Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows very well knew how it feels to struggle with math. She could not pass in math and science course. When she saw how her lack of mathematical and technical understanding limited her options—both to rise in the military and to explore other careers—she returned to school with the determination to re-tool her brain to master the very subjects that had given her so much trouble throughout her entire life.
A Mind for Numbers is the right option for students struggling in math and science as it throws light on an effective learning of the subject. Subject like math requires both creative and analytic thinking. Most people think that there’s only one way to do a problem, when in actuality, there are often a number of different solutions—you just need the creativity to see them. For example, there are more than three hundred different known proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.
The book not only includes the learning strategies applicable to math and science but also to other subjects one is struggling in. This book is a guide based on the latest research in the cognitive sciences and provides a clear, appropriate and entertaining solution as to how to get the most out of learning. This is a must-read for anyone who has struggled with mathematics and anyone interested in enhancing their learning experience. The book comes in paperback and is available on Amazon
about the authorBabara Oakley is a professor of engineering in Oakland University. She is involved in multiple areas of research, ranging from STEM education, to engineering education, to learning practices. She has received many awards for her teaching, including the coveted National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award.
Product Details
- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: TarcherPerigee (31 July 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9780399165245
- ISBN-13: 978-0399165245
- ASIN: 039916524X
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm
About the Author
Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She has received many awards for her teaching, including the coveted National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award.
Review
“If you struggled through math and slept through science, there’s hope. In A Mind for Numbers, polymath Barbara Oakley reveals how to unlock the analytic powers of our brains so we can learn how to learn. This book should be required reading for students—and for my mother.”
—Adam Grant, New York Times-bestselling author of The Originals
“A good teacher will leave you educated. But a great teacher will leave you curious. Well, Barbara Oakley is a great teacher. Not only does she have a mind for numbers, she has a way with words, and she makes every one of them count.”
—Mike Rowe, creator and host of Discovery Channel’s "Dirty Jobs" and CEO of mikeroweWORKS
"Superb not only for those who are struggling or who are expert at math, but for readers who wish to think and comprehend more efficiently."
—Library Journal
“An ingeniously accessible introduction to the science of human cognition—along with practical advice on how to think better.”
—James Taranto, The Wall Street Journal
“In my book The Math Instinct, I described how we have known since the early 1990s that all ordinary people can do mathematics, and in The Math Gene, I explained why the capacity for mathematical thinking is both a natural consequence of evolution and yet requires effort to unleash it. What I did not do is show how to tap in to that innate ability. Professor Oakley does just that.”
—Keith Devlin, NPR Weekend Edition’s “Math Guy”Rent & Security Return Pollicy
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