Hi Marcelo Here's the OU page on overseas learning:
http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/about/p7.shtml I'm not sure if they offer the same range of courses for overseas students, because some of them require a degree of communication with a tutor, however it's worth looking through anyway. HTH, Alias On 1/30/06, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alias, thanks a lot for the links to the books ;) > > I must say I became a lot interested on the Open University. Currently > I´m kind o idle, only working as a freelancer and studying myself when I > need, but I would really like a degree on the area of information > technology/mathematics. I started a computer science course here in my > city but had to drop out due to finantial reasons (having to support the > transport, food, learning material and pay the course as well was too > much for me). I currently live in Brazil, could you give some more > information on the courses and their worldwide avaiability? (Well, as a > self-taught institution, I think theirs abrangence is world-wide naturally); > > Thanks, > > Marcelo. > > Alias wrote: > > >HI Marcelo. > > > >I was sinilarly disinterested in maths, but since I started working > >with flash I've become more and more aware of the potential practical > >applications of it. Now, I'm currently studying for a degree in > >Computing and Mathematical sciences with the Open University, which is > >a self taught learning institution. > > > >I'd say that their tuition may not be for everyone, but my experience > >is that the more I learn about maths, the more possibilities open up > >to me, both in terms of creativity, and efficiency. > > > >Anyway - I'm not sure what level you're at, but for learning the > >basics (high-school/second level) I must highly recommend the > >"Complete Idiot's Guide" books: > > > > The Complete Idiot's Guide to Algebra > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592571611/sr=1-1/qid=1138586560/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7563523-4994526?%5Fencoding=UTF8 > > > > The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geometry > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592571832/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-7563523-4994526?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155 > > > >These are the only maths books that have ever made me laugh out loud. > > > >Also, Keith Peters' new book: > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1590595181/sr=1-1/qid=1138586756/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-7563523-4994526?%5Fencoding=UTF8 > > > >covers some great maths stuff. > > > > > >HTH, > >Alias > > > > > >On 1/23/06, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>I often find myself struggling when it comes to math, even though > >>through the time I managed to overcome many of my math-related limits. > >>My high-school did not help at all to learn even the basics stuff of > >>this onipresent science. I was forced to take the few elements I had and > >>to learn everything myself. It may be a stupid question, but what do you > >>do when you go into a problem that requires some math, in sum, math can > >>solve everything and make your life easir - if you know how to use it. I > >>find it an interesting question here mainly becouse of the graphics > >>designers that, when developing in flash, had to face a "math challenge". > >> > >>Things like centering an element in the screen could get very > >>complicated for me... x) recently I´ve been taking notes of all the > >>patterns (formulas) I´ve found through codes, this helps me a lot. > >> > >>I was thinking about buying some books, but math is all about practice > >>and I don´t have the time. > >> > >>Share your thought if ur feeling to, you could end helping someone (me, > >>for example!) > >> > >>Marcelo. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________________ > >>Yahoo! doce lar. Faça do Yahoo! sua homepage. > >>http://br.yahoo.com/homepageset.html > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>osflash mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >osflash mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Yahoo! doce lar. Faça do Yahoo! sua homepage. > http://br.yahoo.com/homepageset.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
