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So I just want to give a little bit of insight into what I usually read as like… a paper book. The one I’m currently reading through is Humble Pi By Matt Parker. The book is an incredible presentation of mathematics in a easily digestible format with jokes and fun remarks scattered about to keep your attention on the subject. I find that many of these mathematics books are really good at keeping a steady pacing and leading the reader to continue. It kind of makes sense that these books are good at that since many have the preconceived notion that math is boring.

Is math boring? Or is it the way that math is presented that is boring? I choose to believe it’s the presentation that is boring. But I’m a math major. I’m probably biased. The intrigue and attention I give to mathematics is going to be greater than the average individual however I really like the way Matt Parker frames mathematics by showing just how much mathematics is intertwined with our daily lives. And they keep you reading by telling us exactly how bad it would be if suddenly the math went wrong. While these kinds of books aren’t really a great study for my fiction books, the structure of a story with hook, promise, payoff still apply and are very strictly followed to keep a reader on the mathematics. Unlike a cool fantasy world that you can picture in your head, it’s very difficult to picture a 64 byte computer system and it’s internal memory. The structure of a story is very apparent and I’ve found the book to be a nice case study for my own work.