I was able to grasp concepts that eluded me all through graduate school with ease.If you feel that Mathematics is not for you, please read this book.
(I used the two calculus essays as introductions to each semester of the course, differential & integral respectively. I wanted a greater appreciation of math's beauty, instead I god a folksy re-hash over concepts I was generally aware of, and competent and applying (the exceptions being topology, group theory, the hilbert hotel, and a few other odds and ends).Considering how horrible I am at Calculus, it's surprising how much I enjoyed this book :|Considering how horrible I am at Calculus, it's surprising how much I enjoyed this book :|If I could give half stars, this would get 3.5 stars. Strogatz’s writing style and use of visuals and anecdotes makes the book very interesting. Things as unlikely as the correct time to flip a mattress, the number of people to date before settling down, the best path from A to B, that if you look hard enough you can see sine waves everywhere all have some element of maths in them. This book started life as a series of columns in the New York Times as an introduction to and has been expanded on a bit.
So, I was really intrigued by the promise of this book to be a guided (and fun) tour of math.I wish I could have read this book during that hell year of first year university, when I barely passed calculus despite devoting more time to studying it then the other 4 subjects combined (or maybe it just seemed like that -- very long nights in the library, writing out reams of papers of formulae, the table strewn with my hair and tears).I wish I could have read this book during that hell year of first year university, when I barely passed calculus despite devoting more time to studying it then the other 4 subjects combined (or maybe it just seemed like that -- very long nights in the library, writing out reams of papers of formulae, the table strewn with my hair and tears).Are you the type of person who spent hours on the bus on the way to school working out multiplication tables for prime numbers only? This is my book summary of The Joy of X. He covers so much of the basic ethos of the topics like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability etc. Each short chapter of The Joy of x provides an “Aha!” moment, starting with why numbers are helpful, and moving on to such topics as shapes, calculus, fat tails, and infinity. However, beyond it, maths raises anxiety in many of us. I was excited to be learning about math as an adult - to create a new relationship with it.Pretty dull. Intuitive explanations for significant subject matter invite the reader to bask and appreciate how applicable understanding mathematics actually is. Be the first to ask a question about The Joy of x Rare is the occasion to have math thrown at your brain in a direct and pedagogical manner after, say, college calculus.
If only I had looked at foci from the point of Luke Skywalker trying to hit Darth Vader with a light saber.
You couldn’t buy anything risk free if we didn’t have the primes. The thirty chapters are divided into six parts, entitled Numbers, Relationships, Shapes, Change, Data, and Frontiers. Fractions, geometry, calculus and complex numbers appear as if they have nothing much to do with our lives. OK, I'm getting a little too personal here, but if you're a numbers geek, you'll love this book.Are you the type of person who spent hours on the bus on the way to school working out multiplication tables for prime numbers only? If only I had looked at foci from the point of Luke Skywalker trying to hit Darth Vader with a light sabI wish all math was taught with the passion and insight Strogatz brings to the subject.
We then played on table with “ kinder augen.” Seagulls watched as we attempted to replicate Archimedes lever using a fork, saltshaker and finger while salty breezes blew the blue linen corners. I was excited to be learning about math as an adult - to create a new relationship with it.This book started out so strong, and drew me in. I was able to grasp concepts that eluded me all through graduate school with ease.I love this book. Despite taking Higher Maths in IB (I just practiced so many times that I somehow knew how to solve the question), I still didn't understand a lot of concepts.
(I used the two calculus essays as introductions to each semester of the course, differential & integral respectively. I wanted a greater appreciation of math's beauty, instead I god a folksy re-hash over concepts I was generally aware of, and competent and applying (the exceptions being topology, group theory, the hilbert hotel, and a few other odds and ends).Considering how horrible I am at Calculus, it's surprising how much I enjoyed this book :|Considering how horrible I am at Calculus, it's surprising how much I enjoyed this book :|If I could give half stars, this would get 3.5 stars. Strogatz’s writing style and use of visuals and anecdotes makes the book very interesting. Things as unlikely as the correct time to flip a mattress, the number of people to date before settling down, the best path from A to B, that if you look hard enough you can see sine waves everywhere all have some element of maths in them. This book started life as a series of columns in the New York Times as an introduction to and has been expanded on a bit.
So, I was really intrigued by the promise of this book to be a guided (and fun) tour of math.I wish I could have read this book during that hell year of first year university, when I barely passed calculus despite devoting more time to studying it then the other 4 subjects combined (or maybe it just seemed like that -- very long nights in the library, writing out reams of papers of formulae, the table strewn with my hair and tears).I wish I could have read this book during that hell year of first year university, when I barely passed calculus despite devoting more time to studying it then the other 4 subjects combined (or maybe it just seemed like that -- very long nights in the library, writing out reams of papers of formulae, the table strewn with my hair and tears).Are you the type of person who spent hours on the bus on the way to school working out multiplication tables for prime numbers only? This is my book summary of The Joy of X. He covers so much of the basic ethos of the topics like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability etc. Each short chapter of The Joy of x provides an “Aha!” moment, starting with why numbers are helpful, and moving on to such topics as shapes, calculus, fat tails, and infinity. However, beyond it, maths raises anxiety in many of us. I was excited to be learning about math as an adult - to create a new relationship with it.Pretty dull. Intuitive explanations for significant subject matter invite the reader to bask and appreciate how applicable understanding mathematics actually is. Be the first to ask a question about The Joy of x Rare is the occasion to have math thrown at your brain in a direct and pedagogical manner after, say, college calculus.
If only I had looked at foci from the point of Luke Skywalker trying to hit Darth Vader with a light saber.
You couldn’t buy anything risk free if we didn’t have the primes. The thirty chapters are divided into six parts, entitled Numbers, Relationships, Shapes, Change, Data, and Frontiers. Fractions, geometry, calculus and complex numbers appear as if they have nothing much to do with our lives. OK, I'm getting a little too personal here, but if you're a numbers geek, you'll love this book.Are you the type of person who spent hours on the bus on the way to school working out multiplication tables for prime numbers only? If only I had looked at foci from the point of Luke Skywalker trying to hit Darth Vader with a light sabI wish all math was taught with the passion and insight Strogatz brings to the subject.
We then played on table with “ kinder augen.” Seagulls watched as we attempted to replicate Archimedes lever using a fork, saltshaker and finger while salty breezes blew the blue linen corners. I was excited to be learning about math as an adult - to create a new relationship with it.This book started out so strong, and drew me in. I was able to grasp concepts that eluded me all through graduate school with ease.I love this book. Despite taking Higher Maths in IB (I just practiced so many times that I somehow knew how to solve the question), I still didn't understand a lot of concepts.