How to get better at algebra for math competitions

[@red1bk190]

These videos are awesome, there are barely any channels explaining how to learn the techniques used in math competition problems. Most people just say "keep practicing problems" but they don't understand i don't yet know the theory required to solve those problems lol.

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

My response to that would be what problems have you tried to solve? There's definitely a time and place for learning theory. You need to apply what you learn on problems at the same time. For example I made a theory of polynomials video series and the idea was for me to show you a couple of ideas that come up again and again. The next step is for you to fearlessly attack polynomial problems. Let me know if this clarification doesn't make sense to you.

[@red1bk190]

@@ShefsofProblemSolving Yes you are right. Most of the problem solving techniques don't come from reading books, but just trying (and sometimes failing) to solve problems.

[@amazingvideos1432]

A really nice book for learning almost all of the theory tested in most of the Olympiads is Problem Solving Tactics by AMT

[@farrukhfarrukh9348]

Please give pdf

[@quentin2578]

@@farrukhfarrukh9348 I have a link but YT keeps deleting the comment it seems. I can send it to you if you want?

[@Maths_3.1415]

​@@farrukhfarrukh9348 I have the pdf

[@krstev29]

This is what I was trying to find. Thanks

[@mathematicalmonk1427]

Great advice But I think it would be great if you make theory and problem videos on algebra because there aren't many good books

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

Give me specific topic suggestions and I might try to get to them at some point (I've already shot about 100 videos so it's going to take some time and organizing)

[@egoxagony4623]

Algebra by G. Chrystal part 1 & 2. 101 problems in Algelbra . Polynomials by Ej barbeau . Hoppe this helpsen

[@جيدةوصالصاولي]

@@ShefsofProblemSolving Could you give a good source for algebra please?

[@rassimTheBest3]

عبد الجليل هزوات

[@JuniorOlympiadesInternationale]

انس شنتوف

[@shantanubhow]

Please recommend some books. The hardest thing is to find a good book. So some recommendations would be really handy. I m a beginner

[@Wooyoungfication]

"The art of problem solving.." might help u

[@leviackermann-dy6mz]

Godly videos sir inspiring many math asiprants

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

That’s the hope!

[@gavinthegreatgavinthegreat97]

Please recommend some books. I can’t find any in English and I really want to prepare for my country’s Olympiad and maybe the IMO.

[@AkashChandail-tq5te]

Finally he rubbed his board

[@ashutoshdwivedi4679]

Love you so much Sir I am From India

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

Hope you find these videos useful !

[@sidiabdallamouemel9549]

You are a good professor

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

Thank you!

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

@Brain Challenges Thank you!

[@standard_model2003]

what are the books that you used, in your language?

[@solaris413]

any resources?

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

Honestly don't know any that are super amazing. I need some time to think about this...

[@egoxagony4623]

Algebra part 1 first and 2 G. Chrystal. Should help for almost everything

[@brookeyang4932]

Nice video!

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

Thank you!

[@ansc8518]

Some book recommendation for beginners?

[@ShefsofProblemSolving]

I will need more time to think about this because the books I went over as a beginner were in my native tongue (not English)

[@racquelsabesaje4562]

math

[@Maths_3.1415]

Which you can't understand

[@Phymacss]

Is beautiful