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The Calculus of Friendship
by Steven Strogatz
Thirty years of letters between Strogatz and his high school calculus teacher, mostly about math problems, quietly about life and loss. Short and touching.
Read it if…
you want a book about mentorship and math.
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Skip it if…
you want no equations.
Try instead: The Mathematics of Love →
Three things you will actually use
- Mentorship outlasts school.
- Problems are a way to connect.
- Say the personal things too.
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Read the early letters.
Our verdict
Teacher and student.
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