Think Like a Mathematician: How to Solve Any Problem Faster and More Effectively

It is commonly believed that mathematicians are people endowed with exceptional intellectual abilities that must be developed from early childhood. For most, the precision and logic of mathematical thinking are inaccessible. Barbara Oakley, Ph.D., proves in this book that it is possible, and sometimes necessary, to change the way one thinks. She urges readers to train their brains and provides specific examples that anyone can master the techniques that all specialists in the exact and natural sciences use, either explicitly or implicitly.
By reading this book, you will learn to solve problems efficiently in any field of knowledge; master the interleaving method (alternating different types of problems); learn to "compress" key ideas so that they are easier to retain in memory, and discover a lot of new insights about the capabilities of your brain!