a great tool to use in business management. Hope this helps.
One thing at work in mandatory education is that not only is it forced on us as students, it seems that most of the teachers feel forced to teach it in a very rigid manner. Boring...
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Bro is just casually dropping the wisest videos of all time
Bro is just casually getting jacked thinking we won’t notice
@@FatCapper For real. Bro is hitting that exponential growth
Agreed! Amazing advice.
He's trying to become overpowered - leveling INT and STR at the same time
He isn't a Bro, he is a Master.
I crossed the bridge with math because I genuinely started caring about it. My life was kind of falling apart, I faced rejection, isolation, depression and when nothing made sense anymore, Math was the only thing that made sense to me. Because it told me where I went wrong and how I can fix it...because of that it went from being my worst performing subject to my most favorite thing
It’s always there even when things are falling apart, it never ask for anything, but waits in quiet solitude.
Damn that was the deepest thing I’ve read about math
I wrote One of my college essays with a prompt of what it means to be educated and get an education about how being curios and wanting to learn is how someone is educated, not getting a good grade, it is all about how much you want to learn, and the grades are a biproduct
Damn the math sorcerer is RIPPED.
I am trying to learn Calculus I. I am 71 years old and my memory is pretty bad. I am watching the Calculus I (22 classroom) episodes. I purchased the Calculus I Udemy course but I am having a tough time with the epsilon -delta material. Anyway, I tried to spend an hour a day watching different UA-cam videos and reading various math books. I didn't like math 50 years ago and I failed Trigonometry. So I was determined to prove to myself I could succeed in math. I started with Professor Leonard's Intermediate Algebra course and his Precalculus class and now I am getting more into studying mathematics. There are so many great math teaching video classes on UA-cam. I don;t watch Netflix or Hulu anymore.
Terrific, real inspiration. Keep it up, you can do it
Hang in there, it's not a race! I am 75 and I study Real Analysis and Linear Algebra and Functional Analysis. Progress, but slow. My memory is not what it once was, and the for stuff I study which must be completely understood and memorized are the definitions. It is like trying arithmetic without perfect facility with the times tables, or reading without perfect knowledge of the alphabet. It just don't work! Also, take a look at Gilbert Strang's course on Linear Algebra. Really great and pretty much not requiring prerequisites. If we can find a way to private message, I would be happy to offer assistance, if you like. Anyway, best of luck to ya!
What an inspiring comment! I hope I'll be like you when I reach your age. As someone who has struggled a lot (and still does) with delta-epsilon limits, I advise you to quickly move past that part, understanding the concept of limits. After that come derivatives and all the fun stuff. Going back to delta-epsilon later makes so much more sense
what are these 22 classroom episodes for Calc you mentioned?
Love all you older guys fucking getting after it with the mathematical wizardry maaaaaaaaaann, real inspirational stuff right there
When I went for engineering, I did it out of a need to challenge myself and face my fears (also it was the expected thing from my family but I didn't want that story in my head)
The first two years were a grind because I didn't know what I cared about. I wasn't naturally good at math and it was bitter work to get through the exams and assignments.
The last two years in comparison were so much easiar because I started caring about robotics. Concepts clicked together and my natural interest got me through the struggle.
I now look for this 'what I care about' when making career choices and just personal learning projects.
Thanks for this video! :)
What's wonderful is you are gonna be the reason for some people to cross that bridge!
And I'm one of those people, Thank You Math Sorcerer!
Sometimes all we need is a new perspective on things. From where I come from, STEM equals survival the cut throat competition to the rigid beliefs to sum it up its just a stagnating environment. You can't always expect people to learn by putting a dagger against their throat, I couldn't. I remember coming to this channel and feeling that peace of mind, where for once there was only the subject and me and all there was to it was learning no grades no competitions. Don't get me wrong once you get a healthy environment you don't really despise competition and grades that much but when all that there is to it is grades it really takes a toll not only on learning but also on the students mental health actually stunting their long term growth at times which is sadly the case in our country with all these increasing number of suicides due to entrances and other exams.
Math professor discombobulating minds with succulent biceps and profound wisdom
He has become wise spreading his advices making others life better he has become a self improvement guy and we love it ❤️ .
As a kid, I sensed there was some reason why society obligated me to be in school, even though no one ever explained it to me. Believing there was an important reason helped me cope with the feeling of being forced to be there. I figured the reason had something to do with becoming an informed, responsible adult who could make sense of the world and solve problems analytically and creatively. So that's what I pursued, that's what guided me, motivated me and made me curious about what was presented to me in my courses. It's also what made me explore everything else on my own, for life! ❤
I am studying computer engineering currently, the first time I remember crossing any bridge at all with studying was with mathematics actually, I live in Jordan, I love my country even though the education system isn't the best, and many teachers aren't that great either, except one math teacher who was willing to explain math and not just have us memorize the equations, I fell in love with math because of him, the first time I genuinely enjoyed math was when I tried to think about the rule for the area of a triangle, it was ninth grade, and I thought "two right angle triangles make up a square, area of square is length*width, so the area of a right angle triangle should be the same thing but divided by 2" and I explained my thoughts to my math teacher, and he told me that this is intelligence because instead of memorizing it the equation I understood it, that was probably the first time I really became interested and invested into math, I always felt dumb when it came to math, that moment made me feel so good, I am still grateful for that math teacher! His complement was and is still worth a lot to me.
Man, it took me so long to cross this bridge for math! I had to wander through a series of rabbit holes to discover how amazing the evolution and significance of math really is.
I want to be a pure mathematician and a scientist! Keep making videos math sorcerer! 🔥
I feel as though I’m on the bridge right now slowly walking across for math now that I feel as though I have found more about what I wanna learn in quantum computing and truly see that math is truly the life and life is math
This is what I needed. I'm on that point where my biological timer starts to drift off from real time. Apart from working (luckly in the field I wanted), not much time is left either to relax how I wanted or to learn and progress as a technician. And yes I need to learn to program but when I try to practice its dull, its not the same feedback as if I had to repair a laptop or a phone or anything.
I need to find a way to cross that bridge.
I actually crossed the bridge with programming too , learned C and i really enjoyed it so i kept learning programming languages as a hobby
That's crazy. I'm still trying to wrap my head around python lol my plan is to learn c++ after that
@@Pclub4ever Python made so much more sense to me after I set it aside and learned C.
@@Jake-Sparrow That's what I hope will happen to me too after learning a C language. But I kinda wanted to get to the programming with an easy to understand syntax.
“This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” - Alan Watts
"Complex Variables" by John W. Dettman is a great read: the first part covers the geometry/topology of the complex space from a Mathematician's perspective, and the second part covers application of complex analysis to differential equations and integral transformations, etc. from a Physicist's perspective. For practical reasons, a typical Math Methods for Physics course covers the Cauchy-Riemann Conditions, Conformal Mapping, and applications of the Residue Theorem. I've used Smith Charts for years, but learned from Dettman that the "Smith Chart" is an instance of a Möbius Transformation.
I hope your right cause I have crossed that bridge with math and hope its not just a phase. But ive always loved learning, just never applied myself or had much self discipline . I think viewing everything as a game helps.
Dude, props to you for making the time to cultivate your intellect *and* your physique, you can really see it in the progression of the thumbnails over the last few years; you're friggin' *jacked.* I guarantee that the young men in your life, students and family alike, aspire to be like you, physically and intellectually. When I was struggling through Calc2 a few years ago, your videos allowed me to realize that learning this stuff wasn't a matter of passing and forgetting, it was a matter of becoming a better thinker and a better man, it was a matter of becoming an admirable person like yourself. You taught me some math, but the most important lesson I learned from you was that I was only hurting myself by doing the bare minimum to get a good grade. I got good grades effortlessly all my life, but I was missing out on so much by robotically applying the requirements of the assignment to minimize the effort I had to expend. Working hard turned out to make the process of learning *more* fun, not less. Aiming for personal goals and forgetting about the grading scale allowed me to home in on the real learning instead of focusing on the next test, the next paper, the next problem set. Thank you.
our man is transitioning from Math Sorcerer to Math Warrior !!!
How to care. Realize math is a subject that is a factual and true subject. Logic, reasoning, rational. Applied with time, not being rushed to learn quickly, and revisiting it later in life. Taking the time, helps me appreciate and like math much more..
Math is not factual, but virtual.
This is really thought-provoking! The other day, a complete stranger found my name on the Alumnus website & asked if we could work on a project together. He told me he was doing Stats. I'm hopeless at Stats, but felt rather flattered that this stranger wanted to work with me. So I decided I wanted to "cross the bridge", as you put it.
A while ago, my (much more Stats-savvy) sister had bought me a book all about math / statistical approaches to Sport called "Soccermatics". It had sat on a shelf looking sad for several years. I'm only just starting chapter 2 but have really enjoyed it so far. Hopefully, it gives me some ideas or at least the ability to speak this guy's language!
Crossed the bridge with programming. Graduated as a mechanical engineer, worked in the industry for 3-4 years then I deliberately taught myself coding. Now I am a senior engineer at a German company (I'm Hungarian myself).
Crossing the bridge ones makes me believe, not even believe but know I am capable of crossing the bridge with Math. This'll be my next challenge, I wonder how this will change my life. Keep it up MS.
for me its because every friend I have hate math and loved sport without giving any reason, they hate it just because and I was like "Yeah me to BRO", but I suck at sport and stopped playing with them, and then I gave math a try I really hooked up with it I didn't understand why people hate it, I started with calculus and now am really into numerical analysis, after 2 years of learning I have known as the genius friend in our group
Really it's very hard feeling i don't know why l lose passion to learn math . I am just 1st year university student. I loved math before, and now I should become more dedicated.
Man! Such great wisdom this guy has!
This video resonates with me. I used to hate math- despise math, really. But then I realized how beautiful it is. It just can't be explained in simple words. Looking at life in a whole different perspective and language is truly amazing.
Probably sounds ignorant, but I had that bridge crossed in high school when I was good at math and almost viewed it as a challenge to be better than everyone and know what I was doing. Then I lost that feeling once I took a long break from college and started back. Now trying to relearn, it’s frustrating because I always used to be the best and I’m trying to remember everything back to algebra after 10ish years. I think I can cross the bridge again once I get the fundamentals back that I once had and can challenge myself while still having a good idea of what I’m doing!
The stuff you mention starting around 10:00 really resonates with me. I'm in a computer science Master's program right now, and we get assigned academic papers each week that take a lot of time and effort to get through. I do wish I could devote more time to making sure I understand all the intricacies of each paper, but at the same time I do have deliverables I'm responsible for in the form of programming assignments, so I can only devote so much time to each paper. After I get the general gist of what the paper is about, I sort of have to call it good and move on. I do think that having deadlines and grades helps keep me on track in the sense that it motivates me to do a little bit each day, but there are definite downsides.
Dude. Since you started filming with tank tops I just can't help but look at the gainz. Keep up the good work man. Both in maths and in the gym. Best regards.
crossed the bridge last year when i started learning vector calculus and pde's... life really did change since. thank you mr math sorcerer :)
I don't know you, and you don't know me. But you have saved my life. Thank you.
hello! i love your channel! i'm so grateful for your videos... keep going, buddy! hugs from Brazil
Hey Math Sorcerer, I’ve been watching a lot of your videos and I wanted to say that you’re wisdoms, thoughts, and advice have been really invaluable during this time in my life right now. Currently in a tough semester of college and taking many challenging classes. I think I’ll have a better time if I can try and pivot “across the bridge” and really extend some genuine curiosity to some of my classes. I appreciate your frequent uploads and your dedication to being the best you can be; it is truly inspiring. Take care of yourself
hey.. just for curisoity. Are you exercising? you look buffed compared to the past videos. keep up teacher!
thank you for bringing light in the learning struggle!
you getting them gains my boy 💪
Hello from India. Your videos are very genuine I love them, keep posting.
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I hated math in high school and prior. I was able to meet my math credit requirements as a freshman in high school after taking algebra 2 (i needed three years of math and I was able to transfer my middle school geometry and algebra 1 grades to high school credit). I didn’t struggle very much with the subject but I hated the stress of how much homework it gave and how boring it seemed to me at the time. I dropped it as soon as I could since it was taught in such a dry manner with a major overemphasis on repetitive homework problems. I ended up doing college algebra and was just glad that I didn’t have any graded homework, so I didn’t do any and skirted by with a B.
Well later on I took general chemistry (chemistry is a subject I already enjoyed) and during the enthalpy and phase transition section of the course, I started to realize that I was developing an understanding of the physical processes involving enthalpy in a way that could not truly be understood with just words. It was a deeper, more abstract sense of understanding. It was then I realized how useful math was for understanding the subjects I was actually interested in. I soon took trigonometry with eagerness and worked through Calculus 1-3 over the next few summers. I also started to watch more math youtube content and I found the beauty in pure math that is out there. Seeing the graphs constructed in complex analysis and algebraic geometry just boosted my imagination, and in my courses, I started getting a sense of just how clever these mathematicians were. There was so much wonder and seeing the human element behind mathematics greatly improved my enjoyment of the subject. In high school I didn’t even realize there were unsolved math problems and kinda just took for granted that everything we are learning is the result of thousands of years of thought and human effort. It’s just one of the nicest fields to learn about since it is so uncomplicated in its moral history and is so pure in its pursuit of knowledge with none of the peskiness of material constraints.
I think primary and secondary school students would do a lot better learning math if they were taught more about the people behind the math they were learning. What were the implications of these discoveries? What was this math used for or is used for currently? Who were the mathematicians who came up with this? Who were their rivals? Did they have any funny or weird quirks? Let kids know that this is a human pursuit built upon centuries of brilliant minds working collectively. Let them see what math looks like way beyond their level of understanding so that you can spark their curiosity. Find ways to relate math directly to the lives of the students, etc. Just please stop with the algorithmic, repetitive problem solving methods over all else. It’s incredibly dry when that is all you are doing. i know I would’ve found interest in the subject long ago if I realized what it actually looked like at a higher level or understood its history.
This is my best video till now on motivation for doing maths
I had to take "Health" to graduate from H.S. The content was very basic. Like brushing your teeth, showering and washing your hands. I felt that the class was a waste of time. I was failing due to NOT doing the homework. I arranged with the school counselor to get a "passing" grade by just taking the final exam. I got an easy 100% on the exam. I guess other students needed the content.
Rudy always got up👍📚❤️🔥
i love you math sorcerer... you inspire us all!
Thank you, I found this so relate
We appreciate your insights. Keep working hard.
I do feel like I somehow wiggled out of my dormant ways, making me feel like I'm actually studying math myself. Usually, when I sit down with a book, I'll be going through the text in the book, reading through every line and trying to note it all down like as if I was writing a text myself but yeah, it seemed to make my study move slower than what I wanted. I wasn't feeling satisfied. But for some reason, today, I decided to study but differently - I glance through the pages in the text, note what's important, get back to reading through it casually but at the same time updating the quick notes I made. Then I'll go to solving problems as I go through the text, each question from each exercise, whilst reading through the same. Besides, I split each page in my notebook into two halves - the left half for definitions and NBs, and the right one for theorems (without proofs; the proofs will be done alongside the exercise problems). When I started off like that this morning, I seem to have found a way of feeling like I'm progressing despite the fact that I'm actually carefully sifting through the material. And to be honest I guess I've nearly covered the basics of mathematical logic that I need as a computer science major. I just need to do problems, that's all.
Thank you, Math Sorcerer for keeping me motivated 🫶
PhD in biomedical sciences here. Everything I want to touch in research: statistics, modeling, prediction etc. requires a substantial math background. I just brushed up my single variable calculus and am working on multiple variable calc
Man I can't wait for your video on which textbooks smell the best
Great advice!
I know I want Math to be a part of my every day life!
Im really struggling, I want to learn, I am trying to learn but I am at a crossroads where I want to quit. I am spending so much time trying to learn and also so unhappy with the way math is being taught by my teacher. She actually told me I have defiant personality and will not pass the class. I have now resorted to getting tested for a learning disability. I am a straight A student yet struggling so bad with math I am getting tested to see what my problem is when I and thousands of students know its being forced into publishers online math platforms. Now I am so stressed out over I just want to quit. I don't want to do any homework and I am ready to just give away all my math books and walk away into the darkness 😢
Also there are some books that may not appear to be mathematical. But they are very mathematical. For instance John Harrison who solved the "longitude problem"; a good book on this is by Dava Sobel.
I guess I'll have the same story to tell as you.
I tried bio in every way possible but it never worked anyway.😂😭😭
I'm taking a major in Computer Science and Mathematics.
You Sir, are a motivation! 😎💪
Keep up math sorcerer
Elementary, middle and high school phylosophy of pedagogy & educational drill (and even at udergraduate aka college level of education) dictate that approach. And that is very good, sane approach, survivival approach with goal in mind, to get some paper for be introduced into realm of workforce, at the same time to be able to persist as mentaly sane and capable person. After that cornerstone of life, eevrything after that, further education, science & master or informal, posible marriage and kids as well as dog or feline friend(s), any of those "issues" is bonus of, well, life... Or something like that.
While I agree with the grand narrative of trying to learn it, I don’t think it’s necessary to learn every course in college. To me, at least, I think it’s more important to learn what you need to learn. Depending on your degree, it all comes down to what you’ll take and need to take with you into your career. For me, I have a deep fear of math, but I know there’s no way I could be that bad at math (mother is an accountant and grandfather is a math major). However, as I try to learn math, and even want to attempt taking higher math courses, I find myself disdainfully pissed that I have to take a handful of humanities classes. I love to write creatively (have written short stories, and am even working on a fantasy series now), but to sit here and say I want to learn what the humanities classes teach, would be a lie. Therefore, I deem it important to not only focus on what courses are going to benefit you in your college journey, but also realize that a lot of employers don’t give a damn about that piece of paper, really. It’s about the time investment you’ve made, and depending on the field (engineering, math, science, etc.), they want to see if you KNOW your shit.
I can't wait to take linear algebra next term! You don't have a linear course on udemy eh? That's going to be a hit in an AI/ML world!
This wizard is slowly recongregating the New Pythagoreans
Great Channel
Math bhai we like your math contents more than motivational content.
my math teacher said, "if you keep doing it over and over and, you will learn it" she was right
i think, i am really care to learn. i am in uni. but like u said, it really hard to learn when there is assignment every weeks, etc
I used to have terrible math anxiety but now it's pretty groovy stuff.
The Jacked Sorcerer
I feel that I’ve crossed that bridge with mathematics and physics.
great advice brother. do you jog or do cold plunging in the Bay?
I start college this winter and I tested into math 111z. I wonder if I am ready or not.
Interesting topic sir❤
The more you put into something, the more you get out of it.
Math sorcerer what is your current cycle/stack?
Dude, when I crossed that bridge, math became my Aorta
The Jack3d Sorcerer
another factor the helps you cross the bridge...when you're actually working & paying for college yourself, you then want to get your every penny of money's worth out of it..
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Is it just me or is professor getting buff
I struggle with questioning why I should cross the bridge. Why spend a lifetime accumulating knowledge that will be gone when you're dead? In the end is there a difference between mastering complex math topics and becoming a human encyclopedia of Elden Ring lore?
You're coping. You just don't want to study something hard. If you were really nihilistic, you'd delete yourself because life would be nothing but unnecessary suffering in your eyes. But you won't because you're just playin'.
OMG, are you wearing an Op tank top ? I haven't seen one of those in ages. I think I'm going to buy a few Op tops for myself.
Hi, can you help me?
Yer definitely the proof that div of a curl ain't always zero.
How do I start to care about social science subjects ??😭😭😭 I'm looking at you Business Management. I'm Computer Engineer& Math person
I hear you! I can't stand social science. Feels like a big waste of time, but maybe you can find a way into it using your computing and maths skills. For example, managing a business is largely about keeping in control of the stats; sales revenue, profit margins, etc. Predicting outcomes using computer programmes would be a great tool to use in business management. Hope this helps.
@@rosiecesareo8092thx a lot! yeah, I think I might have couple of ideas!
i think you make these thumbnails especially to flex your muscles😂 by the way your advice and knowledge is as usual great and helpful
One thing at work in mandatory education is that not only is it forced on us as students, it seems that most of the teachers feel forced to teach it in a very rigid manner. Boring...
Now apply that same reasoning with taxes vs charity :)
C+ isn't a failing grade though! Here, it's basically a 65-69%.
Why did you watch episodes of Seinfeld? that made me curious
That muscle tho
But how am I supposed to find the passion and curiosity for American government when I’m already swamped with coding? 😂
What the hell, why are you so yoked?
Did you class change from a sorcerer to a fighter?