Re:How I faced my fears and learned to be good at math
by SamuelMulder on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @01:09PM
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I've thought a lot about this and haven't found many good resources. I finally gave up and started reading history of math books. Unfortunately, most of them are aimed at grad students in history or grad students in math.
It has frustrated me enough that I've started developing my own versions. I taught a history of ancient mathematics class to homeschoolers locally and now I'm writing a book that works through Euclid while placing everything in historical context and focusing on the story of its development.
Re:How I faced my fears and learned to be good at math
by gshubert17 on Thursday November 14, 2013 @05:35PM
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I found Lancelot Hogben's "Mathematics for the Million", originally published in 1937, to combine history and biography, concepts and calculations, explanations and illustrations, in a very engaging manner.
Re:How I faced my fears and learned to be good at math
by bridger on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @02:01PM
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Sounds cool!
Re:How I faced my fears and learned to be good at math
by thetwiceler on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @09:03PM
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Absolutely have to recommend Paul Lockhart's Measurement [1]! Journey Through Genius is a great book as well.
[1] http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674057555
The book I am reading (Journey Through Genius) is really good, but not very advanced math. I would love to find some self-study math courses that approach math not as a bunch of symbol-pushing but as an art with a history.