Re: Self made mathematician
- From: "A Aitken" <andre.aitken@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 16 Jan 2006 17:03:06 -0800
Stephen J. Herschkorn wrote:
> JDrozen wrote:
>
> >I'm an aspiring high schooler who wants to be a self study in math. Can you
> >suggest the literature where I can begin?
> >
>
> From another recent post:
>
> Me:
>
> > Courant and Robbins, What is Mathematics?
> > Stewart, Concepts of Modern Mathematics
> >
> > The latter is a particularly gentlle introduction. Unfortunately, it
> > does not give suggestions for further reading, but you can always look
> > for that on the Internet (e.g., by asking here.)
> >
> > Go to amazon.com or your local well-stocked bookstore to look for
> > similar books.
> >
> > Also possibly of interest to you:
> > Davis and Hersh, The Mathematical Experience
> > Newman, ed., The World of Mathematics: to peruse, not to read cover
> > to cover.
>
>
> I also suspect you will find
> Lehman, CH. College Algebra. New York: Wiley, 1962.
> very enlightening. If you cannot find that particular text, other
> "college algebra" texts from around the same time will be similar.
> (Later texts are dumbed-down.)
>
I second this recommendation. Very good pre-univ algebra book.
+++++++++++++++
Andre Aitken
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