Why You Should Study Alone
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- My Courses: www.freemathvi... || In this video I discuss why you should study alone sometimes. Obviously studying with others is helpful, but sometimes studying alone is important. What do you think? Do you have any advice for people? If so, please leave a comment below.
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As a college student, my favorite thing to do is study and generally learn material alone, then go and try to help my friends and people in the class. Teaching people forces you to make sure you know and can explain all the concepts fully, and if you do a good enough job, your classmates love you.
nice example building networking
I just want to say Emma, it's okay if you seek help too. I know it's great to be loved by those you help, but if you need help, you're allowed too. I don't like it when people have to only give others, you deserve to receive too. Just lots of love to you
Would you like to take me as your study buddy? I feel lonely.
@@HopefulMathGirl Thank you! My name is actually not Emma, my username is just something different, but yes your point is very true. Asking for help is important!
@@HaydenG_07 I thought you were a fellow female Math learner, no problem haha. I'm glad you agree about seeking help. I posted my email here but the comment disappeared. I think you'll still be able to find the comment in your email inbox if you're interested.
Being alone makes you stronger.
Math is a one person act, the study, the reading, immersion, it’s all on you and if you want something bad enough nothing else matters.
Find your strength
But sometimes you can really benefit by having someone you trust to bounce ideas off, to get advice from - and get a confidence boost by giving advice TO that person. Also though I’m not competitive normally, having someone next to me working on the same stuff gives me a wee boost to race through before them. Or at least to keep up with them too. Friendly competition.
Being does make you stronger. Mathematics is a lone act- studying math alone has its benefits. But I get also that studying with others have its own benefits…
What is this cringe,
edgy teenager mentality
in short terms
and it is easy way to exists
but not in long term
I never listen to music when I study. My brain can't do 2 things at the same time
I love music I can't imagine life without it Nothing wrong with not listening while you study I keep a radio on all the time
Saaame i always get confused how ppl can play music while studying like i cant even study while hearing a bug's sound
Classic music to block out noise
I can’t while I’m taking in information.
But when it’s time to apply what I’ve just taken in and solve problems, music hypes me up and gets me in my zone.
Ludwig always saves the day.
To be honest you’re the reason, I still think I can do math. I want to enter the field of research but the barrier to entry is a little high. Increasing my proficiency with math should light up my path.
better start with brilliant and math will be not so hard
Brilliant is a good start.
i am on the same way mate, i have my motto is practice creates magic.
I self-study 22 minutes at a time, 2 extra minutes for coffee and bathroom breaks, and have been studying mostly about 3 hours a day, for a couple of months now. So I found my work method.
Math man
Finding your channel has been one of the best things happend this year, truly great content man
Studying alone is good if you understand what you are studying and motivated enough to fill the gaps with the struggle of learning or using other resources; however, if you don’t understand much of what is going on, the study groups are better since they allow questions and feedback about what you think you know so that clarification can be made about technique or concepts. Further, groups allows one person to take on the role of teacher and helps that person to deepen their understanding of the material as they help someone whom have a more shallow understanding. That being said, long time learners that are not in college learn how to learn by themselves with can be more typical for graduate school. Persistence and patience are necessary to reach understanding. Good luck to those still learning.
When you encounter a concept you don't understand just read a book about it. It appears as if you are studying in a random pattern but over time it works. If your goal is to study a specific subject as soon as possible, like college students, its not the best method. But for people who just want to learn it works extremely well over long periods of time, the knowledge you gain will be far more thorough, if you go into detail with every related topic.
@@AnonYmous-spyonmepls I did more study groups in undergrad since I enjoyed the social aspect and I could help those that had trouble with the material by teaching them what I understood from the material. It kinda part and partial to bloom taxonomy and how we learn in the cognitive domain. Once grad school came around it was about studying by myself since I had a family and a part time job. I couldn’t live at the university and was not teaching. My library textbooks that I have bought for reference plus what I found digitally helped provide a resource of examples and different perspective on the same subject matter to work through the material. Many times whether we work alone or with groups comes to the circumstances of life and the resources available. Take care.
@@AnonYmous-spyonmepls I have experienced the joy and benefit of studying alone due to my present situation. Most of my years were spent working low paying jobs, while trying to complete a degree. That was unsuccessful. With no need to be employed, living below my means, affording the bare minimum on a fixed income, I have re - discovered the joy of self - study. No pressure to pass exams, to impress fellow students or professors, or to get a degree to be in the rat race of competition to sell myself to employers. I have acquired more knowledge than I ever had being a student.
Doesn't work for me, i can only understand subjects when i spend time with them, and that only happens when reading a book which i can go through and repeat at my will. Even then, when you are in a group, you depend on the group knowledge, which can be a lot or nothing
You need to learn how to learn things alone, you shouldnt rely on other people, i am now very very good at self learning because everyone is so bad at teaching, i feel like if i was a teacher id be the best teacher in the world, im so good at explaining its crazy, people are so bad at teaching its actually insane
@@BlackDragon-tf6rv
Great advice. I tell my own students: the best way to learn is to teach! I tell them, your goal should be not to pass the course- but to master the material. And the goal should be to be able to teach it! That starts with explaining something to someone.
But, I agree that what comes first is delving into it on your own. Then, solidifying that immensely by explaining to another. Good texts, a good prof, are essential.
When I myself prepare a class, I always have to go beyond where I was last time in my understanding, have to dig deeper. That makes me feel alive- and smarter. And more creative. And new questions always come up, as I see I didn't really understand it before.
I love Halmos' books. Lin Alg is good, I have used some parts of it to prepare from. My own fave to teach from is Sheldon Axler's book, Lin Alg Done Right, though I prefer the first edition. I have taught from it and his proofs are just wonderful. It is clearly a labor of love.
(But, I introduce determinants and the vector product earlier and in a more traditional way.)
I was an undergrad at Berkeley when Axler was a grad student, and he was very helpful to me at some points. Halmos and Erdos I met each once. Erdos I had a great conversation with. He comes up to you at a party and says, "So, what are you working on?" And wants to know in detail. Then, he gives suggestions! If you are lucky, he may solve your problem and it could turn into a paper, where you write up his ideas along with yours!
He liked what my question was, had some suggestions and If I had been more on the ball, I could have made that happen!
Halmos was von Neumann's assistant at Princeton. I love his Set Theory book, also his Measure Theory, (though that one is "old-fashioned", still it is a great book). Supposedly, it was partly based on von Neumann's course and notes.
In person, I found him perhaps a bit arrogant and not so approachable. Erdos by contrast was extremely warm. People loved him and you can see why. Cheers and best of luck with everything!
Have you considered writing a book on how to study mathematics? With all the advices in your channel? I would love to have them all in paper.
there are a lot of books, i dont thinks his books will be something special
Well that's your opinion, what I do like about his content it's that he goes deep with the emotions that are actually helpful for a math student @@syrymzhakypbekov1949
Paul Halmos is my favorite Mathematician. His Naive Set Theory is superb! I would highly recommend reading his autobiography, I Want to be a Mathematician. What an eye opener what it really takes to be one.
Reading that now!
good luck
@@devon9374❤❤ Wow❤
All the best for your wonderful journey 😊
Thank you, im on my econ phd, with lots of math, and your love for math is intoxicating. It makes me fall in love with math. Thank you for your videos.
you are good in delivering you passion for math XD
Spacib
Solitude is one of the most valuable things a human can have. Being alone with your thoughts is such a benefit.
Yep. So true.
And with it so easy to escape into our phones, television and social media now it’s becoming rarer. The fear of boredom and solitude has driven us to fill our lives with constant noise. Both literal and metaphorical.
I was a lot like batman in my undergrad: I worked alone.
I would answer questions in class if no one else would/could, but I wouldn't unless everyone else was quiet sufficiently long. I tended to stick to myself and possessed an air of mystery since certain teachers let it be known I was getting 100% on exams that everyone else was failing.
I didn't look like a math nerd since I skateboard and dress as such, but I was VERY antisocial. I didn't need other people to learn for the most part, and ended up getting outstanding senior award in physics. I regret it though... I have very few friends from undergrad now, and feel like I didn't live those years to the fullest. I avoided people due to life circumstances, and some autism, but it's not all about learning. Work with others to review and connect. I got a 4.0 dual majoring in math and physics but I did it wrong. Don't be like me and avoid people!
I’m on the spectrum too and while I did make friends with some students, I was always kind of scared to talk to professors. Especially if I didn’t have a question about something. It’s kind of tricky because their not exactly your friend, it’s a different relationship. You can’t ask to hangout with them, you don’t want to waste their time but your also supposed to be friendly with them so they can get to know you. The only way I really knew how to give them a good impression was to ask questions whenever I got stuck. Fortunately there were some classes I needed to go to office hours frequently. But I feel like my third letter of recommendation for grad schools is probably going to be pretty weak. If I get a professor to write me one. Thank god for my research experiences. If I get accepted anywhere that will be the thing that carries me.
I’ve been following your work for a few years now and bro you are jacked now lol. A real Mathlete haha. Keep shining
I have loved chemistry since high school when I had a fantastic teacher and decided to become a chemist. For most of my college chemistry I studied alone except in Physical Chemistry which was the senior year, and I did not enjoy it because the professor was not good and I wanted to be an organic chemist. I remember I flunked the first semester and had to retake it the second semester along with the second semester of P. Chem. Fortunately, I passed both classes. The same bad professor taught the second P, Chem class. He gave us the option of writing a paper instead of taking the final, so I did that. A friend turned in my paper for me, then the professor came looking for me in the research lab that I worked in as an undergraduate. He told my lab mate that he did not get my paper, so I went to his office. This professor was in his eighties. I saw my paper behind him on the shelf and pointed it out to him. He was quite embarrassed and asked me what grade I deserved on the paper. Naturally, I said an A. I really did not find out what he gave me, but I passed the course and graduated!
Hi, I'm your fan from Russia.I am studying at the mehmat.I dream of getting a degree in mathematics.I watch you every day.I really like your channel and your technique of presenting material, I would like to get to know you somehow-you are a very good and worthy person!
The key word is "sometimes" -- while studying things by yourself often forces you to get a better understanding by solving things on your own, it's also essential to share what you learn with others and get feedback.
Good advices. Sometimes it is overwhelming the amount of subjects you are interested in and want to study and practice. It can be so overwhelming that you "freeze" and don't do anything. The same with chores and "home improvements" projects. There are so many that you get lost and demotivated. BUT, this advice is a good steategy, DO at least 1 problem or read just 1 page a day or stady at least 1 hour a day. Or do 1 chore. Ather good advice is JUST GET STARTED. Most of the time (at least for me) is getting started, going over that threshold is difficult. After that the next hard one is to sustain at keep doing it. Good luck everyone.
thx for advice, yeah also if you will keep overcome it, like reading and realize materials, you will be more used to read more and consume more information eventually
“Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily.” - Epictetus
@@nottomclancy2439 it sure is almost never by chance. Most of the time it is the planned time and work put into it...
Yeah it helps to not set arbitrary time limits for stuff in your head. I try not to think about how many months (or years) it will take me to get through an entire textbook so I can move on to the next subject. That’s easier to do after you graduate but I think it’s usually true there’s a lot less urgency to self study a topic in a certain time frame than you think there is. Sure I may want to go through like five textbooks in a year but I’m just going to be realistic and see what happens.
I’m a huge proponent of studying alone! The music needs clarified. It’s either classical, lofi, or ‘library studying/testing ambience”, the music is not supposed to have anything lyrical or distracting whatsoever, it’s there to drown out the noise all around you. The trick of the game is to do anything within your power to stay in the seat and keep focused on the studying.
Solving For finite element matrices and either using kramer’s rule, rref, or even the hard way of solving one equation at a time it is very necessary (even tedious).
Currently going through the Book of Bruhn pilgrimage, and that noise cancellation is very much necessary.
Illegitimi non carborundum
I get distracted cuz i analyze the notes lol
@@skinnybuggo notes is apart of the experience.
@@helms6561 the musical notes, i tend to focus on them and distract myself from studying
@@skinnybuggo oh yeah that makes I since i apologize.
This book has been reprinted by Dover books by the way, so if you want to read it but can't find a used hardback copy, a cheap paperback is available.
You are not Alone. Force and gpt is with you
What is force
@@davidc4408 I asked gpt and this was what it told me "The Force is a metaphysical and omnipresent power that is part of the universe" . May the gpt be with you always.
@@a0z9 ok, refer to as God and higher entity
I love this and the romance of solitary study definitely appeals to me. There can be an excess, here, however. As an undergrad I was ahead of everyone in the math sequence and took courses solo by arrangement with my advisor. In grad school I was a philosophy student but took a lot of math credits (I've worked in history and philosophy of mathematics). In hindsight, I wonder if I could have gotten more from my education with more connection with other math students. Alas, as you say there's a benefit of working with others.
I studied musictherapy. I know there are different level of listening and when you study music has to be in background. I know also every person has different reactions to music so music is a good help to study only for someone. I would recommend anyway to use a not rhythmic music, with few changes of dynamics and with no words. It has to be like a "carpet under your thought", like the sound of the flow of the river.
Thanks for your videos. 😊🙏
Currently sick right now, and it's pretty difficult to do anything, but I will at least try to do a couple math problems today.
My studies on math have improved a lot with your advices thank you!
The math sorcerer is counting plates in the gym
I struggle to focus at home but my school has a quiet study area and I put on music and my working that room just accelerates my focus by 1000%
I always did math alone. It was way too embarrassing to put yourself out there in class. I would sit down hopefully with the answer to a problem and try to figure out how to come to the same conclusion.
Thank you for the inspiration, I will try do to more then one exercise per day at math😄🙏
You should try hard to find a good master. In any subject. Do not work alone!
i honestly hate studying with other people around and I don't know why anyone would do it willingly. this program i'm taking has group study sessions but all it does is exhaust me from being around other people for too long.
Many times, studying in groups, with some exceptions, is the blind leading the blind. Yes, it's true some questions might be answered, but with a degree of uncertainty, but overall, I left with a sense of not really having learned anything or achieved much, though it was a great opportunity for LIMITED social engagement. In the end it is you alone vs. the test screen or exam paper. Studying alone also gives a chance to stop and digest the material without feeling rushed. But it can be dangerous if you're not disciplined enough not to wander off into irrelevant material and waste time.
Yeah, I can't study in school. This feeling is terrible
toe bee, people can be different, that doesn't always work for some folks
it's definitely something to be aspired to, and certain subjects demand it for most excellent performance
When you have difficulty in starting math alone, you should read just one page or solve one problem.
Thank you for your meaningful advice!
watching from Kerala, India. Thank you for this video i am 44yrs old i am still practicing Maths.
Listening to music while doing math makes me feel great and also makes me feel great at math
Studying alone you could get stuck in a simple question for hours. I'm talking about myself
I agree. I feel like if I were to study with someone then they might give me part or all of the answer. And then I don’t really fully understand the topic if I couldn’t do it alone
Or quite frankly be a burden.
Good advice at the end from maths sorcerer, start by telling yourself just do one maths problem and you find yourself doing more.
Just love to smell that kind of book
hi .i think it's like a competitor at race of 110mh or 400mh when it is his first race .when he begin a start and fall during the run he comeback. it's ok he can finish. all is the begin and to terminate . have good day.
looking strong my brother
You are getting buff bro. My math book collection is insane. I smell books too. Math is a solo sport. You don't learn math in groups. Math is you alone with your thoughts.
💚 Very insightful, I enjoy solitude to explore hidden secrets of numbers. 💚
For me, I need to be alone for learning something really new and I need a quiet space. But for practice or solve problems a can do it with people or music
What would you say about someone like me ? You see, college always moved to fast for me. I could almost never keep up. But at my own pace I could understand absolutely anything. I've learned some chemistry, electronics, computer programming, economics, math( through Calculus), auto mechanics, laptop repair. Not an expert in any of these, but functional. I feel like I would have never made it in college. So what should I do with myself. I could never stick to one subject because my interests are so broad.
I never listen to music, weird that he said that music is the devil..!
It reminds me of something in islam (my religion)
Reminds me of Abu bakr the khalifa and the friend of our prophet Muhammad, when he saw two women singing and use somekind of flute, he said it's the flute of devil..!
That's really interesting!
What is the right way to study maths? Back in my school days Maths was my go to subject but after getting into collage it feels like its really boring. Seems like now I only study it for my good grades!
Always good to sit in a chat with you.
I have not practiced listening to music while studying. I don't think it mitivates in your studies but cools down.
Idk how and why but when I study in a public library my brain likes the idea of listening to music while studying but when I’m studying in my room I just can’t listen to music it feels annoying 😅
I stop study mathematics in college but I still love you and your channel 🤍
Paul Erdos was right about music
Hi! This has probably been asked before but where did you get your desk and chair from. They look very nice. Thanks.
Great advice. I thought so but your motivation may work hopefully.
I just set a timer for 25 mins. Alot of time i extend it 15mins after it goes off. Or i rest 5mins and do another set (pomodoro)
I like that you don’t have background music:)
I don't understand most of your talks but I love scientists ❤
Charles Brase was an author of math books.
Who knew the Math Sorcerer had 99 Strength and 99 Intellect?
"Music is the devil" wise man
From Wikipedia: "After his mother's death in 1971 Paul Erdős started taking antidepressants and amphetamines, despite the concern of his friends, one of whom (Ron Graham) bet him $500 that he could not stop taking them for a month. Erdős won the bet, but complained that it impacted his performance: "You've showed me I'm not an addict. But I didn't get any work done. I'd get up in the morning and stare at a blank piece of paper. I'd have no ideas, just like an ordinary person. You've set mathematics back a month." After he won the bet, he promptly resumed his use of Ritalin and Benzedrine."
Such a tragic history.
Thanks that was really good advice.
But my problem is different, I am confused in studying by books and just search topic name on Google and open first link
This mathematician is buff
When you first look at it, it looks so mysterious and impenetrable. Then it confuses you. Then, magically, you start to get accustomed to it, without necessarily understanding it. Then you wake up at 3am and go "Aha!"
Confusing a second with a couple of semesters within the context of math skills...irony. :-D
Or alone plus ChatGPT.
Math aside, your sense of style has improved over the years
I'm bad at maths but I'm willing to learn
I Read it 😊 good book👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
From a fellow math Ph.D. - love your wifebeater look😅!
I like the book too
They say von Neumann studied in the living room with the TV blaring.
i bind my own books, is kind of fun
Only and only alone!
i need to study alone, blasting music in my headphones!
I like studying the theory alone but whn it coms to solving problems I mmuch preffer som help
Infinite series was my least favorite part of calculus. To this day I still find it hard.
What to you thing about streaming when you study ?
And them too.
But many scientist in past with groundbreaking achievement had family and even many children
bro really is a math wizard
Studying alone means you hit a stop and are absolutely boned.
Lmao
what?
lovely little video
There are no study groups in my university, what does one do in that case?
I feel like i can't concentrate when I work with others, I'm too self-conscious about how I do or look among others very distracting from actual goal :/
you look like you know the secrets to the universe, I'm intrigued....
If this video gets recommended to you, which means you are probably in solitude.
Paul Erdos was against sex too. He said he couldn't stand sexual pleasure.
That is just weird.
Я никогда не слушаю музыку в машине, музыка у меня в сердце
Give advice on being jacked like you professor. I am studying, but I am unable to go back to gym, mental energy is drained.
Honestly i thought i was so weird.Because i love smelling books ,
6:21 it’s actually crazy that Islam taught us 1445 years ago or even more that music is harmful
And these days people realized how much music affects their mood and how it could lead to depression or mood swings
i love to do math's but i cant able to memorize formula that's the reason i cant able to score good marks in it . what should i do sir ,any advice for me .
Learn where the formulas come from before you try to memorize them. Understand each step of the derivation or better yet be able to do it yourself if you need to on tests. A good understanding of the formulas and using them in lots of problems will naturally cause you to memorize quite a bit.
If you really need to use route memorization try Anki or regular flash cards. If you use Anki you might have to learn some latex so you can type math equations but it’s not too bad. It has an easy learning curve and you can learn the basics you’ll need in a few hours at most. Anything you need after that you can just google easily enough most of the time.
Top ten hit from The Math Sorcerer, and The Destroyers: I study alone......With nobody else. You know when I Study Alone...... I prefer to be by myself.
I always listen to music when I study
I Agree...
I can only learn alone and at night. People are a huge distraction; it’s either socializing or studying. Not both.
Tried it, failed miserably. Also listening to music while studying has proven to be futile for me. If one has to listen , he or she should never listen through earphones.