A tutor of some kind wouldn’t hurt. Now, understand: I live with a bio-chem/chemistry major who loves math and physics and two of my friends are in mathematics. So, I know that I would have an easier time than most finding someone already with knowledge of the subject.
That said, it wouldn’t hurt to look and see if you could find anyone to help. I feel you can learn any subject under the sun on your own with the right motivation and resources, but it would be easier if you had someone to correct you in mathematics because simple mistakes or misunderstandings build. It could be someone online you get to know or someone you meet (not an actual paid tutor, god no. Then you might as well just go to school).
This is how I would do it at least. Find someone to help ensure that my understanding of the material is right. I could research the material on my own, but a mental safety net never hurts.
not an actual paid tutor, god no. Then you might as well just go to school
I disagree. Say you pay a grad student $45 to meet with you for one hour every week. They can make sure you aren’t making any mistakes, point you in a new direction, and generally lead the way for your studies. This would cost a total of $450 over the course of a 10-week quarter—Less than half the tuition for a math class. In return you get personalized attention. If you don’t have any friends who can tutor high-level math, I would say paying for a tutor might at least be worth trying.
Also, as someone who self-retaught UP to calc level, I recommend the “X for Dummies”, “X Demystified” and “Idiots Guide to X” books. They go higher than people think (but not grad school level), and include books on: Diff EQ, Linear Algebra, and Discrete Math. (I know you said that you personally have already studied these, but for recommendations for others, I think they are still useful.)
If you don’t want to pay for tuition, you probably would prefer not to pay for a super-expensive text either. Don’t forget to check with your local library, and if your state has an interlibrary loan. It’s not uncommon that at least ONE library in your state will have the text you need.
Libraries routinely turn down ILL requests for textbooks or just academic works, as I’ve discovered multiple times. (Even academic libraries will do this if they think you’re requesting too many papers, as I discovered while using a university library for Wikipedia & anime research.)
A tutor of some kind wouldn’t hurt. Now, understand: I live with a bio-chem/chemistry major who loves math and physics and two of my friends are in mathematics. So, I know that I would have an easier time than most finding someone already with knowledge of the subject.
That said, it wouldn’t hurt to look and see if you could find anyone to help. I feel you can learn any subject under the sun on your own with the right motivation and resources, but it would be easier if you had someone to correct you in mathematics because simple mistakes or misunderstandings build. It could be someone online you get to know or someone you meet (not an actual paid tutor, god no. Then you might as well just go to school).
This is how I would do it at least. Find someone to help ensure that my understanding of the material is right. I could research the material on my own, but a mental safety net never hurts.
I disagree. Say you pay a grad student $45 to meet with you for one hour every week. They can make sure you aren’t making any mistakes, point you in a new direction, and generally lead the way for your studies. This would cost a total of $450 over the course of a 10-week quarter—Less than half the tuition for a math class. In return you get personalized attention. If you don’t have any friends who can tutor high-level math, I would say paying for a tutor might at least be worth trying.
Also, as someone who self-retaught UP to calc level, I recommend the “X for Dummies”, “X Demystified” and “Idiots Guide to X” books. They go higher than people think (but not grad school level), and include books on: Diff EQ, Linear Algebra, and Discrete Math. (I know you said that you personally have already studied these, but for recommendations for others, I think they are still useful.)
If you don’t want to pay for tuition, you probably would prefer not to pay for a super-expensive text either. Don’t forget to check with your local library, and if your state has an interlibrary loan. It’s not uncommon that at least ONE library in your state will have the text you need.
Libraries routinely turn down ILL requests for textbooks or just academic works, as I’ve discovered multiple times. (Even academic libraries will do this if they think you’re requesting too many papers, as I discovered while using a university library for Wikipedia & anime research.)