{"product_id":"thinking-in-math-isbn-9781718505063","title":"Thinking in Math","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking in Math\u003c\/i\u003e teaches readers how to understand mathematics by experimenting with it. Using short, focused Python programs, readers explore how mathematical ideas behave, change, and interact — developing intuition through observation rather than memorization.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMathematics often feels abstract because it is taught as static symbols on a page. But real understanding comes from seeing how ideas behave when you change them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking in Math\u003c\/i\u003e brings an experimental mindset to mathematics, using Python as a tool for exploration. Across eighteen carefully chosen topics, readers write and modify small programs to observe patterns, test assumptions, and see mathematical concepts unfold in real time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a programming book, and it is not a traditional math textbook. Instead, it treats math the way scientists treat physical systems: by running experiments, asking “what if?”, and learning from what happens. With only basic arithmetic and algebra as prerequisites, readers develop mathematical intuition by doing, not by rote.\u003cb\u003eJohn Lehet\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired mathematics professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the owner of Advanced Reasoning Inc., an engineering firm supporting U.S. Navy sonar development. Over his career, he has taught mathematics and computing with a strong emphasis on hands-on exploration, developing activities that help students build genuine intuition rather than rely on memorization.","brand":"No Starch Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48532213465317,"sku":"NP9781718505063","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/thinking-in-math-isbn-9781718505063","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}