Letters to a Young Mathematician
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Letters to a Young Mathematician
Ian Stewart
3 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2018–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
Easy, but fruitful read. I've struggled a lot with math confidence, and this helped alleviate a lot of that.
I’ve also read Letters to a Young Mathematician and it honestly one of the reasons I was able to survive my math classes (mentally) when I was in school.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? 2018 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Recommend a maths book for a teenager? 2020 · 1 recommendation