But for people who can read calculus, and sometimes just plain algebra, the drop-dead basic mathematics of a field may not take that long to learn. And it's likely to change your outlook on life more than the math-free popularizations or the highly technical math.

—The Simple Math of Everything

Blog posts

See also

Geometry

How we got there

Geometry was arguably the first mathematical discipline developed by civilization. The need to define human property (or territory) was of utmost importance (because we don't pee on trees - well not for that reason). Knowing where the system came from can give you a greater understanding of what it means.

Square and Cubes

Calculus and Geometry

Geometry

How we got there

Geometry was arguably the first mathematical discipline developed by civilization. The need to define human property (or territory) was of utmost importance (because we don't pee on trees - well not for that reason). Knowing where the system came from can give you a greater understanding of what it means.

Square and Cubes

Calculus and Geometry

• How Everything Works: Making Physics out of the Ordinary by Louis Bloomfield (no math though)

• The Simple Math of Everything by Eliezer Yudkowsky
• Creating The Simple Math of Everything by Matt Simpson, calling for more contributions on the topic.
• Eric Drexler on Learning About Everything, by Vladimir Nesov

• The Simple Math of Everything by Eliezer Yudkowsky
• Creating The Simple Math of Everything by Matt_Simpson,Matt Simpson, calling for more contributions on the topic.
• Eric Drexler on Learning About Everything, by Vladimir Nesov

• The Simple Math of Everything by Eliezer Yudkowsky
• Creating The Simple Math of Everything by Matt_Simpson, calling for more contributions on the topic.
• Eric Drexler on Learning About Everything, by Vladimir Nesov

Links

Videos

• Khan Academy 800+ Youtube videos covering everything from basic arithmetic and algebra to differential equations, physics, and finance

Books

• How Everything Works: Making Physics out of the Ordinary by Louis Bloomfield

• on Wikipedia, definition and a step-through of the proof
• Halting Problem
  • at Michigan State, problem, theorem, and proof
  • University of Edinburgh, explanation of proof