An Infinitely Large Napkin
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An Infinitely Large Napkin
Evan Chen
4 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2019–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
one of the best things about Napkin is that it does its best to justify why we introduce certain ideas and abstractions. Generally, it tries to give a high-level overview without sacrificing technical rigor.
it is going to do a good job giving you some intuitive understanding, which you might then be able to apply to re-studying the material in more detail.
Informal math book called An Infinitely large Napkin is amazing for fun math
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Recommend a maths book for a teenager? 2020 · 2 recommendations
- Free and Open-Source Mathematics Textbooks 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics? 2019 · 1 recommendation