Its a good overview of the realm of algebra as the book title implies, its very straight to the point without any nonsense.
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Confuser reviewed Realm of Algebra by Isaac Asimov
Confuser finished reading Realm of Algebra by Isaac Asimov
Its a pretty decent read, it made me realize the issue with teaching math is that teachers are teaching the language of math rather than how to do math itself and what it actually is. We need to be taught better how to think mathematically.
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Confuser doesn't like Shakespeares plays much
5 stars
The book itself was awesome and I'm sure those who like to read Shakespeare would love it but I just didn't like it much at all so I stopped reading about 200 pages in.
Confuser stopped reading THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE / ROCKWELL KENT by William Shakespeare
I think I'm gonna stop reading this one, I was doing 2 pages a day for I think around 100 days at this point and I think I'm just not interested on reading Shakespeare's plays.
Confuser wants to read Producing Open Source Software by Karl Fogel
Confuser wants to read Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith
"Peter Godfrey-Smith is a leading philosopher of science. He is also a scuba diver whose underwater videos of warring octopuses …
Confuser wants to read An Immense World by Ed Yong

An Immense World by Ed Yong
The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind …
Confuser wants to read The Book of Joy by 14th Dalai Lama

The Book of Joy by 14th Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World is a book by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Tenzin …
Confuser wants to read Quantum Computing for Everyone by Chris Bernhardt

Quantum Computing for Everyone by Chris Bernhardt
An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for …
Confuser wants to read A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is one of the worlds most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he …
Confuser wants to read Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan
Confuser wants to read Science and the Founding Fathers by I. Bernard Cohen

Science and the Founding Fathers by I. Bernard Cohen
For Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and James Madison, science was an integral part of life -- including political …