No Bullshit Guide to Math and Physics

Good .

Print quality is really bad .Dont buy

I am a mature PhD student trying to teach myself calculus and linear algebra. In that pursuit I have spent nearly 2 years and over $1,000 on textbooks. Ivan Savov takes the material and explains it clearly, intuitively, and enjoyably. I found myself actually looking forward to reading this book in the evenings. The mix of text, illustrations, example questions, and practice questions is just right. The book moves at a near perfect pace. Fast enough to feel like I'm making progress, but some really 'meaty' pages and proofs. I am extremely happy with this book.

I did a maths degree some time ago and I was quite fortunate that there were a few physics modules on offer which is quite unusual in maths degrees I think. Anyway I'm giving this book 5 stars. I haven't had a chance to go through it in detail but I like the principle of it. There isn't as much emphasis on proof as there is an maths textbook but there are some proofs scattered about. The book goes through some fundamental maths and explores calculus and mechanics and the interplay between them. It's an interesting book if you're interested in these subjects. I can't comment on whether there are any errors as I have only skimmed through it. My only criticisms are that sometimes diagrams are a bit faint and sometimes he randomly hand draws a diagram which is not in keeping with the rest of the book. These are only minor things. The only other thing is sometimes he decides to throw in some supposedly humorous comments about not using your skills to help money making corporations or not drinking too much on a night out. Again only a minor thing but he should have stuck to the subject of the book in my opinion.

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Excellent book, concepts are well explained and illustrated. I like the style and the method, it suits my way of learning.

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