[8.08 Am] Just Finished Revising All The Vector Calculus That I Have Done So Far. I Will Do 10 More Pages

Most of the time when I'm reading a mathematics textbook (currently studying Topology by Munkres) I feel like I will never understand what it is talking about.But the truth is I just have to take a deep breath and go ask for help near a prof or a friend.

#rambles #I know the sol but I get discouraged easily

august 18, 2021

Hello! I’m in a pretty good mood today bc I’ve started getting homework done and I’m determined to stay on top of my work this year! I don’t want to make the same mistakes I made in my junior year and I have college apps, so I’m gonna work extra hard this year! Best of all, I also got the Director of IT position for an organization I applied for! :)))

18th August - What is your favourite summer drink?

Cherry slushies and chocolate milkshakes!

22/05/2021

Can I please disappear somewhere ?

Group theory is getting to me.Its like I know the theory but I need to apply and apply and apply and apply it till it clicks.I don't mind it but damn it's too much.I have given it a dead line of May 30 and I don't think I can complete it by then so maybe I have to extend my deadline which I don't like but yeah thats life and my brain will be happy with decision also I guess.So sorry for the rant and I hope today treated you so so well.

Apart from going insane with Group Theory I did some other stuff as well

Revised Stats

Revised chem and completed session 8-10 PowerPoint slides

Duolingo

But on a positive note my day did have some ups.I spoke with my boyfriend for like an hour and that literally was the best part of the day.2 of my friends had also video called me so I had a nice time there too.I did some cooking today for my mum and dad and they seemed to like it🤭

At the end of the day I am thankful that my blessings are greater than my problems💞

One can live magnificently in the world if one knows how to work and how to love.

-Leo Tolstoy

Hello! I really like your blog and it somehow makes me feel good and safe, your notes are really pretty! When I look at them they seem so interesting and I wish to understand them but the problem is I haven't even started university (I have just finished high school) and I'm kind of scared thinking it would be too difficult for me to grasp. It is just so different from high school math but at the same much more fascinating. Do you perhaps have any advice on how to introduce myself to it, where to start? Or should I just wait for the classes to start and then study?Best wishes to you!! Thank you

Hey @dantesdream !

I just want you to know that mathematics is difficult at the University level but it is not more difficult than any other university course.It is just different.📚

So how is mathematics different and why you shouldn't get discouraged by it?

There is an entire book written on it.It is called 'Alex's Adventures in Numberland' written by Alex Bellos.There is one particular page that I really like.It talks about how are brain perceives the world around us on a logarithmic scale but mathematics is linear and that is why we have to put the extra effort into it (To convert logarithmic to linear) but according to me this extra effort is far less than wading through hundreds of textbooks often contradicting each other that many other university courses require. Here is the cover page of the book I recommended if you would like to read it.

Apart from having a positive attitude towards it I think it'll be great if you could start studying it before your university begins.

So from where should you start?

If you know where you'll be going for your university studies then you can check if your university has uploaded their notes online and start accordingly.Some old students also usually post their notes,so see if you can get your hands on them.If these two options fail then there are two more.Oxford university has made all their mathematics notes avalilable.You can start with their Introduction to mathematics and complex numbers course (I'll put the link at the end).A student from Cambridge University named Dexter Chua also has made his notes available.You can start with Numbers and sets if you use his notes (Again I'll put the link at the end).

Oxford notes:

https://courses.maths.ox.ac.uk/overview/undergraduate

Dexter's notes:

https://dec41.user.srcf.net/notes/

You should be fine with these but the beginning steps into mathematics needs a little more help.You can use the book called as 'How to prove it:A structured approach' by Daniel J. Velleman.If you can read this with the first course that you are taking (your university notes or Oxbridge notes) then I think you'll enjoy the course more just like I did.Here is the image of the book

If you want to know more then I'm just a message away so feel free to ask your doubts.

And thank you for all your compliments hehe ^_^

july 17, 2021

Hey guys! This last week has been pretty amazing for me because I’ve gotten a lot of work done and I’ve barely procrastinated at all! And I’m definitely going to make an effort to continue this. Also, have a picture of my tiny little workspace now! It’s messy now, but it feels more authentic that way :)

17th July - What is your typical daily routine in the summer?

I usually spend my entire summer in between a state of sleeping, eating and reading on my phone but this summer I’ve been super busy, so that’s been quite impossible :’)

🌱Day 2 of Summer Studying Challenge🌱

🌸July 2 2021🌸

🐼Do you have a specific goal for this summer ?🐼

I want to become more confident in my abilities by the end of the summer^^

🐻Today I did the following stuff🐻

Completed Assignment 3 of Vector Calculus

Completed chapter 2 of Linear algebra.

Completed chapter 1 of real analysis.

Duolingo French.

🐿Happy Summer 🐿

[10.04 am] I am planning on waking up at 4 tomorrow and eventually make it a habit.I'll keep updating you guys on that xx

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[9.51 pm] Today I wrote my last chemistry exam for life and I couldn't be happier.Next year onwards I can just have maths courses so no more chem fuss.Tomorrow I have my law exam so preparing for that.It is an extra subject.I am not at my best today.I have been anxious all day and hopefully I will feel fine tomorrow.

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214 days left to go...

Will I make it? 49 assignments...23 courses..1 tiny room...

The Mayuriit Project...Stay tuned on a tumblr blog near you

Some beautiful libraries for your soul 🌟

What she says: I’m fine

What she means: How come Rene Descartes is only remembered as a philosopher, and the guy who said “I think therefore I am”? The Cartesian plane is NAMED after him and still only hard mathematicians know that he invented it. Also, the whole Newton/Leibniz argument completely ignores the fact that Descartes allowed both of them to discover calculus, because of his theories/ideas and invaluable work with exponents - he literally laid the foundations of calculus but no one mentions him when discussing who invented it. He even invented the modern notation of writing powers as superscripts as well as the convention of using x,y,z for variables and a,b,c for constants. Most importantly he INVENTED ANALYTIC GEOMETRY and pulled everyone’s collective heads out of their collective asses. He was one of the greatest mathematicians. But yeah, a cool philosopher too, let’s let “Cogito Ergo Sum” be his only legacy.