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any of you bros take linear algebra?

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Carnelian degenerate
  08/02/14
15 years ago. My Worst grade in college.
ocher wonderful resort mental disorder
  08/02/14
yes. also a lot of upper div. physics requires you to use li...
sticky fishy garrison reading party
  08/02/14
yeah. it wasnt difficult. just fancy algebra. easier than ca...
laughsome school cafeteria useless brakes
  08/02/14
why is calc a prereq?
Carnelian degenerate
  08/02/14
about 2% of the lessons involve basic knowledge of derivativ...
Trip bistre son of senegal cuckold
  08/02/14
you dont need any calculus really. maybe it is ust a prereq ...
laughsome school cafeteria useless brakes
  08/02/14
its kind of just convention...nothing more.
sticky fishy garrison reading party
  08/02/14
it isn't always. at least not calc. 3 some linear a...
sticky fishy garrison reading party
  08/02/14
cr
Carnelian degenerate
  08/02/14
its more abstract than calc. though. but easier to perform a...
sticky fishy garrison reading party
  08/02/14
OFS need this for a lot of stat stuff
Chrome alpha area
  08/02/14
Makes sense. Things like diff eq and real analysis less nece...
Carnelian degenerate
  08/02/14
Real analysis is necessary if you want to do any grad-level ...
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
Fuck
Carnelian degenerate
  08/02/14
To be fair, you can get pretty far/get a job without knowing...
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
What are you even calling real analysis?
Hideous Stirring Menage Police Squad
  08/02/14
Baby Rudin -> Papa Rudin or Folland.
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
what good does it do you? in terms of actually useful things...
Chrome alpha area
  08/02/14
Helps you understand how things work. Helps you understand t...
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
any good resources for this online?
Chrome alpha area
  08/02/14
All the standard textbooks have been scanned and are easily ...
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
Start with Stephen Abbott's Understanding Analysis.
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
Beep beep
grizzly razzmatazz nursing home
  08/02/14
Yes. Got an A+. Email me if you need any help. It's a lo...
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
cool man send me your email
Carnelian degenerate
  08/02/14
Sent.
mind-boggling topaz piazza
  08/02/14
Yeah, but I dropped out - boring as fuck.
thriller background story
  08/02/14
lmao
umber diverse codepig newt
  06/15/25
Algebra is easy. Did this back in middle school.
Soggy mad-dog skullcap
  06/15/25


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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:49 PM
Author: Carnelian degenerate



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:50 PM
Author: ocher wonderful resort mental disorder

15 years ago. My Worst grade in college.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:52 PM
Author: sticky fishy garrison reading party

yes. also a lot of upper div. physics requires you to use linear algebra the same way lower div. physics requires you to use calc.

i will say that doing manual matrix operations is tedious as fuck and possibly my least favorite thing math-wise. linear algebra is one of my least favorite math courses.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:52 PM
Author: laughsome school cafeteria useless brakes

yeah. it wasnt difficult. just fancy algebra. easier than calculus

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:53 PM
Author: Carnelian degenerate

why is calc a prereq?

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:55 PM
Author: Trip bistre son of senegal cuckold

about 2% of the lessons involve basic knowledge of derivatives and integrals.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:56 PM
Author: laughsome school cafeteria useless brakes

you dont need any calculus really. maybe it is ust a prereq are your school? most people go through the calc sequence first anyways

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:57 PM
Author: sticky fishy garrison reading party

its kind of just convention...nothing more.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:56 PM
Author: sticky fishy garrison reading party

it isn't always. at least not calc. 3

some linear algebra courses mix diff eq. and linear algebra though.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:57 PM
Author: Carnelian degenerate

cr

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:54 PM
Author: sticky fishy garrison reading party

its more abstract than calc. though. but easier to perform at a basic level.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:55 PM
Author: Chrome alpha area

OFS need this for a lot of stat stuff

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:56 PM
Author: Carnelian degenerate

Makes sense. Things like diff eq and real analysis less necessary for stats applications?

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:00 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

Real analysis is necessary if you want to do any grad-level probability or stats instead of just monkeying around with formulas you don't understand.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:03 PM
Author: Carnelian degenerate

Fuck

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:05 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

To be fair, you can get pretty far/get a job without knowing real analysis. But if you want to be a true scholar...

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:09 PM
Author: Hideous Stirring Menage Police Squad

What are you even calling real analysis?

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:09 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

Baby Rudin -> Papa Rudin or Folland.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:09 PM
Author: Chrome alpha area

what good does it do you? in terms of actually useful things not scholarship

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:10 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

Helps you understand how things work. Helps you understand the edge cases/failures better, etc.



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:12 PM
Author: Chrome alpha area

any good resources for this online?

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:13 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

All the standard textbooks have been scanned and are easily available for free .pdf download if you google them. Then find the relevant class website at some random university and look for homework sets/worked solutions.

It's really hard shit though and you should really just take the class. I'm available via email if you have questions tho.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:15 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

Start with Stephen Abbott's Understanding Analysis.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:57 PM
Author: grizzly razzmatazz nursing home

Beep beep

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 4:58 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

Yes. Got an A+. Email me if you need any help.

It's a lot clearer once you stop thinking in terms of matrices and start thinking in terms of linear operators, imo.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2634558&forum_id=2...id.#26048074)



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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:19 PM
Author: Carnelian degenerate

cool man send me your email

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:22 PM
Author: mind-boggling topaz piazza

Sent.

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Date: August 2nd, 2014 5:21 PM
Author: thriller background story

Yeah, but I dropped out - boring as fuck.

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Date: June 15th, 2025 7:32 PM
Author: umber diverse codepig newt

lmao

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Date: June 15th, 2025 7:51 PM
Author: Soggy mad-dog skullcap

Algebra is easy. Did this back in middle school.

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