I have UK A level math but not Further Math, so up to basic calculus. But I forgot most of it and so Math Academy has me going through a lot of the Math Foundation units along the way.
I was initially put off by the monthly price, as it is quite steep. The clincher is that about a year before starting Math Academy I had gone through the Open University’s MST124/125 textbooks (covering the same stuff as Foundations). Except even after a year I’d already forgotten most of it.
Math Academy learning feels much more robust, since it includes spaced reviews and regular tests. I record things in Anki but it’s useful to have regular practice questions too. I also use ChatGPT to spell out things and find it works well at this level.
Some things I’d like Math Academy to have:
- ability to skip lessons (I don’t want to spend ages going over symbolic integration again)
- a reference page to track unlocked material, maybe with Anki integration
- fewer multiple choice questions and more in depth problems
- proof-based math. I’m told this is coming but the degree-level courses have missed their estimated due dates.
I will definitely finish Math for ML and then do linear algebra and multivariate calculus. You’d still need a good textbook to do them rigorously, but I think Math Academy sets you up well.