I like the author's attitude---math really is power[1], and everyone can get into it. Also reviewing high school math was a good move... Another thing that can

I like the author's attitude---math really is power[1], and everyone can get into it. Also reviewing high school math was a good move... Another thing that can help a lot is using a computer algebra system to solve tedious arithmetic steps or to verify one's calculations[2]. [1] http://nobsgui.de/ http://nobsgui.de/ [2] http://minireference.com/static/sympy_tutorial.pdf http://minireference.com/static/sympy_tutorial.pdf