No Bullshit Guide to Math & Physics
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No Bullshit Guide to Math & Physics
Ivan Savov
6 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2016–2019.
What people on Hacker News said
What is remarkable about it is the interlinked explanations of mechanics and calculus, so you get a picture of why it all works.
This book is such a different approach (combines math with engineering and physics principals) so as to give validity to the maths you're reading.
The textbook racket and bad quality of explanations is precisely why I started a publishing company: we make science textbooks that don't suck.
I put a lot of effort into making them with an "easy ramp up" so anyone with basic math background can pick up.
I wrote a book which would be a good fit for you (math review for adult learners): No Bullshit Guide to Math & Physics.
Many of the university-level books will assume you know the high school math concepts super well.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- The Best Textbooks on Every Subject 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Book: Mathematics for Machine Learning 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Textbook manifesto (2016) 2017 · 1 recommendation
- A Brief History of the College Textbook Pricing Racket 2016 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Book Recommendations? 2016 · 1 recommendation