lovemath

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by lovemath 13y ago
As much as I like this guy and his work, I'd downvote this if I could since the article contains almost no content that supports the title. It's just a blanent PR plug.
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by lovemath 13y ago
A good mathematical proof is like a poem, not a telephone directory.
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by lovemath 13y ago
She's read some of Dawkins and Gould and as parents we try our best to support all her interests but there's still a dearth of engaging books covering technical subjects at an intermediate level. Bookstores these days only seem to
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by lovemath 13y ago
Physics for Future Presidents is a great book - my wife gave her a copy last spring. I don't know if my daughter finished it but I know she said she found it interesting. We have the the math books you mentioned but I haven't
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by lovemath 13y ago
Perhaps simplistic is the wrong word. To me the sample chapter[1] doesn't seem like it would be very engaging for my daughter since she's only perhiperally interested in things that lead to computing. But thanks for the recommen
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by lovemath 13y ago
The sample chapter seems too simplistic so I'm not sure my daughter would find it interesting, but I'm curious - do you know any teenagers who liked it?
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Ask HN: What are some good general technical books for teenagers?
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by lovemath 13y ago
Except in this case he's only quoting John Levine.
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by lovemath 13y ago
My wife gave me this great book for Christmas: Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality by Edward Frenkel It begins with the author's struggle to learn the math behind quantum physics in spite of cold-war era soviet educati