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A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

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  • Author：Barbara Oakley
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Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement， or you are embarking on a career change that requires a higher level of math competency， A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating but inescapable field。 Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math。 She flunked her way through high school math and science courses， before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation。 When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical savvy severely limited her options—both to rise in the military and to explore other careers—she returned to school with a newfound determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life。
 
In A Mind for Numbers， Dr。 Oakley lets us in on the secrets to effectively learning math and science—secrets that even dedicated and successful students wish they’d known earlier。 Contrary to popular belief， math requires creative， as well as analytical， thinking。 Most people think that there’s only one way to do a problem， when in actuality， there are often a number of different solutions—you just need the creativity to see them。 For example， there are more than three hundred different known proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem。 In short， studying a problem in a laser-focused way until you reach a solution is not an effective way to learn math。 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。 A Mind for Numbers shows us that we all have what it takes to excel in math， and learning it is not as painful as some might think！

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Reviews

Chris Higley ，

This book is awesome。 Barbara gives numerous powerful tools to learn anything， not just math and science info/concepts。 She teaches in a simple way and backs up insights with sound reasoning， well-researched evidence， and stories and analogies to make understanding even more accessible。 It’s cool that she makes the book interactive too， giving reminders/prompts and mini-quizzes to help deepen your learning throughout the book。 I’ve struggled with some math and science classes in the past， and th This book is awesome。 Barbara gives numerous powerful tools to learn anything， not just math and science info/concepts。 She teaches in a simple way and backs up insights with sound reasoning， well-researched evidence， and stories and analogies to make understanding even more accessible。 It’s cool that she makes the book interactive too， giving reminders/prompts and mini-quizzes to help deepen your learning throughout the book。 I’ve struggled with some math and science classes in the past， and there are other examples where I figured I’m just not cut out to understand some things。 But this book has made me feel confident that I can learn anything I want。 。。。more

Irfan Malick ，

This is a good book that details a lot of information on practical strategies to learn issues of math and science， and after reading I realize some of these strategies are pure gold。 I was using them without knowing about them。 If I knew about these strategies beforehand， learning would be an easier process。 Essentially this book teaches the process of learning applicable to any field。 So if you are a constant learner--READ THIS BOOK！

Tiep ，

Good book for self learning + Coursera Learning how to lean

Fernanda Prosini Cadena ，

Comprei por indicação， mas， na verdade， não estava esperando muito。 Todavia traz， de fato， boas táticas de estudo。 Superou minhas expectativas。 Recomendo。

Lev ，

Amazing insight and tips on how to study better。 Needless to say I still failed my math exams XD

Jayjay ，

DNF

Iván Ortiz ，

Good advices！

Onur V。 ，

Great book， many examples， images and anecdotes from many incredible people from professors， to people who harnessed improving their mathematical or scientific prowess。 Any one take away something from this book。

Tomáš Konečný ，

Možná jsem se na to těšil až moc， ale prostě to za to nestálo。

Matthew Clarke ，

Should be required reading at every secondary school。 Really great。

Nicole Brewer ，

It’s appalling that they don’t teach this stuff in school。 I mean really， I was never taught HOW to study。 I always thought I had a different kind of learning style， but really I just wasn’t doing the right kind of deliberate practice。🙋‍♀️Teacher， can I have a do over？

Nada ，

life-changing

Xenia Yum ，

到現在為止無論是思考還是學習都沒有很關注大腦的運作方法單純憑著直感去行動，讀完這本書讓我更了解自己的腦袋和現在習慣背後的原因從而加強好的方面和改善缺點。

Edvin ，

Excellent advice for all kinds of students but not only。Also， amazing information on how the brain works in regard to learning new stuff， processing and remembering。 Great stuff。

Youssef Bouzekri ，

pretty boring。

Victor Schumann ，

I wish I've read this book when I was younger。 It's great， has a perfect language for students and people struggling with learning and a structure that proposes "homework" along the book， which helps making the ideas stick。 My only critique is that it has a terrible first and second chapters。。。 I recommend you fight the urge to drop it because the "motivational" vibes go away quickly。 I wish I've read this book when I was younger。 It's great， has a perfect language for students and people struggling with learning and a structure that proposes "homework" along the book， which helps making the ideas stick。 My only critique is that it has a terrible first and second chapters。。。 I recommend you fight the urge to drop it because the "motivational" vibes go away quickly。 。。。more

Zarmeen Lakhani ，

Have pasted few excerpts on my wall。

Oscar Romero ，

The title of this book is a little deceiving---as this book does much more than provides a way to remember numbers--it actually helps you to learn how to learn---a topic not that easy to comprehend， let alone to actually learn after you read or， or like me， listen to it。 It addresses everything we need to do and try if we want to become better at learning and remembering。。。。this was a very surprising finding--I sure was not expecting this。This book needs to be read and practice by all of us-as w The title of this book is a little deceiving---as this book does much more than provides a way to remember numbers--it actually helps you to learn how to learn---a topic not that easy to comprehend， let alone to actually learn after you read or， or like me， listen to it。 It addresses everything we need to do and try if we want to become better at learning and remembering。。。。this was a very surprising finding--I sure was not expecting this。This book needs to be read and practice by all of us-as we definitely need it。。。。。I do。 And I am sure， you do too-weather you are aware， or not。 Give it a try-I am sure you will be surprised too。 Pleasantly surprised， for sure。 Don't think it is only about learning numbers-that is why I say the title is definitely incorrect。。。。that is my humble opinion。 if you read it-you will be the judge。 。。。more

Shibu Meher ，

This book teaches you different strategies to learn math and science and other subjects effectively。 The tools from the book are highly effective in improving the overall productivity of life。 You will also learn how the brain learns。Some of the key concepts from the book are Pomodorrow， Chunking， Active recall， focused and diffuse mode of thinking， mental contrast， etc。

Kiril ，

The title is very misleading， but the book is good。The book is about the mental tricks we can engage in learning new things and tackling challenging problems in life or during study。I would definitely recommend it to my kids， when the time is right。

Ronah ，

Super insightful book， if you're like me who wants to slay college but at the same time still slay social life and pursue other hobbies。 The notions ain't only for learning science and maths but are also applicable if you want to get your life together。 Super insightful book， if you're like me who wants to slay college but at the same time still slay social life and pursue other hobbies。 The notions ain't only for learning science and maths but are also applicable if you want to get your life together。 。。。more

Emmanouil ，

A book that in my opinion should be in every school curriculum providing invaluable learning methods and tips if you consider yourself a lifelong learner revisit this one periodically before your new learning journey

Kimberley Handley ，

An absolute must read for everyone。 One of my top 10 books for sure。 So mind blowing， life changing， and exciting， I don’t recommend it before bed。

Noe Pion ，

Let me start by what this book is not at all about : Exceling at Maths and Science。 Contrary to books such as "The art of Doing Science and Engineering : Learning to Learn" by Hamming， or "A Mathematician's Apology" by Hardy， this book does not give any intuition about Science， neither works at inspiring one on the beauty of manipulating scientific concepts to find truths。 This aspect On the opposite， it is very much geared at learning how to learn generally， specifically geared for students （I Let me start by what this book is not at all about : Exceling at Maths and Science。 Contrary to books such as "The art of Doing Science and Engineering : Learning to Learn" by Hamming， or "A Mathematician's Apology" by Hardy， this book does not give any intuition about Science， neither works at inspiring one on the beauty of manipulating scientific concepts to find truths。 This aspect On the opposite， it is very much geared at learning how to learn generally， specifically geared for students （I have not much use on how to take written-down exams anymore since I graduated）。 It will teach you why you should do Spaced Repetition and stop cramming， why working on something too hard does not work， why you should sleep， how to fight procrastination 。。。 All skills important to learn concepts more efficiently， （and become an A student， if that's your goal） The 2 concepts I found the most relevant to science were about changing your view from focus （tunneling hard on a path） to diffuse （shallowly exploring many paths） and manipulating concepts until they fit together and you are able to articulate new connections by yourself。 This book is heavy on general advice， but lacks too much on implementation to be successful for its stated aim。 I am not sure giving a list of general advice without more examples on how to go about them， especially in the contest of science。 It could have been easy taking an algebra 101 example， and explain how to study efficiently a chapter as you improve your mastery。 This book will let students look for answers themselves。 I think it is a flaw。 Students who lack discipline but have heard those advice many times （especially if they are the kind to read this book） will not suddenly correctly apply said advice by reading them once more in a longer form。 Instead， it used the space a book allowed to repeat those advice。 I found it quite meta， given they mostly boil down to "Do Spaced-repetition" 。。。more

Jeff Hennore ，

Great book！ Love how these principles can be applied to learn essentially any subject matter。 I can speak from experience in how these tips have helped me learn more efficiently， and look forward to practicing them more often in my continued educational pursuits。 Thanks， Barbara！

Alejandro Castaño V。 ，

Useful It gives me a lot of tools for learning difficult topics。It also easy to read and explain each tools step by step。

Benny Arana ，

Everybody should get this book read to them before start learning to read！

Vadim Trifonov ，

This book is a vast collection of ideas from neuroscience and anecdotes about how to learn and acquire new skills。 The key concepts that this book introduces， which weren't previously widely publicized， are focused and diffuse modes; chunking; and Einsteellung effect。 This book is a vast collection of ideas from neuroscience and anecdotes about how to learn and acquire new skills。 The key concepts that this book introduces， which weren't previously widely publicized， are focused and diffuse modes; chunking; and Einsteellung effect。 。。。more

Owen ，

A Mind For Numbers by Barbara Oakley is an overall great read that teaches struggling individuals and skilled individuals alike how to better remember， as well as process information。 Throughout the book， Dr。Oakley writes about how the brain works， and how we can get it to work better。 She goes on to inform the readers about the different parts of the brain， along with what they do and why。 She certainly helps the reader understand what she is talking about by including lots of analogy and image A Mind For Numbers by Barbara Oakley is an overall great read that teaches struggling individuals and skilled individuals alike how to better remember， as well as process information。 Throughout the book， Dr。Oakley writes about how the brain works， and how we can get it to work better。 She goes on to inform the readers about the different parts of the brain， along with what they do and why。 She certainly helps the reader understand what she is talking about by including lots of analogy and imagery that connects two subjects into one。 After reading this book， I was undoubtedly satisfied。 I enjoyed the whole book and felt a bit smarter after finishing it。 I enjoyed the analogies the author used and how practical the information was。 If there was anything I had to criticize， it would be how much the author talks about herself。 I would give this book a 4/5。 I would recommend this book to struggling students and colleagues alike。 。。。more

Kitty ，

täiesti asjalik raamat， kuigi üldse mitte selline， nagu ma oleks kaanedisaini ja pealkirja ja alapealkirja põhjal oodanud。 jääb ju mulje， et see raamat on。。。 numbritest， matemaatikast ja loodusteadustest？ aga on hoopis sellest， kuidas õppida。 ükskõik， mida。eessõnas autor kirjeldab， kuidas ta ise oli veendunud， et tal ei ole reaalainetele annet ja need ei meeldi talle， ja hakkas vene filoloogiks。 aga elu näitas， et reaalainete oskajate järele oli tema valitud töökohal （USA armee， kui te juba küsi täiesti asjalik raamat， kuigi üldse mitte selline， nagu ma oleks kaanedisaini ja pealkirja ja alapealkirja põhjal oodanud。 jääb ju mulje， et see raamat on。。。 numbritest， matemaatikast ja loodusteadustest？ aga on hoopis sellest， kuidas õppida。 ükskõik， mida。eessõnas autor kirjeldab， kuidas ta ise oli veendunud， et tal ei ole reaalainetele annet ja need ei meeldi talle， ja hakkas vene filoloogiks。 aga elu näitas， et reaalainete oskajate järele oli tema valitud töökohal （USA armee， kui te juba küsisite） rohkem vajadust， nii et tuli tal oma vastumeelsusest üle saada。 selle käigus selgus， et kui matemaatika juba hästi välja tuleb， on ta ka tunduvalt meeldivam， kui siis， kui millestki aru ei saa。 nüüd on tal mingis reaalaines doktorikraad ja ta õhutab meidki mõistma， et anne ei puutu siin asjasse， tuleb lihtsalt õigesti läheneda ja veidi tööd teha。siiski， kuigi tal tuleb iga natukese aja tagant meelde， et ta pidi ju matemaatikat， füüsikat， keemiat ja inseneriteadusi promoma， ja seda siis kohusetundlikult teeb， räägib see raamat ikkagi õppimisest üldiselt。 ilma liigselt ajuteadusesse süvenemata， aga üldiselt ikkagi neidsamu asju， mida ajuteadlased meile juba tükk aega räägivad - et mälust ammutamine， enesetestimine ja ülesannete läbilahendamine on paremad õppimisviisid kui tuimalt raamatulugemine; et tasub teha erinevaid ülesandeid vaheldumisi， mitte kogu aeg ühesuguseid järjest; et enne kontrolltööd tuleb korralikult magada; et viimasele hetkele ei ole õppimist mõtet jätta ja et mõned asjad tuleb ikkagi pähe ka õppida。 ja kõik see kehtib minu meelest küll ühtviisi nii matemaatika kui näiteks keelte õppimisel。mulle tundub， et selle raamatu hea sihtgrupp oleks koolilapsed alates põhikoolist ja võibolla ka tudengid - kõik on kirjas väga lihtsas keeles ja lisatud on meeldejätmist ja arusaamist soodustavad peatükikokkuvõtted， kordamisküsimused jms。 aga samuti võib ära kuluda igaühele， kes on sunnitud ilma suurema pedagoogilise ettevalmistuseta kedagi teist õppimisel abistama （khmkhm， distants- ja koduõpe）。mis puutub pealkirjas lubatud numbritesse， siis kui leheküljenumbreid mitte arvestada， siis esimest ja viimast korda kohtume numbritega 12。 peatükis ja seal ei lähe asi ka keerulisemaks kui kaks näidet: 10*10=100 ja 10^4*10^5=10^9。 kõik， rohkem pole！ mina isiklikult oleks täitsa hea meelega tahtnud mingeid reaalseid ülesandeid kasvõi illustratsioonidena juurde kogu sellele värgile。 aga mulle isiklikult ka matemaatika ja füüsika kohutavalt meeldivad。 。。。more

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