blamocur
Elite Member
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2021
- Messages
- 3,143
I wouldn't recommend reading a proof for 2 days straight -- at the very least take a breakI know what you both mean but when you are reading a proof for 2 days straight. Yoi start to convince yourself subconsiouly without knowing that you are beginning to understand while your understatement didnt change you are just nore familiar with proof. How to avoid that
Unfortunately, there is no single magic advice to make things painless. You just keep trying, see what works for you, and try getting help where you can. But also, and also unfortunately, you might discover, as I have on many occasions, that some subjects are too difficult for self-studies. I used to work with a very bright engineer who just graduated from an engineering school. He too tried to study linear algebra on his own and eventually gave up even though there were several colleagues who could help him. I don't want to discourage you, but nor do I want you to start hating all math just because some subjects turned out too tough for self-study.