A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00G3L19ZU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 462 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Well, Barbara Oakley is a great teacher. In A Mind for Numbers, polymath Barbara Oakley reveals how to unlock the analytic powers of our brains so we can learn how to learn. Professor Oakley does just that.”—Keith Devlin, NPR Weekend Edition’s “Math Guy”“A wonderful book! How do you come to love math and science, and how do you come to learn math and science? Read A Mind for Numbers. Michael Shaughnessy, Past President of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics “I
Rather, it involves taking the time to step away from a problem and allow the more relaxed and creative part of the brain to take over. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. In A Mind for Numbers, Dr. We all have what it takes to excel in areas that don't seem to come naturally to us at first, and learning them does not have to be as painful as we might think!From the Trade Paperback edition.. The learning strategies in this book apply not only to math and science, but to any subject in which we struggle. In short, studying a problem in a laser-focused way until you reach a solution is not an effective way to learn. The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning H
Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She has received many awards for her teaching, including the coveted National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award.
"Where was this when I went to school!@*#%!" according to steve szabados. The authors history which was the impetus for her to write this book is very much like mine. Good at languages lousy at math, into the military, and many careers later. I didn't hate math on the contrary but never was very good at it. After repeatedly getting shunned for questioning why something was done a certain pretty much convinced me I would never gain membership to the club. Now reading that is quite normal and rather than . Amazon Customer said For years I operated under the cloud of misconception about my own learning abilities causing me to shy away from many subjects. Dr. Oakley does a masterful job in introducing the science of learning to readers in a way that is very engaging, practical, infectious and liberating. Her work provided me with a functional "User's Manual" to this magnificent gift that I have called my brain. For years I operated under the cloud of misconception regarding my own learning abilities causing me to shy away from many subjects/careers because I thought I was just not . Agustín Estévez said This is about learning anything. Don't expect math classes inside this book. What it will give you is the right way to actually learn from the books that have those classes.Maybe I would have selected another title for it because it actually helps in learning anything.I took the coursera class "Learning how to learn", which this book is a companion for and I'm glad I invested this time. Now I will apply it to my own area.You go through this book thinking "she's r