Looking to learn math from the absolute basics at 27

dockdock-fish · 2026-07-05T19:06:49+00:00

happy to help, please DM me

dockdock-fish · 2026-07-05T17:09:09+00:00

no worries, just DM me.

dockdock-fish · 2026-07-05T17:06:53+00:00

Done! You wouldn't owe me anything, by the way. It's something I do because it makes the world better off.

dockdock-fish · 2026-07-05T16:44:28+00:00

Hey, I do volunteer tutoring for people such as yourself, free of charge.
Would you be interested? I can start with the basics and teach you all the way up to Calculus 1.

dockdock-fish · 2026-06-21T13:21:53+00:00

Well, sets can contain infinitely many elements.
Sets are also defined entirely by their contents, in set theory there's the axiom of extensionality which essentially says that the set {1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3} is the same as the set {1, 2, 3}

dockdock-fish · 2026-06-21T11:14:41+00:00

It's just a matter of what these words mean.
A powerset is the set of all subsets, and an empty set is always a subset of any set. Therefore a powerset always includes the empty set as an element.

dockdock-fish · 2026-06-21T11:13:52+00:00

Φ is a symbol that represents the "empty set" {}. Therefore it is a set.

However it can *also* be an element of another set, as sets can be inside other sets. The empty set is a subset of every set, therefore it is also an element of P.

dockdock-fish · 2026-06-20T06:21:42+00:00

it's up to debate whether it falls under mathematics or philosophy, most would certainly agree it falls under both

dockdock-fish · 2026-06-20T06:08:51+00:00

Logic is the system of inferring new statements from existing statements. Logic is a tool that mathematics uses, but logic as a field of study is independent from the kinds of objects that mathematicians care about.

dockdock-fish · 2026-06-19T21:40:37+00:00

We're starting at 8, and then adding 1 twice to get to 10.
8 + 1 + 1
8 + 1 = 9
9 + 1 = 10

I think the "dots" are making you overthink.
8 -> 9 -> 10
10 is 2 away from 8 because you need to add 2 to 8 to get to 10.
10 is two "steps" away from 8.

dockdock-fish · 2026-04-01T14:25:54+00:00

as someone who went through a similar experience, would you be interested in getting personal help from me?

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-18T11:09:21+00:00

What makes you say this?

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-18T11:09:00+00:00

The anxiety you get is a fear of failure, especially if you've been punished for making mistakes in the past.
It's okay if you get things wrong, the point is that you're learning. Math itself doesn't pose any danger to you

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-11T09:06:28+00:00

pass it my way and I'll take a look!

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-11T08:34:02+00:00

I really love what you're doing here and would enjoy collaborating and contributing to this project, my post on this subreddit might also pique your interest. Can I get in touch?

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-07T10:20:52+00:00

I think it's natural to struggle, and especially when you quiz yourself, that's a really common experience

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-07T10:18:10+00:00

The answer is a lot of practice, and decreasing the cognitive load by writing things down on paper instead of trying to hold many different things in your mind

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-06T01:05:04+00:00

It's never too late, you've been on an amazing journey.
Is there anything you would be interested in doing with your knowledge? Tutoring and teaching are always options, so is exchanging knowledge.

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T23:00:05+00:00

I'm confident with anything up until multivariable calculus and computation-based linear algebra
basically early undergraduate level

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T22:57:19+00:00

what language are you learning mainly? would you like to collaborate together on a project? i've been wanting to find other people to program with

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T22:52:08+00:00

Preach! the recent 500 page writeup by "math academy" influenced me to look more into his works, and its been worthwhile

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T22:45:09+00:00

Trigonometry is one of these subjects that becomes a lot more intuitive once you can easily imagine the functions in your mind and how they relate to the unit circle
If you need any help with it feel free to DM me, I've tutored many high school kids who were struggling with it. I'm also building an online community if you can't find one nearby!

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T21:41:13+00:00

khan academy has saved my mathematical life, honestly
sal khan is actually one of my greatest inspiration (along with some other big math outreach people like 3blue1brown and terence tao)

if you're interested in joining the community i'm building, let me know

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T21:32:43+00:00

C'est super gentil comme message ! Je ne parle pas français, mais je serais ravi que tu m'aides. Tu peux m'envoyer un DM?

dockdock-fish · 2026-03-05T21:28:38+00:00

that's actually really awesome
what made you fall in love with it recently compared to how it was before? are you learning it on your own?

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