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The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
by Steven Strogatz
This is the second book from Strogatz I’ve read (the first being his Infinite Powers book on calculus) that I’ve really enjoyed.
Math is a topic that is so easy to explain in a dry, boring manner, so I love how Strogatz peppers the mathematical concepts with their real-world applications.
As someone who strongly disliked math through all of my school and college years, Strogatz actually makes me wish I just had better and more inspiring teachers. All the concepts here are easy followed.
I do recommend avoiding the audio book version though. As good as Jonathan Yen is, it’s difficult to picture the formulae in here.
Math is a topic that is so easy to explain in a dry, boring manner, so I love how Strogatz peppers the mathematical concepts with their real-world applications.
As someone who strongly disliked math through all of my school and college years, Strogatz actually makes me wish I just had better and more inspiring teachers. All the concepts here are easy followed.
I do recommend avoiding the audio book version though. As good as Jonathan Yen is, it’s difficult to picture the formulae in here.