>>11670331>Lara Alcock's How to Study as a Mathematics MajorI'll pick this up soon, then.
>I think it's better you get a taste of some more basic aspects of analysis, algebra, etc. then figure out what you want to learn more of and learn the appropriate advanced skills when you need to.I'm definitely going to spend time on the basics of the "higher" sorts of math to get an idea of it. Maybe it's stupid of me to think this way, but I want to as of now be able to look at an equation and know 'everything' about it. Why it works the way it does, i.e be so good at algebra/trig that there's almost a 0 chance of fucking something up. Is that too much to ask, or perhaps better to focus on later? I see it with professors quite a bit, i.e being able to solve things fluidly because they don't mess small things up like misusing commutativity, or knowing where exactly to put parentheses and where not to.
>After that, start with linear algebra or discrete math. Discrete is kind of a meme for math people (it's really for CS people)I'm going to be going to a community college soon. They offer Calc 1/2/3/diff eq, along with linalg and discrete mathematics. I was planning on doing Calc 2, 3 and diff EQ while doing LinAlg and Discreet at the same time, but it seems they're only offered during the same semester. Would you say that Linear Algebra is more important, both in terms of credits and understanding? I may be able to end up doing both, but it depends on time restraints and when they're offered.
Another thing regarding that, the college offers quite a bit of other math classes but they all seem to be remedial, i.e arithmetic and algebra review, along with something called "Modern college Mathematics".
