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#4 Re: Help Me ! » Help with advanced learning » 2010-05-02 04:56:57
Thank you for a very informative post. Combinatorics interest me a lot! I know barely anything about them but I love the way they work in number patterns and things like that. Alas, my programming knowledge is very basic. I'm limited to basic to intermediate python and little bits of javascript, vb, perl and C++. Apart from that, my knowledge is really limited.
I know nothing of calculus, literally no idea what it involves but I know it is very widely taught and known, so I feel a tad ashamed that I have no prior knowledge of it. However, this will be my first endeavour. I will attempt to teach myself calculus, combinatorics and probability :].
Do you know of any specific websites where there are resources to learn any of the above fields?
Thanks
#5 Re: Jai Ganesh's Puzzles » General Quiz » 2010-05-02 04:37:28
A technicality with question number 12 (Yes it's nearly 3 years ago 
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Technically decibels aren't used to measure anything as such and can used to 'measure' everything.
They are more of a ratio as in you can't say something is 5 decibels without a starting point, if that makes any sense at all.
For example, the -3db in power terms(wattage) would be the voltage has dropped by -3db (or 0.707 or 1/root2) but the power is halved.
#6 Help Me ! » Help with advanced learning » 2010-05-02 03:19:34
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Hey guys,
Basically, I did maths at school to GSCE standard and loved every bit of it. I left school to join the armed forces, more specifically the RAF, in the position of an ICT Technician. I do electrical engineering, radar theory, electronic fundamentals, networking, servers and all that sort of stuff. My job is loosely related to maths in an ICT based way so we don't do anything too difficult, mainly binary and basic mathematics.
However, I have a real passion for maths and i am very good at quick arithmetic, I can divide and multiply large numbers in seconds and have always been able to do this. Whenever I see a number written down, I always take it apart, add the separate units, divide them, multiply them, or whatever! I've always done this, it's a really weird habit!
But apart from being good at arithmetic, I have no knowledge of some advanced formulae or any of the mathematical functions. My question to you, is can someone give me a structured learning plan or any resources that I should use to further my knowledge?
I know this is a big ask, but I can only really self teach, so I need some advice on how to go about it. If anyone can give me the sort of things I should learn, in which order to do it, where I can learn online and HOW I should do it, it would be a huge help.
Thanks guys :]
Kevin
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