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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
inspiring
medium-paced
Enjoyable. I understood ("understood") the math concepts that Strogatz ("Get out of the road, you daft strogatz!") described as he described them, and layman's termed them and such, and I then had the mental information I needed to enjoy the relevant chapter. And enjoy, I could.
Two chapters later it was gone. Toward the end, he'd mention something we talked about some chapters ago, and I'd maybe remember a name or what part of calculus they invented. Certainly not the derivative or whatever. That's a personal problem. I don't retain information very well.
Now I'm reprimanding myself. I'd probably like this better if I took a calculus class. But hey, I read the book flap and was interested enough to buy it, and there's the endgame, folks.
Two chapters later it was gone. Toward the end, he'd mention something we talked about some chapters ago, and I'd maybe remember a name or what part of calculus they invented. Certainly not the derivative or whatever. That's a personal problem. I don't retain information very well.
Now I'm reprimanding myself. I'd probably like this better if I took a calculus class. But hey, I read the book flap and was interested enough to buy it, and there's the endgame, folks.
informative
slow-paced
স্কুল-কলেজে ক্যালকুলাস মানে হচ্ছে কিছু সূত্র মুখস্ত করে পরীক্ষার খাতায় উগরে দেওয়া। ক্যালকুলাসের সৌন্দর্য, ব্যবহার ও তাৎপর্য বুঝতে আমার আরো কয়েকবছর লেগেছে।
কাজেই, একরকম ধারণা ছিল বইটি কোন পথে যাবে। কিন্তু আমার মত অ্যামেচারের বোঝাপড়ার সাথে কি আর একজন একাডেমিক গণিতজ্ঞের তুলনা চলে? ফলে গণিত ও গণিতের ইতিহাসের ভেতর দিয়ে খুব দারুণ একটা সময় কাটলো।
কাজেই, একরকম ধারণা ছিল বইটি কোন পথে যাবে। কিন্তু আমার মত অ্যামেচারের বোঝাপড়ার সাথে কি আর একজন একাডেমিক গণিতজ্ঞের তুলনা চলে? ফলে গণিত ও গণিতের ইতিহাসের ভেতর দিয়ে খুব দারুণ একটা সময় কাটলো।
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I really enjoyed this book, and let me tell you why. One, it broke into plain english what calculus is there for. It is basic simple math, and why it's important.
Second, it gives a history of math that gives credit where it is due, which is that it wasn't all European-centric. There are places, like the Middle East, India, and Asia for the progress we were able to make to getting to the point where we have calculus.
Third, it isn't all male, which is great. It also give reference to the fact that social factors rather then talent is why there are fewer women in the record for doing great math (but even despite that there have been great mathematicians who have been women, here's to more).
Forth, and lastly, it covers why math, and calculus in particular, are still relevant and why there might still be more discover. Just because we think we know something doesn't mean we do.
Second, it gives a history of math that gives credit where it is due, which is that it wasn't all European-centric. There are places, like the Middle East, India, and Asia for the progress we were able to make to getting to the point where we have calculus.
Third, it isn't all male, which is great. It also give reference to the fact that social factors rather then talent is why there are fewer women in the record for doing great math (but even despite that there have been great mathematicians who have been women, here's to more).
Forth, and lastly, it covers why math, and calculus in particular, are still relevant and why there might still be more discover. Just because we think we know something doesn't mean we do.