Nice! I love Gonick, and I'm glad to see he's including some history as I think it's particularly interesting (as history of math goes, which is to say extremely interesting to me)
We can come by between classes. Usually I use that time to copy over my class notes with a system of different colored pens. But it's been pointed out to me that that's, you know...insane.
Willow ,'Showtime'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
-t - Feb 12, 2015 1:27:07 pm PST #22999 of 28359
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Katerina Bee - Feb 12, 2015 2:09:47 pm PST #23000 of 28359
Herding cats for fun
Cartoon Guide to Physics helped me pass that class. I yam forever grateful for the visual assistance. If only the Algebra Cartoon Guide had been available too. Now I know what DH is getting for his birthday.
Connie Neil - Feb 12, 2015 2:17:45 pm PST #23001 of 28359
brillig
I got the Guide to Calculus, but that was definitely a case of running before I could walk. I couldn't even get past the prologue to the prologue.
edit: I think I need to take another stroll through all the Guides to History, just for fun.
EpicTangent - Feb 12, 2015 3:18:36 pm PST #23002 of 28359
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Similarly, I'm tempted by this week's Humble Book Bundle with kids' guides to programming languages and other things that I feel I'd like to have a better grasp of but have defeated me when I've tried to study them previously:
eta: Including, I just noticed for Connie, The Manga Guide to Calculus.
Toddson - Feb 13, 2015 6:32:45 am PST #23003 of 28359
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
chrismg - Feb 13, 2015 9:50:25 am PST #23004 of 28359
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Connie, if you're still interested in Calculus, you might take a look at (deep breath) Prof. E McSquared's Calculus Primer: Expanded Intergalactic Version. Endorsed by Martin Gardner!
Katerina Bee - Feb 16, 2015 2:08:53 pm PST #23005 of 28359
Herding cats for fun
Wrassle that subplot!
Polter-Cow - Feb 17, 2015 8:26:25 am PST #23006 of 28359
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
My first Lightspeed book review column is up! I reviewed A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab, The Galaxy Game by Karen Lord, Pacific Fire by Greg van Eekhout, and Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith.
And I got PAID to do it.
EpicTangent - Feb 17, 2015 9:56:00 am PST #23007 of 28359
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Such a rockstar, P-C!
WindSparrow - Feb 17, 2015 10:45:24 am PST #23008 of 28359
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Excellent, Sunil!