Adventures With Alex

Tag: Calculus

  • BR257) “What is Calculus About?” Book Review

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    What is Calculus About? by W.W. Sawyer. 3/5 rating. 112 pages. Book #24 of 2022. Read May 8, 2022. If there were any questions left on whether I’m a complete nerd, those have all been put to bed by my reading this book in my spare time… “The mathematician has the instincts of the explorer;…

  • BR244) “Here’s Looking at Euclid” Book Review

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    Here’s Looking at Euclid: From Counting Ants to Games of Chance – An Awe-Inspiring Journey Through the World of Numbers by Alex Bellow. 4/5 rating. 291 pages. Book #11 of 2022. Read February 9, 2022. This book is incredible; I absolutely loved it! I gave it a 4, but the first 2/3rds or so of…