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Everyone is capable of, and can benefit from, mathematical thinking

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669 points sonabinu | 1 comments | 21 Nov 24 01:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.212s | source
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jonplackett ◴[21 Nov 24 10:03 UTC] No.42202708[source]▶
Has anyone here self-taught themselves math in later life?

I studied up to A level (aged 19) but honestly started hating math aged 16 after previously loving it.

It’s a big regret of mine that I fell out of love with it.

I self taught myself coding and Spanish and much enjoy self study if I can find the right material.

Any suggestions?

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1. sriram_malhar ◴[21 Nov 24 10:11 UTC] No.42202743[source]▶
Try this remarkable book:

Who Is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Fourier-Mathematical-Transnationa...

It started off as a bunch of non-math literate folks teaching themselves math from scratch, including trigonometry, calculus etc, and ending in Fourier series. It is a very approachable and fun book.