Jennifer Stringer
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Does this book work as an audio book or do you really need to see the calculations for it to make sense?
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Dave
I just finished it as an audiobook. I'd say that about 85% of it is just fine in audio. There were some parts where geometric diagrams would have been helpful and another part about elections wherein it was slightly difficult to follow the tables of numbers, but overall it's more theory than actual computations. Overall, you'll be fine in audio.
He actually states in the first few pages that the book isn't about doing math, but understanding and applying math. He tries to avoid complex computation since that's not his focus in the text.
He actually states in the first few pages that the book isn't about doing math, but understanding and applying math. He tries to avoid complex computation since that's not his focus in the text.
Mel
I tried to listen to the audiobook version because that's how I read most of my books, but in this specific case, I found it too difficult. I had to quit half-way through and re-start on the physical book. There are several parts where long strings of numbers appear on the page. Visually, the patterns being discussed by the author are easy to detect, but not so much when you're listening to somebody read out long sequences of numbers. Also, there are a few diagrams that don't translate as well to audio format.
Charan Langton
Nah, has to be read.
Firsh
Didn't like the audiobook, the reading of numbers is too robotic (I also have it on 1.5x speed so that parts are especially bad) :D Would read instead if I had the chance, but wasn't that good to warrant a second "read".
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