Stop destroying my life.

pissoutofmyass · 2014-10-05T13:37:45+00:00

First: take control of your life and recognize yourself as responsible for your predicament.

Independent study is your answer if you're looking for real intellectual improvement. I have degrees from a fairly reputable American university known for its quality STEM programs but to be honest these programs are shit compared to what I can teach myself in my free time. I learned more about my subjects in the few months of independent study I performed after college than during my college years.

It sounds like you're really interested in math, and that is the subject I studied at college so I can help you out here if you're really interested. As for CS, I have only some limited exposure to the subject.

Don't worry about your age at completion, 24-25 is still very young and a man's value increases as he ages.

Also, for a non-native speaker of English, your written English is excellent. Much better than most non-native speakers I've met personally. Its better than almost all the foreign students who were at my university when I was a student.

If you want to be good at math where it pertains to CS you want to study discrete mathematics, and have a good grasp of calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations. I'd also recommend some knowledge of abstract algebra and general topology. An hour a day of math will greatly improve your ability over a few years, just like training any other skill. Also, focus on solving problems to learn. Read the theory only as you need it to solve problems, and take notes only on the problems that are especially difficult for you (come back to these problems later and redo them regularly until they are easy for you). This way you will improve your efficiency at studying.

So here is an example progression for you:

Discrete Mathematics --> Single Variable Calculus --> Algebra of Matrices and Simultaneous Linear Equations (Elementary Linear Algebra) --> Multivariable Calculus --> Vector Calculus --> Ordinary Differential Equations --> Basic Abstract Algebra --> General Topology.

Edit: It may help your language proficiency to study these subjects using English textbooks. Here are some of my recommendations that you can probably find as PDFs online:

Susanna Epp's Discrete Mathematics with Applications
James Stewart's Calculus
David Lay's Linear Algebra and Its Applications

IVIaskerade · 2014-10-05T14:15:54+00:00

Any pieces of advice?

Yes. Copy the body of text, delete this post, and re-post it in AskTRP, where it should have gone in the first place.

RedPillSafe · 2014-10-05T13:32:06+00:00

Not about Red Pill.

Title	Stop destroying my life.
Author	nukede
Upvotes	0
Comments	7
Date	October 5, 2014 12:58 PM UTC (11 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/TheRedPill
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