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stiff | 5 years ago

For the people who did not notice, in the "Open Access" tab you can download the PDF of the whole book legally and for free.

There is also a second book by the same author which is a bit harder and more comprehensive, and also open access:

https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/art-insight-science-and-engin...

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rmrfstar|5 years ago

Another great book along the same lines is Polya's "How to Solve It" [1] with the brief summary [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Solve_It

[2] https://math.berkeley.edu/~gmelvin/polya.pdf

sfsylvester|5 years ago

Also available as part of the MIT OCW[0]

[0] https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-098-street-fighti...

evanb|5 years ago

I took this course during a January term. It was great fun and Sanjoy was a great teacher, with tons of energy and enthusiasm.

codemonkey-zeta|5 years ago

I appreciate the tutor-like approach to asking questions in the text, but I really need the answers as well. I had to look them up, and I only ran across the book from John Weatherwax. I don't feel inclined to purchase a $20 book of solutions when I'm using the original text via open-access. I guess I'll just have to order the physical copy of both books to keep my conscience clear.

annoyingnoob|5 years ago

I really appreciate the Open Access. Thank you MIT.