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Re:Calculus by L.V. Tarasov: A Socratic Dialogue (1982) [pdf] by vitaelabitur on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @04:16PM (#46697857)
This is my all-time favorite mathematics book. You learn calculus through a series of fictional conversations between a teacher and a student.

It is easy to read, yet I remember it gave me an odd visceral sense of what calculus is (or maybe I just thought it did).

I am reading it again.

Re:Calculus by L.V. Tarasov: A Socratic Dialogue (1982) [pdf] by CamperBob2 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @09:10PM (#46700349)
Reinforcement learning for humans. I like it!