TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilkes,Jason
TI  - Burn math class: and reinvent mathematics for yourself 
SN  - 9780465053735
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Popular works
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Act I. Ex nihilo ; Interlude 1 : Dilating time ; The infinite power of the infinite magnifying glass ; Interlude 2 : How to get something from nothing ; As if summoned from the void ; Interlude 3 : A backward look to the future -- Act II. On circles and giving up ; Interlude 4 : The nostalgia device ; Aesthetics and the immovable object ; Interlude 5 : Two clouds -- Act III. Two in one ; Interlude 6 : Slaying sharp ; N New is old ; Interlude N : (Mis)interpreted (readings) (re)interpreted : [Aleph] : The infinite beauty of the infinite wilderness ; Chapterlude [omega] : In nihilo -- Dictionary
N2  - The author focuses on how mathematics is created rather than on mathematical facts and teaches the subject without requiring memorization or any mathematical knowledge beyond basic computation
ER  -