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    Cover of Geometry for the practical man

    Geometry for the practical man

    James Edgar Thompson · 1934

    Mathematics
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    1recommend
    2mentions
    2people
    2014–2022years
    50% recommend50% neutral

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    1. zethsgMay 2022
      The “Mathematics for the Practical Man” series, although old, might be a good resource to consider. These are the titles I know are out there:

      - “Mathematics for the Practical Man” - “Arithmetic for the Practical Man” - “Algebra for the Practical Man” - “Geometry for the Practical Man” - “Calculus for the Practical Man” -> this last one was the one Richard Feynman used to teach himself calculus (https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.5.9099/full...)

      good luck!

      thread
    2. corysamaJun 2014
      Here are Scribd's for 3 of the 4 other books he mentioned. Can anyone produce better links?

      http://www.scribd.com/doc/139749115/1-Arithmetic-for-the-Pra...

      http://www.scribd.com/doc/88264564/Algebra-for-the-Practical...

      http://www.scribd.com/doc/88269362/Trigonometry-for-the-Prac...

      I can't find one for Geometry for the Practical Man

      thread

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