During my Fall 2011 semester I took one class, Applied Linear Algebra. It was a total blast. You just can’t believe some of the wild stuff that you can do with matrices. It was a lot of fun and the hardest that I’ve ever worked, and my grade reflected that.
Last year in my Applied Linear Algebra class we were assigned a homework that introduced Backward Substituation, Forward Substitution, Horner’s Method. Something really interesting happened though as a side effect of the assigned work.
Imagine that you’ve learned a new language that allows you to see things in a way that you’ve never before been able to conceive. Imagine the new kinds of questions that you can now ask which you could not before! It is an amazing feeling. Mathematics is invigorating, inspiring, and fun.
During my Fall 2010 semester I took one class, a survey class, Applied Mathetical Analysis. It was a total blast. Sure, every topic covered had entire classes for and books written about them… but that just made it more interesting! This semester is in my top-three favorite semesters of all time. I worked extremely hard, [...]
This looks like it would have been a fun introduction, but, its not too late; we can learn more here. How inspiring. Its stuff like this that changes the world for the better.
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What is fractal imaging? Well, it’s more than just the algorithmic generation of ferns (like the generated image above) from non-linear equation systems. It’s a way of looking at ordinary (bitmap) images of all kinds. The hypothesis is that any given image (of any kind) is the end-result of iterating on some particular (unknown) system [...]
Both Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas and the Joy of Mathematics were advertised in the IEEE Spectrum. I am sort of intrigued as to how they go about teaching.
…you won’t believe it but by reaching part VI, you have mastered a significant chunk of mathematics that you would have never considered within reach had I told you at the outset of your studies that you’d understand rudimentary concepts from “higher” algebra (advanced college material). — Matthias Felleisen (via PLT)
Benjamin Russell posts on learning Haskell through Category Theory here. There are a lot of books listed. each with a detailed comment by Ben about the material. It looks interesting for folks who want to learn category theory.