Elementary Algebra
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Elementary Algebra
I. M. Gelfand
5 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2009–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
Stuff written by Landau & Lifschitz, Arnol'd, Gelfand, etc. These books were translated to Spanish so that the Cubans and other Latin-Americans could read them. They were translated to Portuguese so people in Brazil had access to good books at affordable prices.
American books are over-designed. Too many colors and visual noise. Textbooks should go back to basics and provide condensed knowledge at affordable prices.
Where it comes up
- Schwarzenegger pushes for open source, online math and science textbooks. 2009 · 4 recommendations
- Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS? 2022 · 1 recommendation