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06/05/25 - Almost Done Precalc!

• Arrived back at home and rekt my sleep schedule. But was a lot better mentally to get back on track.
• Almost finished precalc - around 30 pages left of trig then im all done! Learned a lot more small details with the trigonometry stuff (like what tan really is and the intuition behind the indentites), which is the reason why i wanted to read it. But ultimately I developed a much deeper understanding on basic algebra from the distribution property to how it connects with fractions and into analytical geometry. Super glad i read this book and did ~70% of the questions. Im planning to read Full Frontal Calculus next to continue building on top of it.
• Im a lot more pumped to learn real analysis and abstract algebra properly -- i got these 2 books that act as bridges into those fields. Im jus treally excited to continue learning because i feel like ive made so much progress. I also learned that undergrad courses actually are quite slow and that im doing extremely well so far. If i can get into real analysis before end of year (highly probable) then im already in year 2 of undergrad. Then when i finish multivariate analysis and start doing manifolds with topology im essentially in year 3 and then everything beyond is grad level. So im feeling quite good so far. I was very anxious before but i learned to be present in the moment and enjoy it, trusting everything will fall into place. It REALLY helped my anxiety.
• Started running each day, or at least walking, around 3km at minimum 10kmph. But i want to get to 12kmph-15kmph and do 5km per session, like im preparing for navy seal tests. It really strengthens my mental fortitude and feel a lot happier generally. Gives me confidence in my math pursuit too!