TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilkinson,Alec
TI  - A divine language: learning algebra, geometry, and calculus at the edge of old age 
SN  - 9781250168573
PY  - 2022///
CY  - New York
PB  - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
KW  - Wilkinson, Alec,
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Math anxiety
KW  - Adult learning
KW  - Older people
KW  - Education
KW  - Learning, Psychology of
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-287); Fall -- Winter -- Spring -- Summer -- Fall again
N2  - "A spirited, metaphysical exploration into math's deepest mysteries and conundrums at the crux of middle age"--; "Decades after struggling to understand math as a boy, Alec Wilkinson decides to embark on a journey to learn it as a middle-aged man. What begins as a personal challenge-and it's challenging-soon transforms into something greater than a belabored effort to learn math. Despite his incompetence, Wilkinson encounters a universe of unexpected mysteries in his pursuit of mathematical knowledge and quickly becomes fascinated; soon, his exercise in personal growth (and torture) morphs into an intellectually expansive exploration." -- inside front jacket flap
ER  -