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The series of which this is the first book - http://www.amazon.com/Red-Cell-Rogue-Warrior-Promotion/dp/0671019775/ref=sr_1_6/105-7972575-2745241?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192650090&sr=1-6 - was written by a former Navy Seal (see other post) and is the first place I saw BOHICA in print. I don't recall if it was in the first book in the series, but it showed up by number 3. PS I am running, not walking to figure out the syntax for swapping text for the url itself. Wish me luck.

"Why do these bureaus exist?"

Because some people are scumbags and there's a market for it.

"they have no over site"

Or maybe they do...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_credit_reporting_agency

"In the United States, key credit bureau consumer protections and general rules or governing guidelines for both the credit bureaus and data furnishers are: FCRA - Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, FACTA - The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, FCBA - Fair Credit Billing Act, and Regulation B. Two government bodies share responsibility for the oversight, and accuracy of credit bureau data. The FTC - Federal Trade Commission has oversight for the consumer credit bureaus. The OCC - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks which includes with regard to credit bureau reporting."

"their scoring methods are unknown"

Or maybe they aren't unknown, you just didn't search long enough (like the 2 minutes it took me)

http://askville.amazon.com/FICO-scoring-method-works/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=735527

He wasn't paying $5000 for a 200-node supercomputer run. He was paying "as much as $5,000" for runs using "up to 500" processors. So, basically, he was paying ~$10 per processor, per run.

The 8-PS3 "supercomputer" is returning speeds equal to about a 200 node run. So his $3200 computer is costing the same as a $2,000 run. But the $3200 doesn't include the rack, the electricity, cooling, and other expenses to put the multi-PS3 unit together or to run it.

Still, with Amazon elastic cloud computing, you can get a 200 "computing unit" run for just short of a week 24/7 for $3200.

Yes, it's bloated. But that doesn't mean it wasn't useful at some point. Also, consciousness is not bells and whistles - Humans have become brilliant at survival because of it. The Selfish Gene has some excellent points in this regard.

"Amazon MP3 does not yet offer the complete Dixie Chicks catalog. Not all record labels have approved all of their music for sale as MP3s, but we're working to expand selection. "

"Shop the complete collection of Dixie Chicks in our CD store."

Of course, a gazillion iTunes song sales may be proving me wrong. I'm hoping those buyers wake up and realize how much DRM sucks (just like Jobs says).

As long as the iTunes store requires installing and running Apple's iTunes software, it is proprietary.

And Amazon requires that you use Windows, making it more proprietary than iTunes.

Now compute the cost of the time wasted modding you up, despite the fact you didn't provide any links either. Ok hot stuff, here's the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=201590011

I don't see any one-sentence summary, but Amazon seems to explain it pretty well. And yes, you can run Windows on it.

More about Brazil:

9) The Brazilian media constantly emphasizes violent events in Brazilian cities. However, the murder rate in Rio de Janeiro was, the last time I checked, about two-thirds of the murder rate in the U.S. capital city, Washington, D.C.

10) Brazil is the music appreciation capital of the world. Brazilians have all the styles of their own music, and those of other countries, too.

11) Several years ago the most popular local band in Portland, Oregon was Rubberneck. On an average night they would draw an audience of 40. A local band in a small town in Brazil drew an audience of 800.

12) Brazilians often know all the lyrics to numerous Brazilian songs.

13) There is a magazine about Brazil called Brazzil, based in Los Angeles, USA.

14) Brazilians are often very socially skilled.

15) Brazil is approximately as large as the continental United States.

Amazon

Your notes mean nothing, Venus is not new. It actually has an older crust than the earth.

You are snared in thinking one way, and because of that believe everyone else is snared in thinking one way that is wrong while your own is correct somehow.

Stop this, unless you are simply psychopathic and then I can say nothing to you.

The book Code 2.0 was written online in a wiki.

...just like Amazon, if you want to be able to buy albums.

True, but Amazon does allow downloading individual tracks, which is a step up from iTunes, and Amazon is promising a Linux client in the near future, which is more than we can say for iTunes.

I commend both iTunes Plus and Amazon's Music service for stepping away from DRM, but Amazon's service is much more promising for Linux users.

What's interesting to me is that I never ran across Logo in school. My first exposure to a computer was in junior highschool. We had a lab filled with TRS-80 machines and we wrote stuff in basic. (This would have been 1982) Later, in highschool we did everything on Apple IIe's. Again, we started with basic and then moved on to Pascal.

I don't know if it was just that the school district never got on board, or if logo's popularity was regional but I never heard of it until a couple years ago when I was looking for software to teach programming to a nephew.

By the way, anybody else read that as lego?

• be persistent
• find other sources

One of those other sources was classroom learning. The simple fact is that a good teacher is absolutely the best way to learn mathematics. They've been through the confusion before. They know where you're coming from. This is worth the money. Unfortunately, and here's a caveat, there are some truly horrible mathematics teachers out there. There are a variety of reasons why bad teachers are teaching math, and I won't go into them, but suffice it to say: they are very discouraging. The trick is to go back to the first part I mention above: be persistent. You must always have enough confidence in yourself to say: "I am not the problem."

I see math in two ways: there's the visual approach, and the algorithmic approach. Simply put, if you can draw something simple on a piece of paper, you can do the visual part. If you can play a game of chess, let alone the highly complex and nuanced kinds of computer games that exist today, you can do the algorithmic part. The two pieces work together.

I found the following books very helpful, especially the "How to Ace Calculus" series. Don't be ashamed to buy a book with a title that makes you seem like an idiot. Value rigidity will end your math career-- you really need to admit to yourself that it's OK to ask for help.

• Calculus Made Easy, by S.P. Thompson. Some people hate it, some people love it. I suggest going to a bookstore and flipping through it.
• How to Ace Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Outstanding book. Only downside is that some topics don't have much depth, e.g., integrating using partial fractions. (But I'm supposed to know this already, right? It's an algebraic technique!)
• How to Ace the Rest of Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Not as good as the first one, but I think this is more a reflection of how varied Calc courses after Calc I can be.
• Topics in Precalculus, by Lawrence Spector.
• Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry, by David E. Joyce.
• And only some Wikipedia entries. Wikipedia tends to suffer from the same everything-must-be-formal problem

• be persistent
• find other sources

One of those other sources was classroom learning. The simple fact is that a good teacher is absolutely the best way to learn mathematics. They've been through the confusion before. They know where you're coming from. This is worth the money. Unfortunately, and here's a caveat, there are some truly horrible mathematics teachers out there. There are a variety of reasons why bad teachers are teaching math, and I won't go into them, but suffice it to say: they are very discouraging. The trick is to go back to the first part I mention above: be persistent. You must always have enough confidence in yourself to say: "I am not the problem."

I see math in two ways: there's the visual approach, and the algorithmic approach. Simply put, if you can draw something simple on a piece of paper, you can do the visual part. If you can play a game of chess, let alone the highly complex and nuanced kinds of computer games that exist today, you can do the algorithmic part. The two pieces work together.

I found the following books very helpful, especially the "How to Ace Calculus" series. Don't be ashamed to buy a book with a title that makes you seem like an idiot. Value rigidity will end your math career-- you really need to admit to yourself that it's OK to ask for help.

• Calculus Made Easy, by S.P. Thompson. Some people hate it, some people love it. I suggest going to a bookstore and flipping through it.
• How to Ace Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Outstanding book. Only downside is that some topics don't have much depth, e.g., integrating using partial fractions. (But I'm supposed to know this already, right? It's an algebraic technique!)
• How to Ace the Rest of Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Not as good as the first one, but I think this is more a reflection of how varied Calc courses after Calc I can be.
• Topics in Precalculus, by Lawrence Spector.
• Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry, by David E. Joyce.
• And only some Wikipedia entries. Wikipedia tends to suffer from the same everything-must-be-formal problem

• be persistent
• find other sources

One of those other sources was classroom learning. The simple fact is that a good teacher is absolutely the best way to learn mathematics. They've been through the confusion before. They know where you're coming from. This is worth the money. Unfortunately, and here's a caveat, there are some truly horrible mathematics teachers out there. There are a variety of reasons why bad teachers are teaching math, and I won't go into them, but suffice it to say: they are very discouraging. The trick is to go back to the first part I mention above: be persistent. You must always have enough confidence in yourself to say: "I am not the problem."

I see math in two ways: there's the visual approach, and the algorithmic approach. Simply put, if you can draw something simple on a piece of paper, you can do the visual part. If you can play a game of chess, let alone the highly complex and nuanced kinds of computer games that exist today, you can do the algorithmic part. The two pieces work together.

I found the following books very helpful, especially the "How to Ace Calculus" series. Don't be ashamed to buy a book with a title that makes you seem like an idiot. Value rigidity will end your math career-- you really need to admit to yourself that it's OK to ask for help.

• Calculus Made Easy, by S.P. Thompson. Some people hate it, some people love it. I suggest going to a bookstore and flipping through it.
• How to Ace Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Outstanding book. Only downside is that some topics don't have much depth, e.g., integrating using partial fractions. (But I'm supposed to know this already, right? It's an algebraic technique!)
• How to Ace the Rest of Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Not as good as the first one, but I think this is more a reflection of how varied Calc courses after Calc I can be.
• Topics in Precalculus, by Lawrence Spector.
• Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry, by David E. Joyce.
• And only some Wikipedia entries. Wikipedia tends to suffer from the same everything-must-be-formal problem

• be persistent
• find other sources

One of those other sources was classroom learning. The simple fact is that a good teacher is absolutely the best way to learn mathematics. They've been through the confusion before. They know where you're coming from. This is worth the money. Unfortunately, and here's a caveat, there are some truly horrible mathematics teachers out there. There are a variety of reasons why bad teachers are teaching math, and I won't go into them, but suffice it to say: they are very discouraging. The trick is to go back to the first part I mention above: be persistent. You must always have enough confidence in yourself to say: "I am not the problem."

I see math in two ways: there's the visual approach, and the algorithmic approach. Simply put, if you can draw something simple on a piece of paper, you can do the visual part. If you can play a game of chess, let alone the highly complex and nuanced kinds of computer games that exist today, you can do the algorithmic part. The two pieces work together.

I found the following books very helpful, especially the "How to Ace Calculus" series. Don't be ashamed to buy a book with a title that makes you seem like an idiot. Value rigidity will end your math career-- you really need to admit to yourself that it's OK to ask for help.

• Calculus Made Easy, by S.P. Thompson. Some people hate it, some people love it. I suggest going to a bookstore and flipping through it.
• How to Ace Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Outstanding book. Only downside is that some topics don't have much depth, e.g., integrating using partial fractions. (But I'm supposed to know this already, right? It's an algebraic technique!)
• How to Ace the Rest of Calculus, by Adams, Hass, and Thompson. Not as good as the first one, but I think this is more a reflection of how varied Calc courses after Calc I can be.
• Topics in Precalculus, by Lawrence Spector.
• Dave's Short Course in Trigonometry, by David E. Joyce.
• And only some Wikipedia entries. Wikipedia tends to suffer from the same everything-must-be-formal problem

Competition is good.

Can't believe no one has mentioned these books yet. Engineering Mathematics by K. A. Stroud was the book that got me through my maths course for my (Electronics & Computing) degree. It's probably got more of a UK bias, seeing as there are hardly any reviews on amazon.com, but more on amazon.co.uk. Links here:

http://www.amazon.com/Engineering-Mathematics-K-Stroud/dp/0831133279/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-7700355-0295828?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192519415&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Engineering-Mathematics-6th-K-Stroud/dp/1403942463/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/026-6301190-6658802?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192519745&sr=8-1

It's also worth getting his second book, Further Engineering Mathematics.

I puzzled over this for a while, because that's the first time someone has asked me that particular question. I'm not a philosopher by training, and my own experience picking up the subject wasn't ideal. (At the same time, it's positively criminal that this kind of fundamental critical thinking is no longer taught in schools...)

Anyway, I've cobbled together some ideas, but this might be unhelpful. Sorry!

Philosophy is usually taught by the reading of primary texts. This is because you're expected to make novel contributions of thought (at the graduate level, anyway) since the point is not to "know" the material but to learn how to think.

Then I remembered that a friend (who is a philosopher) recommended using encylopedias of philosophy specifically for the purpose of studying for philosophy exams -- where the point is to know the material. The Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy is good and free, while the Routledge Encylopedia of Philosophy is very good and very non-free. For a pretty technical introduction, either one should serve nicely. Wikipedia is also sometimes decent, as usual. As for the subject, most of my post was about epistemology, and IMHO that's a good place to get one's feet wet.

For a whole lot of detail, the same friend has a study guide for epistemology, as well as notes for a short class he taught on philosophical apologetics. That class used Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion as a primary text.

Some popular texts do exist also. I haven't read Mortimer J. Adler's Ten Philosophical Mistakes but it comes highly recommended. Though Adler was not a groundbreaking philosopher, he was an important figure for his superlative ability to accurately bring complex ideas to a popular audience.

I also rather enjoyed Moral Relativism: Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air.

One final thought: perhaps try Antony Flew's God and Philosophy, 2005 edition. While Contemporary Debates merely presents views, this book was written by the leading atheist philosopher of the 20th century, arguing stridently in favor of atheism... yet counterbalanced by the fact that the author has now become a theist.

Enjoy. Drop me a line if you'd like to talk about how things turn out. (I'm a terrible correspondent, though, as you may have guessed. =)

I puzzled over this for a while, because that's the first time someone has asked me that particular question. I'm not a philosopher by training, and my own experience picking up the subject wasn't ideal. (At the same time, it's positively criminal that this kind of fundamental critical thinking is no longer taught in schools...)

Anyway, I've cobbled together some ideas, but this might be unhelpful. Sorry!

Philosophy is usually taught by the reading of primary texts. This is because you're expected to make novel contributions of thought (at the graduate level, anyway) since the point is not to "know" the material but to learn how to think.

Then I remembered that a friend (who is a philosopher) recommended using encylopedias of philosophy specifically for the purpose of studying for philosophy exams -- where the point is to know the material. The Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy is good and free, while the Routledge Encylopedia of Philosophy is very good and very non-free. For a pretty technical introduction, either one should serve nicely. Wikipedia is also sometimes decent, as usual. As for the subject, most of my post was about epistemology, and IMHO that's a good place to get one's feet wet.

For a whole lot of detail, the same friend has a study guide for epistemology, as well as notes for a short class he taught on philosophical apologetics. That class used Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion as a primary text.

Some popular texts do exist also. I haven't read Mortimer J. Adler's Ten Philosophical Mistakes but it comes highly recommended. Though Adler was not a groundbreaking philosopher, he was an important figure for his superlative ability to accurately bring complex ideas to a popular audience.

I also rather enjoyed Moral Relativism: Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air.

One final thought: perhaps try Antony Flew's God and Philosophy, 2005 edition. While Contemporary Debates merely presents views, this book was written by the leading atheist philosopher of the 20th century, arguing stridently in favor of atheism... yet counterbalanced by the fact that the author has now become a theist.

Enjoy. Drop me a line if you'd like to talk about how things turn out. (I'm a terrible correspondent, though, as you may have guessed. =)

I puzzled over this for a while, because that's the first time someone has asked me that particular question. I'm not a philosopher by training, and my own experience picking up the subject wasn't ideal. (At the same time, it's positively criminal that this kind of fundamental critical thinking is no longer taught in schools...)

Anyway, I've cobbled together some ideas, but this might be unhelpful. Sorry!

Philosophy is usually taught by the reading of primary texts. This is because you're expected to make novel contributions of thought (at the graduate level, anyway) since the point is not to "know" the material but to learn how to think.

Then I remembered that a friend (who is a philosopher) recommended using encylopedias of philosophy specifically for the purpose of studying for philosophy exams -- where the point is to know the material. The Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy is good and free, while the Routledge Encylopedia of Philosophy is very good and very non-free. For a pretty technical introduction, either one should serve nicely. Wikipedia is also sometimes decent, as usual. As for the subject, most of my post was about epistemology, and IMHO that's a good place to get one's feet wet.

For a whole lot of detail, the same friend has a study guide for epistemology, as well as notes for a short class he taught on philosophical apologetics. That class used Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion as a primary text.

Some popular texts do exist also. I haven't read Mortimer J. Adler's Ten Philosophical Mistakes but it comes highly recommended. Though Adler was not a groundbreaking philosopher, he was an important figure for his superlative ability to accurately bring complex ideas to a popular audience.

I also rather enjoyed Moral Relativism: Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air.

One final thought: perhaps try Antony Flew's God and Philosophy, 2005 edition. While Contemporary Debates merely presents views, this book was written by the leading atheist philosopher of the 20th century, arguing stridently in favor of atheism... yet counterbalanced by the fact that the author has now become a theist.

Enjoy. Drop me a line if you'd like to talk about how things turn out. (I'm a terrible correspondent, though, as you may have guessed. =)

I puzzled over this for a while, because that's the first time someone has asked me that particular question. I'm not a philosopher by training, and my own experience picking up the subject wasn't ideal. (At the same time, it's positively criminal that this kind of fundamental critical thinking is no longer taught in schools...)

Anyway, I've cobbled together some ideas, but this might be unhelpful. Sorry!

Philosophy is usually taught by the reading of primary texts. This is because you're expected to make novel contributions of thought (at the graduate level, anyway) since the point is not to "know" the material but to learn how to think.

Then I remembered that a friend (who is a philosopher) recommended using encylopedias of philosophy specifically for the purpose of studying for philosophy exams -- where the point is to know the material. The Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy is good and free, while the Routledge Encylopedia of Philosophy is very good and very non-free. For a pretty technical introduction, either one should serve nicely. Wikipedia is also sometimes decent, as usual. As for the subject, most of my post was about epistemology, and IMHO that's a good place to get one's feet wet.

For a whole lot of detail, the same friend has a study guide for epistemology, as well as notes for a short class he taught on philosophical apologetics. That class used Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Religion as a primary text.

Some popular texts do exist also. I haven't read Mortimer J. Adler's Ten Philosophical Mistakes but it comes highly recommended. Though Adler was not a groundbreaking philosopher, he was an important figure for his superlative ability to accurately bring complex ideas to a popular audience.

I also rather enjoyed Moral Relativism: Feet Planted Firmly in Mid-Air.

One final thought: perhaps try Antony Flew's God and Philosophy, 2005 edition. While Contemporary Debates merely presents views, this book was written by the leading atheist philosopher of the 20th century, arguing stridently in favor of atheism... yet counterbalanced by the fact that the author has now become a theist.

Enjoy. Drop me a line if you'd like to talk about how things turn out. (I'm a terrible correspondent, though, as you may have guessed. =)

Thank you for a well thought out and honest reply.

I was NOT referring to STYLES at all.

I was referring for *note for note* *THEFT*

Led Zeppelin have been accused, caught, and have since (on reissues of albums(cds) HAD TO FINALLY CREDIT THE ORIGINAL BLUESMEN THEY STOLE FROM.

I don't think I am being vague here. They have been caught doing it.

THEFT is THEFT. Using creative license or "playing in the style of: are different things.

I know this hurts some people to read and it'll hurt a few more. Believe me, I loved led zep when I was a kid.

After a few years studying music and being exposed to some of the originals they "borrowed" from, I was actually exposed to some of the stuff they "STOLE" from.

I guess links help here more than anything right?

Pull our your original Led Zep albums (You do have the vinyls still right?)

Check the songwriting credits for all of the following songs.

http://www.amazon.com/Blues-Roots-Led-Zeppelin/dp/B00004Y333

Here's a hint: If yours has any credits other than page/plant you have a reissue.

Originals credited *NONE* of the songwriters.

Hate me if you want.

(Parent, thanks for the reasonable response, and most was not actually directed to your argument, except where noted)

$10,000+ for the laser turntable
or
About $100 for the USB turntable:
http://www.amazon.com/Ion-iTTUSB-Turntable-USB-Record/dp/B000BUEMOO

Please mod the parent up. I've seen several specialists who all say that I have very little chance of developing CTS, I just have tendinitis and I need to use an ergonomic keyboard, use good posture and take micro-breaks. It's helped tremendously, but please note that I have a family history of bad joints (and I'm only 25).

http://www.amazon.com/Carpal-Syndrome-Therapy-Computer-Professionals/dp/0965510999

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A game based on parts of the Bible could get an M rating as well.

Nah, it only gets a T rating.

Try this book.

Microsoft USED to call it "Microsoft Certified Software Engineer" example & they got taken to court over it by several states and provinces for misusing the term engineer.

An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods by Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins, and Ian Stewart http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Elementary-Approach-Ideas-Methods/dp/0195105192

It depends on your learning style. If you are more self reliant: get a good text book. Many have been suggested already. Otherwise, get some interactive course with a teacher. In any case, I found the books of G. Polya very helpful. I strongly recommend his "How to Solve It" For example: http://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-Mathematical-Princeton-Science/dp/069111966X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-6874125-7411138?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192445065&sr=8-1

The best self-study guide I ever read for Algebra was Painless Algebra. I used it for a refresher when I was in college Calculus and I realized my math skills were insufficient to understand the basic concepts in the course. Once I understood the basic Algebra concepts, Calculus became fun.

As far as the actual Calculus, I believe the courses text book was sufficient. Of course by that time I already enjoyed working the problems and had worked them over in class with the professor, so going at them in a text book wasnt a problem. I went to Half Priced Books and bought about 10 old text books in addition to the courses text (ranging roughly 50 cents to 3 dollars). Plenty of different points of view and presentation styles to work with. Of course, you could always go to Borders or B&N and check out their study aid books and see which ones help you the most.

Also, check out Vedic Math. Its a subject I came across and intend to go back and study when time permits. The rules are fairly simple, and working with it made solving problems more like a game, which made them very interesting.

Hello. What you need is to demystify the math. There's a great book that does it. I am sorry for being so plain "advertising", but here: http://www.amazon.com/Demathtifying-Demystifying-Mathematics-Ilan-Samson/dp/1858532175/ref=sr_1_1/102-2691669-6697718?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192428885&sr=8-1 It is like advertising to live a healthy life. The only reason it is not being sold so well is because this book is not the main business of the author, so he doesn't invest his talents into its marketing. Just take a look at the reviews, and then get it :). This book is explaining all you have mentioned. According to this book the reasons for not understanding math during the high school are: teacher incompetence in math and teaching, difficult for a child and non unified naming convention, not enough time invested, etc. The author is a physicist by education, and his son is a living proof he knows what he's writing about. Good luck!

That reminds me. How many remember this book?

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

In theory, learning math independently (as opposed to taking courses or hiring a tutor) basically boils down to (1) obtaining some good, relevant books, and (2) actually doing enough problems in said books to learn the material.

With that said, the quality of available books varies widely. Some are much better suited to independent study than others. Some books simply focus on showing you suitable algorithms that will equip you well enough to "solve" routine problems, while others focus more on providing a theoretical basis for the material and making sure that you actually understand what's going on. Books of the latter sort are typically more work, but with a higher payoff.

Here are my specific book recommendations for learning high school mathematics and Calculus. The bias is toward being thorough, covering all the theoretical foundations, and assuming that you are willing to do a lot of hard work (though with very high payoff!). If your bias is toward just memorizing a few key formulas or getting off easy, this is not the right list.

How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library) by George Polya
How to Read and Do Proofs: An Introduction to Mathematical Thought Processes by Daniel Solow
Mathematics 6 by Enn R. Nurk and Aksel E. Telgmaa translated and adapted by Will Harte
Algebra by I.M. Gelfand, Alexander Shen
The Method of Coordinates by I.M. Gelfand, E.G. Glagoleva, A.A. Kirilov
Functions and Graphs by I. M. Gelfand, E. G. Glagoleva, A. A. Kirillov
Trigonometry by I.M. Gelfand, Mark Saul
Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
Kiselev's Geometry / Book I. Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev (Author), Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental (Editor)
Euclidean Geometry: A first course by Mark Solomonovich
Calculus, Vol. 1: One-Variable Calculus with an Introduction to Linear Algebra by Tom M. Apostol
Calculus, Vol. 2: Multi-Variable Calculus and Linear Algebra with Applications by Tom M. Apostol

Perhaps the best place to start for a thorough understanding of Math is the Lakoff and Nunez "Where Mathematics Come From: ..."

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Mathematics-Comes-Embodied-Brings/dp/0465037704

Cheers!!