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I took a version of this class (called The Art of Approximation) with Dr. Mahajan when he was a visiting professor at Olin College. The course helped me become
by nrubin 10y ago
I took a version of this class (called The Art of Approximation) with Dr. Mahajan when he was a visiting professor at Olin College. The course helped me become fearless about tackling a broad range of math problems I knew little about, and has helped me in countless real life situations from financial planning to major work decisions.
Also, it's a great intro on good ways to nail PM interviews, at least at Google (where I now work, thanks in no small part to the lessons from this class).
If you have a spare few hours, read this book or take his classes on edX. It'll absolutely change your intuition for numbers.
- mathattack 10y agoThank you for sharing the first hand experience. When I see book pdfs posted here, my first question is "Did anyone actually read or go through this?" Is it really just a few hours to go through it? :-)
- Aeolus98 10y agoOh cool. I'm actually in Olin now, and even better, taking his class as I type this post. Art of approximation https://imgur.com/a/OvDzl https://imgur.com/a/OvDzl I'll pass along any cool questions.
- denzil_correa 10y ago> it's a great intro on good ways to nail PM interviews, at least at Google (where I now work, thanks in no small part to the lessons from this class). Could you give an example? It would be great to know why you say so.
- mfn 10y agoIf you don't mind me asking, any other resources you found useful for PM interviews?
- iamcreasy 10y agoWhat class is that? Is any similar MOOC course available?