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Sunday, February 28th, 2010
The Manga Guide to Statistics is a cartoon book in the same style as the publisher's Manga Guide to Calculus, which I reviewed a while back. It's been close to thirty years since I studied statistics (in High School) and reading this book brought back memories.
For the same reasons ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
No Starch Press contacted me and offered me a review copy of the Manga Guide to Calculus. I have a hard time turning down a free Math book so I accepted.
I had never heard of "manga" before so I read up on the subject at Wikipedia.
"Manga consist of comics and ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Every now and then I like to buy old Math books. I buy them on Ebay. Most of the books I buy are from the early 1900's or the tail end of the 1800's. Yesterday, I happened upon this book:
Yes, it's from 1863. Yes, I paid $6.50 for it ...
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Every now and then someone offers to send me a book to review. I have a hard time saying no to fun math books. If I find something I like about the book I'll spend the time to write my impressions.
Penguin offered me a copy of Derrick Niederman's new book, ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
When the Penguin Group publishing company contacted me to see if I was interested in reviewing Danica McKellar's popular books, Math Doesn't Suck, and Kiss My Math, I jumped at the chance. No, it wasn't for the free books. The time I spend reading and writing doesn't justify the cost ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
A while ago I discovered an interesting web site, Berkeley Science Books, that publishes a set of very comprehensive Ebooks called "Calculus Without Tears." Author Will Flannery has a pretty detailed explanation on the home page of his web-site of why he thinks Calculus can be taught in elementary school. ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
I remember riding the subway to high school in the late 1970's. I rode from Manhattan to the Bronx five days a week for four years. When I wasn't chatting with one of the other kids I'd often be reading some "Mathy" thing or working out a Math problem. Yes, ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
I have to admit, history has never been one of my strong suits. That's because I don't have a memory for details that are not relevant to my life. However, I realize that some people like, even love, history. And, from my study of Gardner's multiple intelligences I also get ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Mathematics: A Human Endeavor, by Harold Jacobs, is a great book high school students will enjoy using to explore a number of concepts. Its subtitle is quite apt: "A Textbook for Those Who Think They Don't Like the Subject." I have the 1970 edition which is much less expensive than ...
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Monday, October 8th, 2007
How many of you remember doing geometry proofs in High School? How many of you enjoyed writing them? I don’t know about you but I’ve always preferred pictures to words when it comes to understanding how something works.
“Proofs Without Words: Exercises in Visual Thinking” by Roger B. Nelsen is a ...
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