As an ex engineering and post grad student, who was fairly good in studies, i have forgotten most of maths, i find Brilliant to be a good refresher of the common stuff and also helps keep my brain active while getting bogged down with relentless work and busy-ness of life. It is a good break from sitting on couch and watching Netflix after work. I have recently developed a huge interest in Quantum Physics, and to understand it a lot of old forgotten concepts are brought up, hence refresher is good.
The reason this is is because when you’re in school you’re not being emotionally engaged and our memories are formed based on emotions we feels while we form new neural pathways.
Actually the price varies from country to country. Like from Bangladesh I subscribed brilliant only with 35$ (annual subscription). And as a Bangladeshi where stem studies are comparably worse than other developed countries, Brilliant actually worths. Specially for the low price.🙂
Bangladesh education is actually not THAT bad. Coming to Canada from BD I can tell you that education is same basically everywhere maybe except a few Scandinavian countries
it's great for replacing doom scrolling even if ur a stem student. Yeah you'll be familiar with most of the topics already having taken them in undergrad but it's nice to have an app on ur phone where u can refresh on them and do little brain teasers instead of scrolling instagram which we usually end up doing when bored
I ran across Brilliant, looked them up, and found your review extremely helpful in determining whether I should use the paid tier. I'm glad I didn't. Thanks Ray, you and people like you are what drive beneficial human innovation.
Fantastic video and you're absolutey right, this is way better than their courses. One thing is to adjust your audio to cut down on sibilance (harsh S sounds) by either getting a different mic or moving it further away and slightly to the side.
Honestly idk how much of the courses you’ve done but they def put some very challenging problems in there. They’re always a few easy questions in the beginning to ease you in but midway/towards the end of the course you’ll encounter some pretty tough ones. The practice section is def more challenging in terms of raw difficulty.
I don't know u and I often don't comment to RU-vid videos, but I wanted just to tell Ur a great guy. Your content is awesome and the way you talk makes me feel like I wanna keep listening. Have a great life.
I'm a space nerd, but I love a lot of the community made courses for other subjects! I just started today (still contemplating on getting the subscription) and I'm currently doing one on solar energy. Thinking about branching out to more hands-on activities like computer science!
Reading the comments I see many identify with your take and that's great. But I just want to say you're clearly a very highly intelligent individual, much more so than many who I would speculate are in need of very basic foundational concepts offered in the courses to get them going. On a different note I read the article dealing with the relationship between brainteaser apps and genuine cognitive improvement and it confirms what I suspected that a heck of a lot of hype is involved in these apps. If I was just starting out (I'm pretty old now) I'd like to write a book on the massive distortive effect capitalism has on scientific research. Huge grants are given to researchers who's research promises to make investors rich. Little if any is given to those who's research isn't likely to make money. And researchers that might cause a loss of income are sidelined or smeared. Thanks for your video and all good things.
That makes a lot of sense, although on what basis specifically you have formed such opinion, if you're not writing a book you shall share your wisdom in this prestigious comments section
hey man, thanks for the video only a constructive critic here: you put a de esser on the audio cause when you say the letter “s” it sounds really harsh to the ears if using headphones thanks
Hello ! Thats super interesting but you mainly speak from a STEM student PoV (which makes sense). On the other hand, im a man working daily and Khan is not only time consuming but also lacks providing me problems. I want to learn maths to learn physics in détail and i feel like Brilliant is helping me doing that (currently finishing foundational maths course list). My question to the STEM student you are would be : Do you think Brilliant could honestly make a standalone ressource for someone like me who will be willing to go deeper into physics but just wants to build a maths foundations to tackle real physics ? Its really hard as a non-STEM student to find some honest opinions on Brilliant since each short and or reddit thread seems like it attracts a LOT of hate from this community. Thanks a lot for your content and a great day i hope :)
The problem for me would be motivation. I would need something pushing me to learn this material, which I suspect in your case was the physics you were going to take. The thought process would be, “I have to learn this before physics starts in the fall.” If you just have a nebulous goal of “I want to learn”, odds are you’re going to try it out for a couple weeks and then it’s going to fall by the wayside, or at least it would for me. For me, I would need a project that I’m working on that requires these skills for me to learn, and a date in which I need to get the project done.
I'm lazy too. It's like, where do these people get the urge to learn this stuff. I find it Intesting but I always start falling asleep when I try to learn. It sucks 😞
I really like the music, was it stock and if so what is the name of it or where I might access it? Also, what video editing software did you use to get the screen share at that angle (starting at 7:36). Thanks!
What would you recommend to really push for a student who really wants to push their problem solving skills? Other than the community brilliant page. Like if I wanted to sit down and grind some algebra?
So getting stuck into math olympiads can be particularly good or discussing problems with others on the AOPS Forums. I think this page has some particularly good advice: people.bath.ac.uk/masgcs/advice.html
I was looking to go into CS But there was a good period in school where i just did not give a shit and payed 0 attention. While sure, it might not be as intense as going to math olympics, it seems perfect for brushing up on fundementals before starting the more difficult stuff?
I would interested in what kind of communities you are talking about, I am seeking to broaden my knowledge and understanding, both for fun and to better understand the work my colleagues (Civil engineers) are doing (Process engineer myself).
The best way to improve your problem-solving skills is mostly by doing problems. There are a few tips to bare in mind like not giving up a looking at the solution too soon or coming back to a problem after you're stuck but generally, the more problems you do the better you get. As for books / sites, I have a list here which I compiled some time ago: github.com/RehmanAmjad/problem-solving-bookmarks But I'm planning on making a few more videos with friends who did International Olympiads and I'm sure they'll have some recommendations too
Very interesting video. You mentioned that you don't think the subscription is worth it if you're a stem student. As someone who's not been in the educational system for some years now and has always struggled with mathematics, would the subscription be worth it then?
Hey man, great video - I want to share with you some constructive advice, my first language isn't English, thus I'm having a bit of trouble understanding what you're saying, try to be more coherent maybe a little bit more volume to your voice would be great.
I probably either didn't look hard enough or was bad at googling but what are these community math learning and problem-solving websites? I only know khan academy and youtube but for actually practicing math by solving problems etc. I am not sure. Maybe you can make a video going over all these free STEM or math resources you talk about. I would appreciate a few links for now though haha.
Do you have any other recommendations for learning STEM topics? I'm doing aero eng rn but I think I need to brush up on certain things. Alr using khan academy and RU-vid for studying
Ah so Khan Academy and RU-vid are really good - I'm not sure if there are many other good resources as comprehensive as them. You can search individual topics which you find a little difficult on RU-vid to find random videos on them (or even playlists). I personally prefer videos over textbooks but you may be able to find some relevant textbooks on aero eng after a little bit of googling :)
just paid $25 for one month and started up. within a few chapters it became obvious that their lessons are a joke. The lesson scripts are BEYOND SLOVENLY in their development of concepts, they skip so much of the necessary logical premises that it's like reading a book in which every other page has been torn out. The authors of some of their chapters don't seem to know that this is not supposed to be you talking to yourself, you're supposed to be moving logically through a lesson in a way that will be comprehensible to a student.
Nope, you only have to sit STEP if you're applying for Maths at Cambridge. The usual offer is 11 in Step 2 and 3. If you apply for Maths with Physics then you have to also sit STEP but if you "apply" to Physics (by applying to Natural Sciences and picking Physics as an option) then you only have to sit the NSAA. You usually sit STEP in Year 13 alongside your real A-level exams in May / June. But for the NSAA, you usually sit it in October in Year 13 after you send off your UCAS application. Hope that helps!
I think part of the problem most of us dont even know where to look and brilliant has it all but I guess I could use it as a subject starter and learn elsewhere ahahaha
I get it but I find it interesting that students struggle with Science and Math. My kids and their mates don't struggle with this at all. There seems to be more "help" available for Math and Science versus writing classes. But this world perhaps is made up of more right brain people who need to boost their left brain.
Well, I have tried it on my special need students without explaining them. They were only able to succeed on some Highschool projects. This means their slogan “everyone can succeed in STEM” isn’t true. What is true though that an average person (relative to the whole USA, not just the students) can master all algorithmic aspects of maths on every level if he is dedicated. Coming up with original proofs is another thing though. But the repetitive aspects of maths can truly be mastered by every non-disabled student with a lot of diligence
I feel like you said a lot of words super fast, making it hard to understand what you're really trying to convey. Then you brought up the website and it was tilted and not easily seen. I guess you thought the audience needed to see you more than what you're talking about.
Hi once subscription is paid for will brilliant help me improve my CS skills overall be honest forget about the price is the subscription helpful in learning or is RU-vid and free code camp better be honest forget the price tag
Hi, there should be a video in the next 2-3 weeks about math olympiads with a friend of mine who achieved a Gold Medal at the IMO. Hopefully that'll be helpful
Every time your producing "s" sound ... You are making a whistle. Is that some technical problem or you are going to get your name in Guinese book for this
@@manvirsingh6923 yh ik I’m picking maths further maths physics and chemistry at a level cuz I either wanna do maths or electrical engineering, but I am just interested cuz he has done the same levels that I am picking.
@@Dark_kittens123 I'm pretty sure maths and physics are compulsory and futher maths is desired. Unless you're going into chemical engineering, only do it if you enjoy it, are good at it and can get a good grade.
@@icelog312 yh the main reason I chose Chemistry is cus I got the option to do 4 a levels, but I didn’t want to pick computer science as it is not facilitating and it is not desired by universities, so I picked chemistry. However I somewhat struggled in Chemistry at GCSE( predicted grade 8, instead of 9 in physics and maths, also generally struggled with the equations and stuff) so I am likely to either take it to AS and see how it goes, or I’ll just drop it immediately.
@@Dark_kittens123 Just finished Year 11 too. Although I consistently got 8/9s in Chemistry, I didn't really enjoy it and knew I struggled to understand [the big picture and] concepts like electrolysis so I'm not choosing it at Alevel. I'm probably doing maths, further maths, physics and geography/business. Since i've already chosen 3 facilitating subjects, I want to make the 4th more enjoyable. And if you're applying to Oxbridge, I believe the 4th Alevel is just to prove you can handle the uni workload since maths, further maths and physics have so much synergy! Btw, Computer Science is regarded well by top universities and is probably better for electrical engineering. Just because its not facilitating doesn't mean it's not a good option. Having gone through the GCSE myself, I can't even imagine doing the Alevel.
@@eerajrahman8009 Haha! Yup, it's pretty fun to see the progress you're making (I don't take enough progress pictures but hopefully these videos can serve as a reference lol). Keep it up 💪
No. It is not worth the money. It looks like they removed the daily puzzles so there really isn't anything worth doing on that site unless you enjoy doing an endless set of multiple choice word problems involving children's book characters to help explain advanced concepts, like heading to the bakery to learn about algorithms. How many pies can Juan cook if he only has one helper today?... I don't care.... Correct!
@@RAmjad yeah , everytime you go to the practice tab they say the following:" we are sunsetting practice and community from july 26 " I'm therefore taking screenshot and saving it in my drive Maybe the wiki will be gone too
@@RAmjad it could be like that. But if you notice that community features are already gone meaning that you can't chat anymore or submit solutions in problems in practice sheets
Yup, that's a huge bummer. There are some other great community websites like the Art of Problem Solving Forums - it's sad to see how Brilliant.org are slowly dialing back on that aspect of the website :(
Hi I am trying to go on the website but it won't let me on unless I agree to a 7 day trial. How do I not join and access the free problems you are talking about? Or are you saying I can only access the free problems during the 7 day trial? New subscriber here. Thanks in advance.
All the "Free" questions he was talking about in the video have been removed. Brilliant said that not a lot of people used the community section so they removed it.
