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I have just the book for you: the essentials of high school math for adults: http://www.lulu.com/shop/ivan-savov/no-bullshit-guide-to-mat...

If you like this one, you can followup with the MATH&PHYS book which covers mechanics (PHYS101) and calculus. And if you like that one, you can follow up with the liner algebra book.

All along the way, I recommend you try solving exercises and problems using pen and paper. Ideally you can also create custom "test questions" for yourself using SymPy https://minireference.com/static/tutorials/sympy_tutorial.pd... 1. start with a simple math question or equation related to what you're studying right now, 2. solve it by hand, 3. compare your answer with the answer obtained by SymPy.

Good luck on your journey. Math is very deep so don't be in a rush. Enjoy the views along the way!



Came here to recommend this one as well. I bought it several years ago as an adult trying to revisit math. I'm always surprised at how few people know of this gem.


Thank you for your work. Your books look great!


This looks great.

Do you have a pdf/ebook I can purchase?


I'm still working on generating the MATH eBook, but the 3-in-1 book (MATH+MECH+CALC) is available here: https://gumroad.com/l/noBSmath Chapter 1 of the 3-in-1 book is essentially the same as the No Bullshit guide to Mathematics.

You can see a preview here: https://minireference.com/static/excerpts/noBSguide_v5_previ...


what is the difference between no bs guide to mathematics and the 3-in-1 book?


The 3-in-1 book contains a high school math review, a mechanics course, and a calculus course (450pp). The No bs guide to math is just the high school math review and is much thinner 170pp. (I'm essentially cutting up the 3-in-1 book and releasing it as split books because I realize 450pp can be intimidating for some readers).




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