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Ask HN: Sources to learn powerful everyday useful mathematical concepts
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I already have engineering degree and graduation level mathematical knowledge. But generally maths can get detached from application. i want to know sources from which we can learn powerful and useful mathematical concepts like
compound interest used extensively in finance and i use it very much for my personal finance.
corollary of compound interest can be finding present and future value
I want to learn of amazing mathematical concepts that you use and where to learn more of them.
- jks 4y agoTry Street-Fighting Mathematics by Sanjoy Mahajan: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5339/Street-Fighting-MathematicsThe-Art-of-Educated https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5339/Street-Fighti...
- palashkulsh 4y agoThanks for the suggestion. will definitely give it a try. I really liked guesstimation too. https://www.amazon.in/Guesstimation-Solving-World%60s-Problems-Cocktail/dp/0691129495 https://www.amazon.in/Guesstimation-Solving-World%60s-Proble...