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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction | Timothy Gowers

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This book aims to explain, in clear non-technical language,what it is that mathematicians do, and how that differs from and builds on the mathematics that most people are familiar with from school. It is the ideal introduction for anyone who wishes to deepen their understanding of mathematics.

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The author says in the preface that the book should be accessible to anybody with a maths GCSE. Apparently a maths GCSE is more difficult than a maths O Level. I kept my head above water (I think) till Chapter 6 when we hit geometry, which was my downfall with school maths as well. I just skimmed Chapter 7 on estimates and approximations but re-surfaced with the FAQ in the final chapter, which was more about mathematicians than mathematics.

TheBookHippie I still have nightmares about geometry class…😂😩 1d

Bookwormjillk I was a really good math student (if you don‘t count geometry.) 1d

dabbe I'm just the opposite. I adored geometry but was horrible at algebra--especially story problems like the one below.

If a train leaves the station with 5 carts of bananas and drives west for 250 miles, how many mangos does he have? 😂 19h

rwmg @dabbe Since I was already a reader with a penchant for mysteries, I felt I was on familiar territory with algebra and story problems, but as somebody with poor spatial sense it was a struggle to relate geometry and trigonometry to anything I was familiar with. 13h

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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction | Timothy Gowers

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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction | Timothy Gowers

“It is an accepted truth of mathematics that one point nine recurring is equal to two.”

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Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction | Timothy Gowers