Books I enjoyed reading: The Music of Primes Fermat's Last Theorem A Brief History of Infinity The Man who Only Loved Numbers (about Erdos)
More than three books in the video caught my attention. As an engineering student, your videos are very inspiring, I hope that after I finish my bachelor's and master's degrees, I can take a bachelor's degree in Physics or Mathematics (both seem equally beautiful to me, but I can only choose one) although I would never study it in my country lol.
I thought if I find the correct answer in math problems made me happy but now I realise when I struggle to solving it is more enjoyable, math is the best. ( I'm not good at it, but I love it) good information ⚡
The book I used a lot was called "The Chemistry Maths Book" by Erich Steiner. It's comparable to "Mathematical Techniques", I dive into these two titles every time I haven't done mathematics for a while and I get back into the subject relatively quickly. Understanding Analysis is also a book that I love to read. One of my favourite books is called "Number" written by Tobias Dantzig, it's kind of a history of mathematics, I would recommend it to anyone interested in mathematics. Many thanks for sharing your titles with us.
To say that Understanding Analysis will make you a master at analysis is an overstatement. I think it’s a fantastic intro to the subject, but nothing much beyond that.
Really loved the video Ioana, thank you so much. Its really interesting to hear people who are immersed in a subject discuss how they got into it. I'm interested in maths but don't have a degree in it - and I'm going to be buying at least a couple of books from your list (I already have the Barbara Oakley one). Perhaps you could do another one with say an undergrad studying a different subject at Oxford and discussing their top 8 books ? I'ld love to see videos covering Biology, History, Economics, English ...
Elementary Linear Algebra by Howard Anton is a favorite of mine.
For rigourous and interesting Math and physics books, check soviet era published books...
The Aops math books are amazing. They are quite challenging and are great for competition prep.
A= Plus B= Minus AB = Multiplication XY = 1-(AB) = Division 2×A = Double Plus 2×B = Double Minus 2×AB = Double Multiplication 2×XY = Double Division Left and Right = Morse code of the Battery Function
Book 1 4:16 Book 2 5:36 Book 3 7:11 Book 4 8:29 Book 5 9:28 Book 6 11:07 Book 7 12:19 Book 8 13:32
interesting compilation! I will definitely look at "The houskeeper and the professor"
Thanks! I like the ideas for Real Analysis and Complex Analysis. Barabara Oakley is great too. Great stuff!
Excellent bibliography. Thanks
Were you always good at maths or did you study a lot? If it’s because of hard work, what would you recommend to get better at maths?
It has now been nearly half a century since I received my MD. I was the only English major in my medical school class. As you might expect, I was asked about my major field of study during the medical school application process, and I answered that I could not think of a more important skill for a physician than the ability to communicate. I have never regretted my choice to major in English, but if I had life to live over again, I would do a double major in math and English, the latter for communication and the former for problem solving. With the addition of organic chemistry, I would recommend an undergraduate education like mine. Forget about biology. With the exceptions of anatomy and physiology, there isn’t all that much else you will find useful if your plan is to become a practicing physician.
I love that book Complex Number A..Z. My favorite of all is Putnam and Beyond,
Very good vedio and excellent presentation. Books written by Dr. Richard Courant are also excellent. Some of Indian mathematics books are also very good like RD Sharma for fundamentals.
Great video - thanks Loana
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