Ask HN: Best Mathematics book for complete noobie? ↗
The books people recommended
2009-08-11 · 78 points · 55 comments · 16 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.
- 5How to Solve It
- 5Elements
- 3Concrete Mathematics
Concrete Mathematics
Ronald L. Graham, Donald E. Knuth, Oren Patashnik
3 here · 14 all-time · #80 overall
- 2Linear Algebra
- 2Calculus
- 2Mathematics
- 2The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
- 2How to Prove It
- 2Mathematician's Delight
- 1
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, Julie Sussman
1 here · 49 all-time · #7 overall
- 1The Elements of Style
- 1Linear Algebra Done Right
- 1What Is Mathematics?
- 1Journey Through Genius
- 1The Fabric of the Cosmos
- 1Calculus on Manifolds