It's really difficult to follow, not the Maths, the graphics. Which part of the page is the most important thing to understand? Even, just what order are the sentences intended to be read in? Lucky it's not handwritten, he could just change the font...
Illustrated Calculus Textbook
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#32I like this. I think it derive's a bit from Khan's Academy in that it tries to make it look casual and fun.
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#33Why's (Poignant) Guide to Calculus
It's not the same without the foxes and the soundtrack.
Seriously, though, this might be a good idea, but it desperately needs improving. I shouldn't have to catch myself thinking about typography so often while reading a Math textbook.
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#34It's like a lot of other calculus books I have, only polychromatic, difficult to read, and gives me this slightly creepy face every now and then. I mean, it seems solid, but it's just really hard to read. Really, my favorite gentle calculus textbook has been one I recently was Thompson's "Calculus Made Easy." The way it's written is informal by the standards of when it was written, but to a modern eye reads like your…
This isn’t really a book but rather lecture notes. That’s what students see as the lectures are being written on a tablet. Usually, what’s said is just as important as what’s written, so it’s not surprising that it may be hard to read if you go too fast.
I saw him do this a couple of years ago and it inspired me to try it myself. My handwriting isn’t nearly as good as his so I have to transcribe the lectures into TeX. Here’s Calc1 http://inperc.com/wiki/index.php?title=Calculus_1:_course, unfinished.
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#35I like the concept and am interested into how much time you spent on the project so far, when do you expect to be completed? Is this the first textbook that you wrote?
I like the graphics, but your font is very difficult to read for extended periods, it is best used as a headliner at most. I understand your desire for a distinctive look, but readability is most important for a textbook. Also the pages appear to me as too cluttered. Think about it as a PowerPoint presentation with 50 million bullet points, there's a point of diminishing returns. Spread the information, users won't mind the additional pages.
I look forward to seeing this completed.
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#36It's like a lot of other calculus books I have, only polychromatic, difficult to read, and gives me this slightly creepy face every now and then. I mean, it seems solid, but it's just really hard to read. Really, my favorite gentle calculus textbook has been one I recently was Thompson's "Calculus Made Easy." The way it's written is informal by the standards of when it was written, but to a modern eye reads like your…
One of my favourites is Hiroyuki Kojima's "Manga Guide to Calculus" (http://nostarch.com/mg_calculus.htm). It probably can't get much more informal and it's actually quite entertaining.
It somehow manages a decent balance of being fun without slipping into being trivial.
Re: Illustrated Calculus Textbook
#37It's like a lot of other calculus books I have, only polychromatic, difficult to read, and gives me this slightly creepy face every now and then. I mean, it seems solid, but it's just really hard to read. Really, my favorite gentle calculus textbook has been one I recently was Thompson's "Calculus Made Easy." The way it's written is informal by the standards of when it was written, but to a modern eye reads like your…
One of my favourites is Hiroyuki Kojima's "Manga Guide to Calculus" ( http://nostarch.com/mg_calculus.htm ). It probably can't get much more informal and it's actually quite entertaining. It somehow manages a decent balance of being fun without slipping into being trivial.
Someone anonymously sent me a copy of this. I still don't know who. Was it you? :)
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
One of my favourites is Hiroyuki Kojima's "Manga Guide to Calculus" ( http://nostarch.com/mg_calculus.htm ). It probably can't get much more informal and it's actually quite entertaining. It somehow manages a decent balance of being fun without slipping into being trivial.
Someone anonymously sent me a copy of this. I still don't know who. Was it you? :)
Nope. Quite odd. :)