The discussion centers around the "Project Gutenberg EBook of Calculus Made Easy," focusing on its value as a resource for learning calculus. Participants share their thoughts on the book's content and its historical significance, particularly in relation to Richard Feynman's learning experience.
Participants generally agree on the book's value and express a shared interest in its content, but there are no competing views or significant disagreements presented in the discussion.
Some posts appear to be repetitive, with similar sentiments expressed multiple times, which may reflect varying levels of engagement with the material.
Down loaded thanksbenorin said:This is a good book to read, free pdf version. Don’t judge the book by it’s cover. Read section 1, and 2, see if you learn something you weren’t expecting ~.^
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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33283/33283-pdf.pdf
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This is one of the books that Feynman used to learn calculus while he was in high school. He sometimes would quote from it: "What one fool can do, another can."benorin said:This is a good book to read, free pdf version. Don’t judge the book by it’s cover. Read section 1, and 2, see if you learn something you weren’t expecting ~.^
Cool. This fool will read this.George Jones said:This is one of the books that Feynman used to learn calculus while he was in high school. He sometimes would quote from it: "What one fool can do, another can."