Math literature?

[Anonymous No.11425446]

I am very, very bad at math.

Is there any way to fix this through reading?

When I say bad, I mean "struggle with arithmetic" bad.

I'm assuming there must be some kinds of textbooks for the absolute basics.

Essentially I feel like I need to repeat middle school math class-level material.

Any recs or guides?

[Anonymous No.11425513]

>>11425446
youre probably just going to suck forever

[Anonymous No.11425520]

just get a middle school math textbook then i’m sure they’re available somewhere, or u could just watch khan academy videos or something

[Anonymous No.11425793]

>>11425446
Practice is the only way to get better. Buy a book of exercises and work through them.

[Anonymous No.11425796]

>>11425446

Ask /sci/. Why ask us? People on /lit/ think math and science is all a big hoax for some reason.

[Anonymous No.11425799]

You don't need arithmetic to do higher math; it's mostly letters at that point

[Anonymous No.11425802]

>>11425796
Not hoax just not the be all end all, like allote of retards believe.

[Anonymous No.11425807]

Through reading no you just need to start solving problems, so pick a textbook of your level and solve problems.

[Anonymous No.11425875]

You don't learn Mathematics by reading, but by doing.

There isn't anything to arithmetic. Just learn times tables and practice.

After that, pick up Serge Lang, Basic Mathematics. Read, learn, and practice.

[Anonymous No.11425963]

I’d suggest Khan Academy over a textbook for basic math, not just for the videos, but for the problems and exercises.

Also check out some pop-math books like A History of Mathematics or Lockhart’s Arithmetic as a supplement for background and context.

[Anonymous No.11426677]

Thank you for the responses so far guys, I went out and bought a middle school-level textbook and I will check out the other recs itt.

[Anonymous No.11426787]

might wanna read 'How to Solve it', although it does go a bit more in depth than basic arithmetic I think it's a nicer to do math if you read it

[Anonymous No.11426817]

>>11425446
OP, you need to practice. But there is plenty of literature to help with your motivation. For me it helps to read about the history of mathematics to grasp the scale of the topic and the problems it has or is trying to solve, this brought context and motivation to my studying. Not saying save the World, but it makes it more interesting than a bunch of symbols.

[Anonymous No.11427015]

bump

[Anonymous No.11427022]

>>11425446

[Anonymous No.11427036]

from an old post i saw and saved

Book of Proof
Basic Mathematics
Spivak's Calculus

[Anonymous No.11427071]

>>11425796
This is the only correct answer in this thread

More than likely what you mean by being bad at math is that you cant do mental math well, and you dont write down what youre doing in a problem because it isnt required or you think you dont need to do it

You should get, All The Math Youll Ever Need, by Steve Slavin

This will make you do the calculations and start to see how think about the general principles of maths, like how a fraction is also ratio. It will also help you translate english into math for word problems, which can be difficult if you dont practice it.

After that algebra will more or less cover the above. Any algenra textbook should be fine

Only after that should you consider the books mentioned here, like books on proofs

[Anonymous No.11427084]

>>11425446
I found this yesterday or someone

[Anonymous No.11428035]

>>11427084
>>11427071
>>11427036
>>11427022

thank you anons

[Anonymous No.11428402]

>>11427084
Do note that the first 4 books cover material that won't come up again for a while, and the next 3 books are quite similar but good in breadth.
Good luck anon!

[Anonymous No.11428427]

Have some math charts to dump
This one goes over basics and is an alternative to >>11427084
It also goes further into college level mathematics

[Anonymous No.11429182]

>>11425802
it's not all and end all, it just everywhere.
just gotta respect it.

[Anonymous No.11429201]

Mathemagic is an amazing book

[Anonymous No.11429351]

>>11425446

No, there is no fucking way to improve your maths by reading shit. The only thing that will help is looking up some problems yourself and keep solving them until it is in your blood. You can only really imprint mathematical concepts in your brain when you keep banging your head against several problems until it forces you to actually understand them step by step.
Also do not grasp for stuff that is way above your level, when you are struggling with basic arithmetics, you have no chance of comprehending differential equations or nummerical methods. Get comfortable with the basics and move on.
Literature can be a good guide to improve your skills, but you cant hope to get better if you just jerk around with books. Take a pen and some paper and start writting those equations.

[Anonymous No.11429365]

No. You have to solve problems.

[Anonymous No.11429384]

>>11429351
t. retard