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You know what I would like? Math material that is less concise. Some math concepts are too dense to grasp without first understanding the reasoning behind it,
by hcarvalhoalves 14y ago
You know what I would like? Math material that is less concise.
Some math concepts are too dense to grasp without first understanding the reasoning behind it, the axioms it's based on, real-world applications, metaphors, diagrams... heck, even the history behind the mathematician helps sometimes (e.g., knowing Newton was a theologist is relevant to understand some things about classic physics [1]). In fact, I love how earlier mathematicians were mostly multi-disciplinary scientists, and almost always philosophers. We need a new Renaissance.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#Religious_views http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#Religious_views
- gnu8 14y agoThat's what university is for. ~There is no royal road to mathematics~
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoLet me guess, you have a major in math.
- baaats 14y agoI think what you're looking for are textbooks.
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoYou will have my eternal gratitude if you are kind enough to name one that doesn't suck.
- MrVitaliy 14y agoElementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus by Ross IMHO very easy, introductory book on proofs and basic analysis. It's not a novel, you will need some effort to think through exercises. Getting through this book is like unlocking GODMODE on the first 2 years of college math courses (Calculus mostly).
- mahmud 14y agoRudin, Apostol, Spivak, Lang, Munkres ..
- EliRivers 14y agoI'd like to say that Apostol's "Introduction to Analytic Number Theory" is bloody awful and is in no way suitable to be an introduction to analytic number theory. A reference book of proofs of some common theorems, yes, but an introduction? No.