Barbara Oakley
The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set,...
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Barbara Oakley
The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set,...
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This book offers practical strategies and techniques to improve learning, particularly for challenging technical subjects like math, science, and programming.
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It helps developers think more intentionally about professional growth.
Referenced by multiple developers, suggesting consistent practical value.
Valued for its practical approach — concepts connect directly to real-world engineering decisions and daily work.
"Read these books, immediately, and apply the concepts as you do your programming pre-work (or some such other coding challenges before coming into school)."
— akiramakes · So, you’re gonna go to code school, huh?? · Sep 16, 2018
"A Mind For Numbers, or it's companion course on Coursera, Learning To Learn are great at cementing this approach."
— syntopikyle · My System For Ramping Up With "No Free Time" · Jul 10, 2019
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