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I wish all math was taught with the passion and insight Strogatz brings to the subject. This was not as fantastic as Infinite Powers, which ended up becoming a favorite book of all time for me, but it made me wish I could go back in time and make all the connections outlined in this book before learning the math taught to me from middle school through college. I spent so much time memorizing. If only I had looked at foci from the point of Luke Skywalker trying to hit Darth Vader with a light sab
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Really well written and engaging exploration of core math concepts. A good read for both regular people and math geeks! Broken up into bite sized chapters to make for easy pick-up/put - down.
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