Who's It For?
Math, BetterExplained is for anyone who wants to enjoy and understand math, including:
- Students: Save hours of frustration -- get things as I wish they were explained to me.
- Teachers/Home Schoolers: Get high-quality educational materials & ideas for your lesson plans.
- Self-learners: Go back and understand concepts at a level rarely discussed in textbooks or classrooms.
What's Inside?
12 chapters drawn from the most popular articles, essential to any learner:
- Developing Math Intuition (Chapter preview)
- The Pythagorean Theorem
- Pythagorean Distance
- Radians and Degrees
- Imaginary Numbers
- Complex Arithmetic
- Exponential Functions & e
- The Natural Logarithm (ln)
- Interest Rates
- Understanding Exponents
- Euler's Formula
- Introduction To Calculus
Explanations That Work
The explanations inside have been developed after years of study, and are consistently among the most popular in their field. I use analogies and diagrams to make concepts click: we're visual creatures, let's use that part of our brain!
For example: Concepts like imaginary numbers just pop into place when you see them as numbers in two dimensions:
We're used to the number line stretching left-to-right; when it spreads vertically, new numbers emerge. This simple insight saves hours of frustration when visualizing imaginary numbers.
Written For Human Beings
Rigid, stiff writing is uncomfortable for us both. I explain the way I wish I was taught: clearly, concisely, and with a sense of humor. Let's learn with conversations, not lectures.
For Your Computer, Phone or eReader
I don't like DRM restrictions any more than you. The ebook is an unrestricted PDF and can be enjoyed anywhere.
Quality Design
Some ebooks look like they were copied out of Word -- not this. Book-quality layout and typography mean it's a joy to print and read at your leisure. Readability is king: wide margins give plenty of room to write notes, and whitespace helps the words flow.
Pricing
Satisfaction Guarantee
If you aren't happy with the book, just contact me within 60 days for a refund. No questions, no hassles.
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About Kalid Azad
I became fascinated with intuitive learning after a tough math class at Princeton University. After cramming for days, the formulas finally clicked -- "Argh! Why couldn't they explain it like that in the first place?" I had to share my insights to save other people my frustration.
That "aha!" moment spawned BetterExplained.com, whose articles have been read by millions worldwide. It's regarded as one of the best places to really understand math. Memorization is fragile, but insights stick.
I've been writing technically for a decade, from chapters in programming textbooks to whitepapers for Microsoft.
