The I hate mathematics book

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1. jll29Mar 2022
   Mathematics:

   Burns, Marilyn (1975) I hate Mathematics Book, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Brown-Paper-School-Books/...

   Mathematics, philosophy, music, molecular biology/biochemistry, computer science, visual art, poetry, cognitive science:

   Hofstadter, Douglas R. (1979) Gödel, Escher, Bach - An Eternal Golden Braid. New York, NY: Basic Books. ("GEB")

   Computer Science:

   Abelson, Harold and Gerald Jay Sussmann (1984) Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ("SICP")

   Stoll, Clifford (1989) The Cuckoo's Egg. New York, NY: Doubleday.

   Linguistics:

   McCrum, Robert, Robert MacNeil, William Cran (1986). The Story of English. New York, NY: Viking. https://archive.org/details/storyofenglish000mccr

   Accounting: n/a

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2. LarryMade2Aug 2017
   Model Rockets (designing, working out altitude, etc.)

   Ship in a bottle

   Woodworking projects (especially involving measuring, proportion, etc.)

   Journaling

   I Hate Mathematics Book by Marilyn Burns

   Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk (and other books on creating Zines)

   Problem solving/lateral thinking books.

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3. PebblesRoxSep 2010
   The I Hate Mathematics Book was always a favourite in my family growing up. It's the kind of math they don't teach you in elementary school. I learned about googol, infinity, topology, permutations, parabolas, game theory, and all sorts of fun stuff. It taught me that math is not just the boring arithmetic that you learn in elementary school. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d.html/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/187-...
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