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Algebra for the practical man

by James Edgar Thompson

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zethsg · May 29, 2022 · Recommends

…Practical Man” series, although old, might be a good resource to consider. These are the titles I know are out there: - “Mathematics for the Practical Man” - “Arithmetic for the Practical Man” - “Algebra for the Practical Man” - “Geometry for the Practical Man” - “Calculus for the Practical Man” -> this last one was the one Richard Feynman used to teach himself calculus (https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.9099/full...)…
on “Ask HN: How to learn math from zero for adults?” ↗
giardini · Apr 25, 2017 · Mentions

Yes. On page 6 of the book "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" by Richard P. Feynman is a story: "There was a series of math books, which started Arithmetic for the Practical Man, and then Algebra for the Practical Man, and then Trigonometry for the Practical Man, and I learned trigonometry for the practical man from that. I soon forgot it again because I didn't understand it very well but the series was coming out,…
on “Feynman Algorithm (2014)” ↗