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A Mind for NumbersBarbara A. Oakley

A Mind for Numbers

2014336 pages
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The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand how it feels to struggle with math. She flunked her way through high school math and science courses, before enlisting in the army immediately after graduation. When she saw how her lack of…

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2 editions
  • Audiobook · English · 2015
    Gildan Media · 9781469061993
  • Paperback · English · 2014
    Tarcher · 336 pages · 9780399165245
MathematicsStudy and teachingMath anxietyEducational psychologyPsychological aspectsPedagogisk psykologiPsykologiska aspekterMatematik