Mathematics for the million
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Mathematics for the million
Lancelot Hogben
6 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2017–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
I know it's kinda cliche, but as a youngster (10 years old) I read "Mathematics for the Million" by Lancelot Hogben and life was never the same.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Math books that made you significantly better at math? 2023 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS? 2022 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Georgia Tech's free math textbook collective 2017 · 1 recommendation