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Re: Offtopic: asking for advice

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On 6/5/17 22:37, John Bode wrote:
> On Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 7:32:43 AM UTC-5, Alla wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> I do apologize for coming here with an offtopic, but I do so only
>> because I trust your opinion very much.
>> I have some issues with continuing learning C, and thus programming in
>> general, because I do lack necessary math skills - I try to recover the
>> ones I once knew, and gain new ones. Could you, please, advice me on a
>> newsgroup, if you know, where I can ask and get help on sometimes even
>> basic math questions, such as the ones from Precalculus, and later from
>> Calculus.
>> I have seen a group named sci.math, and also alt.algebra.help. How good
>> are they in terms of getting adequate help?
>>
>> Thank you very much!
>> -- 
>> Respectfully,
>> Alla
> 
> There aren't that many fields that require much in the way of applied math
> skills; most day-to-way coding work is about shoving data around, not
> complex analysis.  I can think of two situations in the last 30 years where
> I needed to know something more advanced than basic algebra to complete
> a coding task.
> 
> Granted, the fields that require advanced math knowledge also tend to be
> the most interesting, and some of them pay *very* well.  It would help us
> to know which field(s) you were looking at in order to give you better
> advice.
> 

Thank you very much for answering. I am not questioning the fact of 
learning the math - programming or not, it's essential; and, 
fortunately, I have my list of things I need, and want, to recover, 
and/or learn.

One of the books on my list of "necessities" on programming (after K&R, 
which is still waiting for me - getting back to it on one of these days 
hopefully), is the MIT's on algorithms.

So, I was merely looking for a good place to consult and ask for help 
when I stumble upon matters I can't understand. I joined groups already 
discussed in other answers.

-- 
Respectfully,
Alla

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Offtopic: asking for advice Alla <vitale.alla@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 15:34 +0300
  Re: Offtopic: asking for advice bert <bert.hutchings@btinternet.com> - 2017-06-04 06:06 -0700
    Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Alla <vitale.alla@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 16:13 +0300
      Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-06-04 14:51 +0100
        Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Alla <vitale.alla@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 19:18 +0300
  Re: Offtopic: asking for advice GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 15:06 +0200
  Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2017-06-04 11:32 -0700
  Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Leon Taylor <leontaylor476@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 16:20 -0700
    Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Alla <vitale.alla@gmail.com> - 2017-06-07 09:18 +0300
      Re: Offtopic: asking for advice GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-07 08:22 +0200
  Re: Offtopic: asking for advice luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2017-06-04 16:24 -0700
  Re: Offtopic: asking for advice John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2017-06-05 12:37 -0700
    Re: Offtopic: asking for advice GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-06 00:24 +0200
      Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2017-06-06 18:18 -0700
        Re: Offtopic: asking for advice GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-06-07 08:13 +0200
    Re: Offtopic: asking for advice Alla <vitale.alla@gmail.com> - 2017-06-07 09:09 +0300

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