This may be a bit “out there” as a suggestion, but I’d recommend a bit of math for anyone interested.
Depending on the math, it is a very structural node of thought. Also depending on the kind of math, you get many verbal arguments — it’s not just pages of expressions strung together by equals signs.
Something like combinatorics is good. It’s a fresh start (most people only see one or two combinatorial things if they make it to calc), focused on counting—so like poker probabilities and stuff as like “week 1” applications of the theory. Also, there’s definitely some algebraic manipulation, but at their core, most combinatorial arguments are very clearly about describing a situation just right.
I think my first combinatorics text was Brualdi, and it’s perfectly good (and was on libgen last I checked).
This may be a bit “out there” as a suggestion, but I’d recommend a bit of math for anyone interested.
Depending on the math, it is a very structural node of thought. Also depending on the kind of math, you get many verbal arguments — it’s not just pages of expressions strung together by equals signs.
Something like combinatorics is good. It’s a fresh start (most people only see one or two combinatorial things if they make it to calc), focused on counting—so like poker probabilities and stuff as like “week 1” applications of the theory. Also, there’s definitely some algebraic manipulation, but at their core, most combinatorial arguments are very clearly about describing a situation just right.
I think my first combinatorics text was Brualdi, and it’s perfectly good (and was on libgen last I checked).
Formal logic is also a good brain teaser