I would look into very basic texts (doesn't even have to be a full book) on what a proof is and how proofs work, e.g.: What is the most important math for an educated person to be familiar with?Īs someone who took an honors calculus class in high school, liked it, and did alright in the class, but who has probably forgotten most of it by now and needs to relearn it, how should I go about learning that math?
Secondarily, what are some of the most important of that " drop-dead basic fundamental embarrassingly simple mathematics" from different fields? What fields are mathematically based, other than physics and evolutionary biology, and economics? So, what math do I need to know? What are the generally applicable mathematical principles that are most worth learning? The above quote seems to indicate at least calculus, and everyone is a fan of Bayesian statistics (which I know little about). I want to have access to outlook-changing insights. And it's likely to change your outlook on life more than the math-free popularizations or the highly technical math.
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. Not unless you plan to become a professional in the field. Not, necessarily, the high-falutin' complicated damn math that appears in the latest journal articles. It seems to me that there's a substantial advantage in knowing the drop-dead basic fundamental embarrassingly simple mathematics in as many different subjects as you can manage. I think (though maybe I'm wrong) that mathematics is one of the most important things to understand.Įliezer said in the simple math of everything: It includes things like experimental methodology and cognitive psychology (obviously), along with "support disciplines" like computer science and economics. I have started to put together a sort of curriculum for learning the subjects that lend themselves to rationality.
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