{"id":7551,"date":"2012-08-15T09:56:26","date_gmt":"2012-08-15T01:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/?p=7551"},"modified":"2020-01-30T11:14:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T03:14:05","slug":"intmath-newsletter-no-cost-math-books-math-in-art-manga-guide-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-no-cost-math-books-math-in-art-manga-guide-review-7551","title":{"rendered":"IntMath Newsletter: No cost math books, math in art, Manga Guide review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>15 Aug   2012<\/p>\n<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Resource: free math textbooks <br \/>\n2. Math in Art - Bridges 2012<br \/>\n3. Manga Guide to Linear Algebra review <br \/>\n4. F1gur471v31y 5p34k1ng?<br \/>\n5. Math puzzles <br \/>\n5. Friday math movie<br \/>\n6. Final thought - a 2-letter approach to life <\/p>\n<h2>1. Resource: Zero cost math textbooks <\/h2>\n<p>Here is a great collection of freely available math books, mostly in PDF form: <\/p>\n<p id=\"page-title\">Free Textbooks in Mathematics (It appears these have disappeared)<\/p>\n<p>The topics are mostly college-level, but there are some books suitable for high school. The books are about: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General Mathematics <\/li>\n<li>Number Theory <\/li>\n<li>Algebra and Algebraic Geometry <\/li>\n<li>Topology <\/li>\n<li>Analysis <\/li>\n<li>Geometry<\/li>\n<li>Mathematical Physics <\/li>\n<li>Probability Theory <\/li>\n<li>Applied Mathematics <\/li>\n<li>History of Mathematics <\/li>\n<li>Writing Mathematics <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Near the bottom of that page there are links to &quot;Other Lists&quot; of similar no-cost books. <\/p>\n<h2>2. Math in art: The Bridges Organization <\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/mathmunch.org\/2012\/08\/01\/bridges-meander-patterns-and-water-sports\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2012\/08\/proof-pythagoras.jpg\" alt=\"The Bridges Organization\" title=\"The Bridges Organization\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/bridgesmathart.org\/\">Bridges Organization<\/a> brings together math and art.<\/p>\n<p>They run a yearly conference which includes a math art exhibition.  Here's an overview of the 2012 conference from Mathmunch:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mathmunch.org\/2012\/08\/01\/bridges-meander-patterns-and-water-sports\/\">Bridges, Meander Patterns, and Water Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>3. Manga Guide to Linear Algebra - review<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/manga-guide-to-linear-algebra-review-7530\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2012\/08\/manga_sm.jpg\" alt=\"manga guide to linear algebra\" title=\"Manga guide to linear algebra\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>This Manga Guide may not be as well-executed as earlier books in the series, but it still makes a good read.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/learn-math\/manga-guide-to-linear-algebra-review-7530\"> Manga Guide to Linear Algebra - Review<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>4. F1gur471v31y 5p34k1ng?<\/h2>\n<p> Here's a bit of fun I received  in my mail recently. <\/p>\n<p>  7H15 M3554G3<br \/>\n  53RV35 7O PR0V3<br \/>\n  H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N<br \/>\n  D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5!<br \/>\n  1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5!<br \/>\n  1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG<br \/>\n  17 WA5 H4RD BU7<br \/>\n  N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3<br \/>\n  Y0UR M1ND 1S<br \/>\n  R34D1NG 17<br \/>\n  4U70M471C4LLY<br \/>\n  W17H0U7 3V3N<br \/>\n  7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17.<br \/>\n  B3 PROUD! 0NLY<br \/>\nC3R741N CL3V3R<br \/>\nP30PL3 C4N<br \/>\n  R3AD 7H15.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Math puzzles<\/h2>\n<p>In the last mail I challenged you with 2 puzzles. <\/p>\n<p>(a) The first puzzle involved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-math-tools-puzzles-poem-7475#puzz1\">question about tennis<\/a>. Guido <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-math-tools-puzzles-poem-7475#comment-450024\">answered it correctly<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>(b) The second puzzle involved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-math-tools-puzzles-poem-7475#puzz2\">constrained data model<\/a>. I posed that challenge because earlier I'd received a mail from a 78 year-old reader who proposed such a model. The following article tells the story and outlines his model.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/constrained-data-model-solution-7517\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2012\/08\/chart_sm.png\" alt=\"data curve\" title=\"data curve\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Constrained data model - solution(?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A reader recently sent me an interesting data model that he once used in his work. The model fulfills his constraints, but is not very   versatile.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/mathematics\/constrained-data-model-solution-7517\"> Constrained data model - solution(?)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p id=\"puzzle\">(c) <strong>New puzzle: <\/strong>One thousand dollars is divided between Percy, Quincy and Robby as follows. Percy gets $1, Quincy gets $2, Robby gets $3, then Percy gets $4, Quincy gets $5, and so on. How much does Quincy get? Please answer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-no-cost-math-books-math-in-art-manga-guide-review-7551#respond\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:  <\/strong>I will only publish solutions that show reasoning! <\/p>\n<h2>6. Friday math movie: The greatest (math) machine that never was<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/videos\/the-greatest-math-machine-that-never-was-7490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/2012\/07\/babbage-analytic-engine.jpg\" alt=\"babbage analytic engine\" title=\"babbage analytic engine\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<p> Charles Babbage designed a mechanical, steam-powered &quot;computer&quot; in the 1830s. Here's the story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/videos\/the-greatest-math-machine-that-never-was-7490\"> The greatest (math) machine that never was<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>7. Final thought - a 2-letter approach to life <\/h2>\n<p>A confident person doesn't need big words to express their way of going about things:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p> &quot;If it is to be, it is up to me.&quot; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Until next time, enjoy whatever you learn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"alt\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intmath.com\/blog\/letters\/intmath-newsletter-no-cost-math-books-math-in-art-manga-guide-review-7551#comments\" id=\"comms\">10 Comments<\/a> below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Newsletter:<\/p>\n<p>1. Resource: free math textbooks <br \/>\n2. Math in Art - Bridges 2012<br \/>\n3. Manga Guide to Linear Algebra review <br \/>\n4. F1gur471v31y 5p34k1ng?<br \/>\n5. Math puzzles <br \/>\n5. Friday math movie<br \/>\n6. 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