Measurement

Measurement

2012 • 416 pages

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Explains how math should be done. With plain English and pictures, he makes complex ideas about shape and motion intuitive and graspable, and offers a solution to math phobia by introducing us to math as an artful way of thinking and living.

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I stopped reading around 40%. Being a math major, it wasn't providing enough insight-density to warrant further reading. Others with less math experience would likely get a lot out of it, however.

June 10, 2014

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