Mathematics & Data Science books. Plus some eye-opening coverages of facts and how to make a great 3-minute sales proposal.
Sections
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Mathematics
Data Science
Learning
Just Plain Fun
Mathematics
Great perspective on using mathematics. This book shows you how mathematical thinking sharpens everyday judgment.
How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Fun (if you love math!) Still interesting even if you don’t love math.
Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes World
What fun! Matt does a wicked job making Mat fun (Yes, I said Math - he's British. I am not LOL)
Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong - Matt Parker
Outstanding book that challenges ALl our assumptions. Eye opener for sure!
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World
Must read. Absolute must.
How to Measure Anything: Value of Intangibles
Calculus is fundamental to our existence. A basic intuitive understanding is helpful to everyone.
Infinite Powers: How Calculus Reveals Secrets
Another Matt Parker book…another great read
Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension | A Mathematician's ...
Excellent quick reference!
Statistics in a Nutshell: Quick Reference
The golden ration appears throughout our lives from art to biology to botany. Made me apprecuate the aesthecis of mathematics.
The Golden Ratio: Story of Phi Number
Excellent read on how “big data” can be misused and abused.
Weapons of Math Destruction: Big Data & Inequality
Shape shows you how geometry underlies the structure of reality. From voting districts and pandemics to computer vision and soap bubbles. (Triangles everywhere!)
Shape: Hidden Geometry of Info, Biology & More
Data Science
Great read.
Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread
Eye opener!
Everybody Lies: Big Data & What the Internet Tells Us
I was wrong about a lot!
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World
This was my entry point into Data Science
Practical Data Science with R - Nina Zumel and John Mount
Classic! Great examples
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
A must own if you do any work with visualizations
The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Data
Nice overview of all the gobble-Dee-gook
Data Management at Scale, 2nd Edition [Book]
Learning
It's not the learning that's hard…it's the remembering
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning
Need to make a presentation in under 3 minutes? You need this book!
The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less, Get More
For any serious statistics student!
The Lady Tasting Tea: How Statistics Revolutionized Science
Just Plain Fun
We all need a distraction from time to time. These are for those times.
What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light?
What If?: Scientific Answers to Absurd Questions
Another classic from Randall Munroe!
What If? 2: Serious Scientific Answers
Sometimes, you need to step away for a few minutes!
Office Origami: The Successful Slacker's Guide
Funny and warm AND educational. I love how Bill Bryson treats his subjects.
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words Guide
Just what the tile says: a history of ALMOST everything from atoms to biology to scientists (which I found very amusing - some these folks were bonkers!)
A Short History of Nearly Everything: Bryson, Bill
Real life thriller! A gripping account of Stuxnet that reads like a techno-thriller while staying grounded in solid sourcing and clear explanations of complex cyber operations. It's a true recounting but I added it under Fun Reads because, well…it wa...
