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Any good books, or online resources, people can recommend on actually doing maths for people from a non-maths background? I mean this is an old refrain, and no

Any good books, or online resources, people can recommend on actually doing maths for people from a non-maths background? I mean this is an old refrain, and not one I disagree with, but it's missing the positive side of the argument.

tomsthumb 13y ago
Pick through the stuff by Dover publishing. They have some very intense math books, but there are definitely some books about math for "lay people". Many of them can be had cheaply, and there are usually plenty of reviews on amazon to figure out what is both interesting and accessible.
- crander 13y ago
  I really like the Dover book Mathematics for the Nonmathematician by Morris Kline. It adds historical perspective, makes you think, and teaches basic and understandable proofs.
pseut 13y ago
Polya's "how to solve it" is a classic.
j2kun 13y ago
Try reading the article linked at the end.
trentmb 13y ago
BOOK OF PROOF: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/index.html http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/index.html Foundations of Higher Mathematics: http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Higher-Mathematics-Peter-Fletcher/dp/053495166X http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Higher-Mathematics-Peter-F... How to Solve It: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It EDIT: Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof: https://sites.google.com/site/mathematicalreasoning3ed/ https://sites.google.com/site/mathematicalreasoning3ed/
- aet 13y ago
  I used Foundations as a text in college, but I think it may be out of print now. At more than $200 there may be more reasonable choices. Might be an option from Dover that covers similar material.
m_ke 13y ago
http://www.jiblm.org/guides/index.aspx?category=jiblmjournal http://www.jiblm.org/guides/index.aspx?category=jiblmjournal Inquiry based learning is the way math should be taught. Teachers should pose interesting problems and guide the students to a solution instead of frantically rewriting equations from their notepads onto the blackboard.

tomsthumb 13y ago

Pick through the stuff by Dover publishing. They have some very intense math books, but there are definitely some books about math for "lay people". Many of them can be had cheaply, and there are usually plenty of reviews on amazon to figure out what is both interesting and accessible.

crander 13y ago
I really like the Dover book Mathematics for the Nonmathematician by Morris Kline. It adds historical perspective, makes you think, and teaches basic and understandable proofs.

pseut 13y ago

Polya's "how to solve it" is a classic.

j2kun 13y ago

Try reading the article linked at the end.

trentmb 13y ago

BOOK OF PROOF: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/index.html http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rhammack/BookOfProof/index.html Foundations of Higher Mathematics: http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Higher-Mathematics-Peter-Fletcher/dp/053495166X http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Higher-Mathematics-Peter-F... How to Solve It: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It EDIT: Mathematical Reasoning: Writing and Proof: https://sites.google.com/site/mathematicalreasoning3ed/ https://sites.google.com/site/mathematicalreasoning3ed/

aet 13y ago
I used Foundations as a text in college, but I think it may be out of print now. At more than $200 there may be more reasonable choices. Might be an option from Dover that covers similar material.

m_ke 13y ago

http://www.jiblm.org/guides/index.aspx?category=jiblmjournal http://www.jiblm.org/guides/index.aspx?category=jiblmjournal Inquiry based learning is the way math should be taught. Teachers should pose interesting problems and guide the students to a solution instead of frantically rewriting equations from their notepads onto the blackboard.