Mathematician's Delight
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Mathematician's Delight
W. W. Sawyer
4 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2009–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
W. W. Sawyer's books, such as Mathematician's Delight[1] and Vision in Elementary Mathematics[2], seem to be exactly for this audience.
I found Polya to be good, but a Mathematician's Delight is better and more accessible: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0486462404?ie=UTF8&tag=jorg-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0486462404
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Best Mathematics book for complete noobie? 2009 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- OpenStax – openly licensed textbooks 2018 · 1 recommendation