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by jayro 2y ago
Hi Julius, it's been a while! Yep, it's an extremely challenging problem. The initial version of the Math Academy system has been primarily geared toward individual learners, which for a variety of technical and business reasons w
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by jayro 3y ago
That's a good point! We definitely need to add some more information to the website. In the meantime, if you send an email to support@mathacademy.com, I'd be happy to give you demo over Zoom and answer any questions you might have
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by jayro 3y ago
The Mathematics for Machine Learning course doesn't assume knowledge of Linear Algebra, but covers the basics of Linear Algebra you'll need along with the basics of Multivariable Calculus, Statistics, Probability, etc. it does how
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by jayro 3y ago
We just released a comprehensive online course on Multivariable Calculus ( https://mathacademy.com/courses/multivariable-calculus ), and we also have a course on Mathematics for Machine Learning ( https://matha
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by jayro 3y ago
At Math Academy, we've created a sequence of math courses called Mathematical Foundations I, II, & III that cover everything from 5th Grade Math up through Calculus I & II and will allow anyone to get up to speed on the skills
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by jayro 3y ago
Geez, I'm trying to figure out how to describe in a short paragraph or two what it would take a book to explain. Here's my best shot. We've created an extensive knowledge graph representing all of mathematics (3,000 topics an
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by jayro 3y ago
We should have those courses ready within the next year. Multivariable Calculus should be available in another few weeks, then Probability & Statistics at the end of July, then Methods of Proof, followed by Discrete Math, and Abstract A
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by jayro 3y ago
I guess you have to think about it like this. How much would it be worth to you to learn 3-5 years of math in a single year without getting stuck? And I mean really learning it to the point where you're able to solve the more difficult
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by jayro 3y ago
At Math Academy ( https://mathacademy.com ), we created a series of courses, Mathematical Foundations I, II, & III, that will take a student from basic arithmetic through calculus and prepare them for university-level courses
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by jayro 3y ago
There's a 30-day free trial, so if you cancel during that period you get a complete refund.
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by jayro 3y ago
At Math Academy ( https://mathacademy.com ), we implement spaced repetition in combination with a knowledge graph consisting of several thousand math topics and tens of thousands of connections (and growing). We're working on
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by jayro 4y ago
I understand why it might seem that way, but it's really not. We've just put a premium on learning efficiency, and most math classes are highly inefficient - whether K-12 or university. Just imagine how much more quickly a student
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by jayro 4y ago
It's funny you bring that up as it seems to be a common request from adults interested in leveling up their math. I'm sure we could come up with something reasonable.
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by jayro 4y ago
It's true that the students in the school program are high-aptitude, but something like 70% of the students in the middle school where this all started are on the federal free and reduced lunch program (low SES) along with a couple of
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by jayro 4y ago
We started with the multiple-choice format as it's a good 90-10 solution in terms of technology, but we now have free=response questions that are automatically evaluated and can handle fairly complex mathematical expressions - man, was
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by jayro 4y ago
Through trial and error and the application of some rarely employed, but highly-effective educational strategies like active learning, distributed practice, mixed review, mastery-based learning, interleaving, layering, etc., you end up with
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by jayro 4y ago
Yeah, pretty close, although it's not like most universities will allow students to skip straight to graduate school. Our first cohort of students just graduated this past year, so we're just now getting a sense of how this is lik
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by jayro 4y ago
Well, it turns out that when you have mathematically-talented students completing Calculus in 8th-grade, and move on the Linear Algebra and Multivariable Calculus in 9th, you eventually reach Real Analysis and Topology by the end of high-sc
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by jayro 4y ago
Good morning, HN! It's Jason (the founder). My wife (co-founder and co-conspirator) just woke me up to alert me to a sudden spike in demo requests, so I'm a little blurry-eyed at the moment (was up late last night trying my best t
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Never Quit Too Early(donnfelker.com)
7 points by jayro 5y ago|0 comments
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Introduction to the Science of Covid-19(sgkulkarni.com)
4 points by jayro 6y ago|0 comments
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by jayro 8y ago
This is a fun book (published in 2001) about how a professor and his graduate assistant developed a world-class checkers-playing algorithm using neuroevolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie24 https:/&#x2
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by jayro 9y ago
Atari 800XL.
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Calculus for eighth-graders? It’s the differential in one school system(washingtonpost.com)
3 points by jayro 9y ago|0 comments
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When the young calculus geeks take over the Pasadena schools: Larry Wilson(pasadenastarnews.com)
1 points by jayro 10y ago|0 comments
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by jayro 11y ago
Nice work! I think we need to bring you on the show.
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by jayro 11y ago
Jason here! I totally agree - the name "Memory Hole" doesn't really make any sense at all given what it means - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_hole But something about it always made me laugh, so th
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In Defense of Not-Invented-Here Syndrome(joelonsoftware.com)
9 points by jayro 11y ago|2 comments
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by jayro 11y ago
Here's a podcast interview with Mike Taber about his new book: http://techzinglive.com/page/1541/280-tz-interview-mike-tabe...
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by jayro 11y ago
Adventures of a Mathematician: http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Mathematician-S-M-Ulam/dp/0...

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