Starting over with math and physics.

[ScreamingMedic]

ok so basically I went through my entire chemistry education in a pot haze, and while I managed to get pretty 'far'(undergrad being far, pffffffft) into the math and physics realms (a few quarters of Diff. Eq., a few quarters of Multivariable Calc, a few of linear algebra, physics with calc etc etc etc...) now that i never use that shit anymore(and thus have forgotten most of it) I find that I kind of want to get back into it with the clear head that results from total sobriety.

I was too poor to keep any of my books, so, any suggestions on good resources either textbook or otherwise that can be had on the cheap or the free??

Any suggestions?

i know some of you are smart like this, but feel free to troll anyway

[skav]

Search for open courseware. There's loads of videos, lectures, lessons, notes, etc etc on everything you were too baked to remember.

[600#gorilla]

right now i'm working on 3rd grade and 1st grade math homework at the same time.

in about ten years i should be ready for community college.

[Tronic]

[RockPharmer]

huge job market right now for algebra-ers

[KIX]

just get high some more and compute the volume of the void that is your life.

[ScreamingMedic]

who would want to do algebra for a living? i just want to be able to read math again for pop physics' sake.

definitely doesn't have any relevance to my career. I can still pump out stats and algebra easy enough, and i only do some really basic computations when dealing with clients/patients.

funny also, i can still remember trig stuff pretty easy. pi charts are always useful. maybe that snuck in before the fog.

[skav]

So you're not starting over at all. What a jerk.

[Tronic]

dab

[ScreamingMedic]

haven't you ever heard of a figure or speech?

ok fine, to clarify, starting over with calculus and physical chemistry/quantum mechanics/ particle physics

i still appreciate all the help

i mean seriously, that open coursework is badass

had no idea

[actionhero]

If I had to start over, it would be with meth and physics. Then I might have some focus.

[stonefiend]

Bizarre how sobriety influences the mind. I've had recent stints of sobriety, and sure, I wanted a bit more mental stimulation as boredom became my enemy, but never had I thought of building a particle accelerator that is superior to the one that you can already see from the moon. I always thought physics was more interesting baked, but calc.. algebraic theory etc. was not fun to me at all.

Why are you captivated by Newtonianism?

[ScreamingMedic]

classical mechanics ≠ quantum mechanics

[ScreamingMedic]

and i guess also that i've got kind of a hard on for some of the bigger mysteries whether the approach physical or metaphysical