I've always had a keen interest in math, chemistry, and physics, but it's been largely inaccessible to me on account of how poorly I did in a school environment and not having other resources readily available. Now as an adult I'm profoundly disappointed about the matter because I understand that had I been more able to pursue those interests during development I'd be in a much better position now to enjoy math and use it to more easily comprehend awesome subjects in physics related to Maxwell, Fourier, and Bell's equations.
However this hasn't deterred me from beginning to struggle through algebra again on Khan Academy and I've always had a natural knack for math when all of the logical principles are clear to me. It's much easier to remember and use formulas and equations when I'm able to understand and associate them using simple logic.
Given all of that, I guess what I'm asking for from this thread is people freely sharing with each other good book and internet resources, but most especially book resources, for learning math and the sciences most heavily related to math. How does one go about acquiring familiarity with all of the symbols a person typically runs into outside of a college math or physics class setting?
However this hasn't deterred me from beginning to struggle through algebra again on Khan Academy and I've always had a natural knack for math when all of the logical principles are clear to me. It's much easier to remember and use formulas and equations when I'm able to understand and associate them using simple logic.
Given all of that, I guess what I'm asking for from this thread is people freely sharing with each other good book and internet resources, but most especially book resources, for learning math and the sciences most heavily related to math. How does one go about acquiring familiarity with all of the symbols a person typically runs into outside of a college math or physics class setting?