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Have you done market testing to see how many people out there actually need to start from 2+2? One of my peeves about many programming books is their half-assed
by Jach 15y ago
Have you done market testing to see how many people out there actually need to start from 2+2? One of my peeves about many programming books is their half-assed attempts at assuming you know nothing and wasting the first 100 or so pages covering introductory material. I appreciate hierarchal approaches, but even in math they don't work so well. Math knowledge is organized in a graph, not a tree.
Do you think a student could pass the AP Calculus BC exam, using only your 60 pages of Calculus as a reference? Would a student be able to go through 1st grade to 12th grade using nothing but your book? If not, why would I buy your book?
I still want to see "The Simple Math of Everything" http://lesswrong.com/lw/l7/the_simple_math_of_everything/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/l7/the_simple_math_of_everything/
- ivan_ah 15y ago> how many people need to start from 2+2 The basic math sections in the book are quite fast. The intent was not so much to teach/drill/annoy the reader with the high school stuff, but to have a self-contained book, instead of saying "complete the square which you should know from high school". > you think a student could pass the Calculus using only your 60 pages of Calculus as a reference? Honestly, yes. But my belief is unimportant here -- I have to test things out with real students and real exams. > 1st grade to 12th grade A student no, but an adult who doesn't remember that stuff yes.