Maths
by Jenny Olive · first published 1998
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Why HN recommends it
Clear, patient refresher covering algebra up through first-semester calculus, with many exercises; suits adults returning to maths, self-learners, and students who find maths hard.
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This friendly self-help workbook covers mathematics essential to first-year undergraduate scientists and engineers. In the second edition of this highly successful textbook the author has completely revised the existing text and added a totally new chapter on vectors. Mathematics underpins all science and engineering degrees, and this may cause problems for students whose understanding of the subject is weak. In this book Jenny Olive uses her extensive experience of teaching and helping students by giving a clear and confident presentation of the core mathematics needed by students starting sc
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I came back to studying after a 12 year break where I hardly used maths. I bought the Students Survival Guide and found it very useful and easy to dip in to after work: http://www.amazon.com/Maths-Students-Survival-Self-Help-Engi... It takes you to the level needed by most…
on “Ask HN: A maths textbook from Arithmetic to 1st year CS?” ↗The book that made things click for me was Maths: A Student's Survival Guide by Jenny Olive. Give it a shot, use a calculator for everything. IMO in the age of computers let computers do the calculations and just learn to have intuitions.
on “Poor Man's Computer Science Bootcamp – Basics” ↗I came back to doing maths after a gap of over a decade. I found the student survival guide very clear and useful. I imagine it would be excellent to someone who is not good at maths. I read the guide every evening while I was…
on “Ask HN: Best Mathematics book for complete noobie?” ↗…while you finish and keep freelancing for some extra cash. You can get a computer science degree and be done by the time your 24. Also if you need a little math help get this book http://www.amazon.com/Maths-Students-Survival-Self-Help-Engi... Once again, you're only 20, you're smart, you'll be fine. Just remember that anything worth doing is hard--if it wasn't hard, everyone would do it, and it wouldn't…
on “I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.” ↗I almost lol'ed when I read this, but I think I have good suggestion for you. "Maths - A Student Survival Guide" by Jenny Olive: https://www.amazon.com/Maths-Students-Survival-Self-Help-Eng... She basically starts out with the simplest algebra (fractions) and gradually works up to topics…
on “Ask HN: How to self-learn math?” ↗This one is great for start. It has many exercises too. https://www.amazon.com/Maths-Students-Survival-Self-Help-Eng...
on “Ask HN: How to self-learn math?” ↗I am currently learning maths independently. I'm using the book, Maths: A Student's Survival Guide by Jenny Olive. I'm towards the end of the first chapter and feeling confident with basic algebra now! I picked it up after seeing…
on “The Greatest Educational Life Hack: Learning Math Ahead of Time” ↗List of good books, sorted by difficulty: - Maths: A Student's Survival Guide (ISBN-13 978-0521017077) - Review Text in Preliminary Mathematics - Dressler (ISBN-13 978-0877202035) - Fearon's Pre-Algebra (ISBN-13 978-0835934534) - Introductory Algebra…
on “Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking” ↗suggestion for you. "Maths - A Student Survival Guide" by Jenny Olive: https://www.amazon.com/Maths-Students-Survival-Self-Help-Eng.... She basically starts out with the simplest algebra (fractions) and gradually works up to topics…
on “Ask HN: Best way to relearn basic math?” ↗Here is a non-ref link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521017076 Maths: A Student's Survival Guide: A Self-Help Workbook for Science and Engineering Students 2nd Edition by Jenny Olive ISBN-10: 0521017076 ISBN-13: 978-0521017077
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