Self study Definition and 208 Threads

Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the subject they will study, their studying material, and the studying rhythm and time. Autodidacts may or may not have formal education, and their study may be either a complement or an alternative to formal education. Many notable contributions have been made by autodidacts.

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    Tips for Self-Study? Calculus Prep & Advice

    Hey everyone. I've just gone back to university after a number of years off, and I'm looking to take Calculus in the fall of 2008. My problem is that it's been 9 years since I did Precalculus, so I was thinking of self studying through the summer. I've picked up Precalculus by James Stewart...
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    Help with Self-Study Physics - Texts & Prerequisites

    hi, am a s/w engineer with a lot of interest in physics in general. have studied it till about the high school level(Newtonian mechanics, no relativity, thermodynamics, no modern physics). i want to start studying the subject afresh, ground up. could you suggest some good texts i can start off...
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    Self-Study Calculus Course Outline to Pacing and Topics

    Greetings everyone. I’m interested in spending some of my free time this summer trying to teach myself Calculus in preparation for college this fall. I spent a great deal of time searching for used textbooks on amazon.com and decided to go with “Calculus” 7th edition by Larson Hostetler and...
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    Which Textbooks Are Best for Self-Studying Precalculus?

    Hello, I will be a junior next school year, going into the honors level precalculus courses available at my school. Both precalc functions and precalc trig are required to get into ap calc. There is only one honors level precalc teacher who is a very tough grader and is known for having...
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    What is the Best Self-Study Book for General Relativity?

    Hi guys, I am trying to study GR on my own. You got any good books in mind?
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    Studying Recommend me some textbooks for self study

    OK, I want to self study classical EM in greater depth than my electromagnetics course, and I plan on working through Jackson (I am currently an undergrad). I want to get into the relativistic treatment of the subject. However, to properly tackle this, I feel my mathematics background is...
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    Where to start self study of higher mathematics?

    Where to start self study of higher mathematics? I am a student who just finished high school and i am going to go to college this fall. I got like 7 months to shape up my maths and physics because my country got only 10 years of school. I want to ask if i could self study on all the advanced...
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    Please recommend textbook for self study

    I know there are several threads asking for textbook recommendations, but I need something special: I am teaching myself math, and need a Linear Algebra textbook from which I can learn on my own. I really want to obtain a thorough math education, and I'm almost done with calculus (Stewart's), so...
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