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Show HN: I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it

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Re: Show HN: I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it

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Post by circadian »

It's a really nice idea and very good to see a familiar and simple interface, I'm definitely keen to look at this when I'm "idling"!

Two suggestions that I don't think have been mentioned:

1. It might be nice to at least acknowledge the source of the problems PDF-wise, no doubt somebody put effort into developing then and the supplementary information (assuming the PDFs are open source) would be useful for learning

2. Supporting information for learning the context subject material around the problem would be good: this relates to other comments about curation. This doesn't feel like "teach yourself math" so much as "test your math", which is still really helpful, but if you don't know the material there's nowhere to turn too

Great foundation for an amazing platform, nice work!

Re: Show HN: I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it

#62

Post by alexpetralia »

viveknathani_ wrote: post #7
alexpetralia wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I actually did exactly this, plugging the questions into Google and seeing the step-by-step answer. I found this useful.

thanks, this gives more conviction to the idea! also, what type of questions are you interested more in? there are many topics I could cover over time but I am looking to prioritize which ones to do first.

Personally I am studying linear algebra lately so I was scanning roughly what % of the problems I could solve.

Though, I also went a bit into the other areas to see if I still recalled other areas of math that I haven't studied in years.

Re: Show HN: I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it

#64

Post by criddell »

viveknathani_ wrote: post #43
bagels wrote: post #40

I awkwardly typed a solution on my phone, and submitted. Then it told me I needed to log in. Wasted effort. Should tell you sooner (when you start typing?) or not require login.

yeah that must have been a bad experience. will fix this.

What is the account needed for? I assume you track progress, but are there other reasons for it?

Re: Show HN: I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it

#65

Post by viveknathani_ »

criddell wrote: post #64
viveknathani_ wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yeah that must have been a bad experience. will fix this.

What is the account needed for? I assume you track progress, but are there other reasons for it?

for now, the account is needed to be able to post a comment

Re: Show HN: I wished for a site with a growing list of math problems, I built it

#67

Post by bo1024 »

circadian wrote: post #61

It's a really nice idea and very good to see a familiar and simple interface, I'm definitely keen to look at this when I'm "idling"! Two suggestions that I don't think have been mentioned: 1. It might be nice to at least acknowledge the source of the problems PDF-wise, no doubt somebody put effort into developing then and the supplementary information (assuming the PDFs are open source) would be useful for learning 2…

Strong agree on (1). I don't mind the copyright violation personally, but as an academic who develops these types of problems, attribution would be the polite thing to do.
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