Q&A: How long does it take to complete basic studies?
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How long does it take to complete basic studies?
Question
Hello,
I didn’t study properly, and I want to catch up and understand at least the basic principles of mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, and so on.
How long should it take me to complete all this? Are we talking a few months? A few years?
Thank you
Answer
I don’t know how to answer that. It depends how far you want to get (what counts as the basic principles for you?), and it depends how you go about it (in what framework and at what pace).
Discussion on Answer
I have no way to answer.
Let’s say I sit with it all day, every day (10 hours a day). By basic principles I mean something like the level of 15%–25% of an undergraduate degree in each of those subjects. By basics I mean knowing the fundamental principles, not all the branches and the different developments.