Agreed. You need to commit time and focused effort to your endeavor. I was a math-physics double major as an undergrad and worked: I painted houses, interiors and exteriors. To say that my time was structured would be an understatement. Four years of 19 hour days! The thing that kept me going was love of mathematics; I wanted deep understanding. It was arduous, but in a sense the most fulfilling time of my life. It transformed me. And yes, I still do math every day, usually IMO questions or Putnam Exam questions, but when I'm rushed I settle for optimization problems, or perhaps working with the Pell equation in new and interesting ways. It's kept my mental machinery functioning well into my late 60s.
Tomorrow I attend my 50-year high school reunion. I plan on working to at least 80 with a little luck. I don't think it's that old either, but I know that a vanishingly small percentage of the population still has my mental acuity at 68, because I'm out there among them. I'll ask some of my more mathematically inclined classmates how many are still doing IMO and Putnam exam questions. I'll give you a report. I was an outlier 50 years ago - even before that, truthfully - so I don't expect to have much to report...@@seal7513
Next lines in case anyone doesn't know the song. "Never count your money when you're sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done" Also good advice for life in general.
I find the more I do math the more math I want to do. The ability to put in the time, effort, and have the patience builds upon itself. If I go for a long time without doing any math the harder it becomes for me to put other things aside and do math. But if I do math regularly it gets easier and I start looking forward to sitting down and doing math.
I work while going to adult education while studying mathematics. I’m trying hard to turn my life around in my thirties. At work I was told that I have seniority now. I can ask for more or less hours in the weekly schedule. On my lunch breaks I’ve been self-studying. In the coming semester I need to create a study plan. I have taken many notes in my notebook. Your channel has been helpful with my note taking.
Keep going and good luck. I'm only faintly interested in math, my focus is foreign language but Math Sorcerer has great insights and advice for "general purpose" life goals.
@@willbass2869 having support and encouragement means a lot in this journey. It does feel lonely at times. I am envious of your language skills. Keep going with that as well.
when I realise that I'm spending too much time on a problem and don't do any noticeable progress, I just leave it for the future. It doesn't mean that I'm giving up: I would come back to it after getting stronger math expertise.
Hello Mr. Sorcerer. I’d just like to say; I recently found your channel, and I’m very glad I did. Every video I’ve watched has been stellar. Looking forward to re-committing to my enthusiasts journey.
13:30 In Norway we have 2 hours of problem solving with our Professor after lectures. Because of so many student having to fill several rooms they hire student assistants who have already finished the course previously to assist. This year I went through our entire course during the summer vacation, so when we started this fall, I skipped linear algebra 2, and went straight to multivariable calculus. They usually ask the students with decent grades who take multivariable calculus if they want to work a semester as a student assistant for the previous math course. So I got the job as a student assistant teaching linear algebra 2(Fourier, Eigen, PDE's and Laplace etc..) even though I still haven't taken the exam myself yet. So this semester I get paid to study for my own exam, and teaching my co students, which is awsome.
I'm one of those who can spend hours and hours trying to understand something. It can be a real struggle.for me to break away from it. But sometimes I have no choice but to give up and come back to it later. And quite often when I do come back to it later everything will kick in and suddenly I get it. Its a great feeling whe. The understanding finally kicks in. It is also a demonstration of just how important taking breaks is to understanding math.
Inequalities tripped me up as well. In advanced microeconomics we needed to solve optimization problems with inequality constraints using the Lagrangian. ....pages of hand written problem solving. I remember thinking: " What have I got myself into?"
“It will change your life..” Very true. Deeply true. You’re literally enhancing your cognition, your perception, thought & character. The ancients knew, which is why Plato said “Let no one enter who hasn’t studied geometry.” I’ve seen it from personal experience, too. There seems to be a positive correlation between learning math hardcore & other enhancing qualities.
Your channel is a haven man. You're one of the reasons why I enjoy mathematics so much-honestly. Naturally, I'm more predisposed towards philosophy and psychology but mathematics literally morphs your brain-and your mind in incredible, often inexplicable ways. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experiences and wisdom-you're a legend! Much respect.
I reached a stage in my life where I could study seven days a week now. It took a lot of effort and I do already have a bachelors. I’m working on my second degree but so thankful that I somehow managed to have the discipline and wisdom to be able to set time aside, seven days a week. although, I do notice that I take a lot of breaks and I’m not sure if that is a consequence of studying every single day if there’s any advice, I would love to have it. Like a video on the quality of study and how to achieve higher quality time.
After you have tangled with your lecture notes and the problem set, pester the Professor and Teaching Assisant with questions at their office hours. No one usually shows up anyway, so approaching them after you have made some effort is generally well received. They will appreciate your interest in the course. If you are a Major in the course of study, office hours are a great way to build a rapport with the Faculty and Grad Students.
Thank you so much for your efforts and work, I'm struggling just to get into the habit of doing math, and watching your videos always motivate and help me to get back to it ❤.
Wow ❤❤I am doing economics I would love to know more about econometrics. My seniors says it's hard. What books would you recommend for me to use when I start studying it
My problem is I dont know how to move forward. So I think of Math as Chess, knowing how to move few steps in your mind before actually doing it. So this means learning from Worked examples and repeating the same.
That's what I'm just getting up to myself, and it's finally all starting to make sense to me! Basic integration seems like all that's necessary to see the connections.
I want to get better at probability brain transfer problems like the quant finance books. They are really hard despite being questions on very simple concepts.
Your videos are awesome I love this kind of educational and motivational videos! 🎈😋 also your courses are awesome just started but I already love it ♥️ Much from Germany
I’m a medical doctor and triple majored in math chemistry and electrical engineering at a top 20 university. My advice that continues to help to this day is study first thing in the morning, drink coffee and water, you can study 2-4 hours easy, usually fasting, every day without burning out. Do the hard things first. At night, make reading a habit.
Too long 😂. Also I never celebrate accomplishments as success is what was expected. You have to have some arrogance and take not being able to solve something almost as a personal insult. You have to have self belief that you are destined for great things and that if you apply yourself you can accomplish your goal. Your greatest fear has to be not living up to your potential. Finally you have to take full accountability for your life.
@@mikeleibniz5222 since I was kid.. If you want this mentality I recommend writing down the beliefs you want to have. Then think of supporting experiences and write those down. Beliefs at like tables that need support, or else they will fall down to the smallest push.
Play too much SWTOR... Wake up 3 am! Recite the code of the Math Jedi... There's no emotion, there's combinatorics. There's no ignorance, there's set theory. There's no passion, there's topology. There's no chaos, there's harmonic analysis. There's no death, there's Math. 💪💪💪 THEN DO SOME MATH!
Agreed. You need to commit time and focused effort to your endeavor. I was a math-physics double major as an undergrad and worked: I painted houses, interiors and exteriors. To say that my time was structured would be an understatement. Four years of 19 hour days! The thing that kept me going was love of mathematics; I wanted deep understanding. It was arduous, but in a sense the most fulfilling time of my life. It transformed me. And yes, I still do math every day, usually IMO questions or Putnam Exam questions, but when I'm rushed I settle for optimization problems, or perhaps working with the Pell equation in new and interesting ways. It's kept my mental machinery functioning well into my late 60s.
Tomorrow I attend my 50-year high school reunion. I plan on working to at least 80 with a little luck. I don't think it's that old either, but I know that a vanishingly small percentage of the population still has my mental acuity at 68, because I'm out there among them. I'll ask some of my more mathematically inclined classmates how many are still doing IMO and Putnam exam questions. I'll give you a report. I was an outlier 50 years ago - even before that, truthfully - so I don't expect to have much to report...@@seal7513
I attended the aforementioned reunion.I'm still and outlier...more than ever it seems.@@seal7513
Thanks!
Kenny Rogers - The gambler
"You got to know when to fold em, know when to hold em, know when to walk away, know when to run." :)
Next lines in case anyone doesn't know the song. "Never count your money when you're sittin' at the table. There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealing's done" Also good advice for life in general.
I find the more I do math the more math I want to do. The ability to put in the time, effort, and have the patience builds upon itself. If I go for a long time without doing any math the harder it becomes for me to put other things aside and do math. But if I do math regularly it gets easier and I start looking forward to sitting down and doing math.
Your videos are so relaxing for some reason, a vibe, i feel like I wanna cup of coffe right besides me everytime I watch you
I work while going to adult education while studying mathematics. I’m trying hard to turn my life around in my thirties. At work I was told that I have seniority now. I can ask for more or less hours in the weekly schedule. On my lunch breaks I’ve been self-studying. In the coming semester I need to create a study plan. I have taken many notes in my notebook. Your channel has been helpful with my note taking.
Keep going and good luck.
I'm only faintly interested in math, my focus is foreign language but Math Sorcerer has great insights and advice for "general purpose" life goals.
@@willbass2869 having support and encouragement means a lot in this journey. It does feel lonely at times. I am envious of your language skills. Keep going with that as well.
when I realise that I'm spending too much time on a problem and don't do any noticeable progress, I just leave it for the future. It doesn't mean that I'm giving up: I would come back to it after getting stronger math expertise.
Thanks for the video
Hello Mr. Sorcerer. I’d just like to say; I recently found your channel, and I’m very glad I did. Every video I’ve watched has been stellar. Looking forward to re-committing to my enthusiasts journey.
13:30 In Norway we have 2 hours of problem solving with our Professor after lectures. Because of so many student having to fill several rooms they hire student assistants who have already finished the course previously to assist. This year I went through our entire course during the summer vacation, so when we started this fall, I skipped linear algebra 2, and went straight to multivariable calculus. They usually ask the students with decent grades who take multivariable calculus if they want to work a semester as a student assistant for the previous math course. So I got the job as a student assistant teaching linear algebra 2(Fourier, Eigen, PDE's and Laplace etc..) even though I still haven't taken the exam myself yet. So this semester I get paid to study for my own exam, and teaching my co students, which is awsome.
damn. sounds like you've got it all figured out. :D
I'm one of those who can spend hours and hours trying to understand something. It can be a real struggle.for me to break away from it. But sometimes I have no choice but to give up and come back to it later. And quite often when I do come back to it later everything will kick in and suddenly I get it. Its a great feeling whe. The understanding finally kicks in. It is also a demonstration of just how important taking breaks is to understanding math.
Inequalities tripped me up as well. In advanced microeconomics we needed to solve optimization problems with inequality constraints using the Lagrangian. ....pages of hand written problem solving. I remember thinking: " What have I got myself into?"
“It will change your life..” Very true. Deeply true. You’re literally enhancing your cognition, your perception, thought & character. The ancients knew, which is why Plato said “Let no one enter who hasn’t studied geometry.” I’ve seen it from personal experience, too. There seems to be a positive correlation between learning math hardcore & other enhancing qualities.
Your channel is a haven man. You're one of the reasons why I enjoy mathematics so much-honestly. Naturally, I'm more predisposed towards philosophy and psychology but mathematics literally morphs your brain-and your mind in incredible, often inexplicable ways. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experiences and wisdom-you're a legend! Much respect.
I reached a stage in my life where I could study seven days a week now. It took a lot of effort and I do already have a bachelors. I’m working on my second degree but so thankful that I somehow managed to have the discipline and wisdom to be able to set time aside, seven days a week. although, I do notice that I take a lot of breaks and I’m not sure if that is a consequence of studying every single day if there’s any advice, I would love to have it. Like a video on the quality of study and how to achieve higher quality time.
Thanks for this video, and this help me more and more to doing math exercise..
Song is “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers
The fallacy of "sunk costs" in some great lyrics set to a great tune!
After you have tangled with your lecture notes and the problem set, pester the Professor and Teaching Assisant with questions at their office hours. No one usually shows up anyway, so approaching them after you have made some effort is generally well received. They will appreciate your interest in the course. If you are a Major in the course of study, office hours are a great way to build a rapport with the Faculty and Grad Students.
Time and patience play an important role in our studies. Patience helps you to focus. Hours of study would go waste if don't have patience.
I think the song is "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers.
Thank you so much for your efforts and work, I'm struggling just to get into the habit of doing math, and watching your videos always motivate and help me to get back to it ❤.
SIR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE VIDEO YOU GAVE REALLY VALUBLE INFORMATION😊
Wow ❤❤I am doing economics I would love to know more about econometrics. My seniors says it's hard. What books would you recommend for me to use when I start studying it
My problem is I dont know how to move forward. So I think of Math as Chess, knowing how to move few steps in your mind before actually doing it. So this means learning from Worked examples and repeating the same.
Calculus has so many topics. Can you discuss probability and statistics? That's all I want from Calculus so I can be a humanitarian 😅
That's what I'm just getting up to myself, and it's finally all starting to make sense to me! Basic integration seems like all that's necessary to see the connections.
It forms character!
I want to get better at probability brain transfer problems like the quant finance books. They are really hard despite being questions on very simple concepts.
Man I wish I had so many math books that's literally so cool
Do you have any mathematical finance / stochastic calculus books ?
I would personaly recommend (An informal Introduction to Stochastic Calculus with Applications, by Ovidiu Calin)
Your videos are awesome I love this kind of educational and motivational videos! 🎈😋 also your courses are awesome just started but I already love it ♥️
Much from Germany
I want to request to also share free video courses on youtube along with videos. It will be more helpful for beginners.
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Nice 👍
I NEEDED HOW MC2 SQUARED OF ALL RELATED. ...ENERGY IS ENGINEERING...
CODES WRITTEN IN A LANGUAGE OF THE MICROPROCESSORS
E=MC2
❤
❤❤❤❤
I’m a medical doctor and triple majored in math chemistry and electrical engineering at a top 20 university. My advice that continues to help to this day is study first thing in the morning, drink coffee and water, you can study 2-4 hours easy, usually fasting, every day without burning out. Do the hard things first. At night, make reading a habit.
Very inspiring. How much time it took for you to get that all the degrees?
Too long 😂. Also I never celebrate accomplishments as success is what was expected. You have to have some arrogance and take not being able to solve something almost as a personal insult. You have to have self belief that you are destined for great things and that if you apply yourself you can accomplish your goal. Your greatest fear has to be not living up to your potential. Finally you have to take full accountability for your life.
Since when have you had that mentality? I think it's a goal for me to have that mentality.
@@mikeleibniz5222 since I was kid..
If you want this mentality I recommend writing down the beliefs you want to have. Then think of supporting experiences and write those down. Beliefs at like tables that need support, or else they will fall down to the smallest push.
All my books were bought and paid for since 1989.
Uff, the like count was 666, now I've got it out of that to 667 lmao
lol
Play too much SWTOR... Wake up 3 am!
Recite the code of the Math Jedi...
There's no emotion, there's combinatorics.
There's no ignorance, there's set theory.
There's no passion, there's topology.
There's no chaos, there's harmonic analysis.
There's no death, there's Math.
💪💪💪
THEN DO SOME MATH!
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You're probably thinking of "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers.
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