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Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?

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Re: Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?

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Prelude to Mathematics by W.W. Sawyer was written to give students an overview of modern math concepts beyond algebra. Topics include non-euclidian geometry, linear algebra, projective geometry and group theory. Again, for someone with an understanding of algebra. I enjoyed it and think it's in the spirit of what you're looking for.

Edit: Introduction to Graph Theory by Trudeau is another that I really liked. Very little was applicable to graphs as programmers think of them. Pure math that is easy to grasp and enjoy.

Re: Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?

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I know you asked for books, but I have to mention the videos of Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown) [1].

His explanations of mathematics are the only ones I can think of that have given me the same sort of piercing clarity and insight that one gets from reading Feynman on physics.

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/c/3blue1brown

Re: Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?

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Feynman was a unique teacher of course, and pure math isn't quite as easy to teach intuitively.

Something that might be close would be the survey _Mathematics: Its Contents, Methods and Meaning_ by Aleksandrov, Kolmogorov et al. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/405880.Mathematics

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