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Assume I know 0 math and want to learn mathematics for mathematics sake. What is the most gentle intro to algebra book?
by autocorrect23 8y ago
Assume I know 0 math and want to learn mathematics for mathematics sake. What is the most gentle intro to algebra book?
- Koshkin 8y agoPinter's A Book of Abstract Algebra.
- smadge 8y agoMy undergraduate Abstract Algebra course used Gallian’s “Contemporary Abstract Algebra.” Unfortunately if you are truly looking for an introduction assuming no mathematics, you will need to learn high school algebra and a bit about sets and proofs first.
- umanwizard 8y agoIf you know 0 math I would start with basic arithmetic (+, -, *, /) before doing anything else.
- loparal 8y agoTrue Beauty of Math Volumes I and II. These build up math from the ground up starting with sets and assume you have zero knowledge of math. What's cool is that you don't use any theorems, structures, or notation that you haven't proven or introduced previously in one of the books. I've found them to be very valuable in both understanding the topics that they cover and giving an intuitive understanding of math as process (which the all the classes I took in college tended to gloss over). The first volume is roughly about set theory and the second volume is roughly about abstract algebra. https://truebeautyofmath.com/ https://truebeautyofmath.com/ https://www.amazon.com/True-Beauty-Math-Foundations/dp/1512065919 https://www.amazon.com/True-Beauty-Math-Foundations/dp/15120... https://www.amazon.com/True-Beauty-Math-Giving-Life/dp/1544830084 https://www.amazon.com/True-Beauty-Math-Giving-Life/dp/15448...
- autocorrect23 8y agoBought the first book. Thanks for the recommendation!