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edited Aug 4, 2015 at 18:48

Here are some examples of really accessible textbooks:

In my opinion, the best textbooks take an approach of:

Limiting the scope to things that a non-expert reader is likely to find interesting.
Consciously treating the field as containing mysteries:
- Asking "How can we figure something like this out?"
- Showing that even experts make mistakes, and that ordinary people can figure things out.
- Providing examples of the limits of what is known at the time.
Illustrate the ideas with pictures and/or examples.
Show a clear, practical, step-by-step way to solve each solvable problem.
Show a clear, practical way to check how accurate (or useful) each answer is.

These books tend to be well-organized, with big fonts and clear summaries. They emphasize "you can do it yourself" sanity checks rather than proofs.

Here are some examples of really accessible textbooks:

In my opinion, the best textbooks take an approach of:

Limiting the scope to things that a non-expert reader is likely to find interesting.
Consciously treating the field as containing mysteries:
- Asking "How can we figure something like this out?"
- Showing that even experts make mistakes, and that ordinary people can figure things out.
- Providing examples of the limits of what is known at the time.
Illustrate the ideas with pictures and/or examples.
Show a clear, practical, step-by-step way to solve each solvable problem.
Show a clear, practical way to check how accurate (or useful) each answer is.

These books tend to be well-organized, with big fonts and clear summaries. They emphasize "you can do it yourself" sanity checks rather than proofs.

Here are some examples of really accessible textbooks:

In my opinion, the best textbooks take an approach of:

Limiting the scope to things that a non-expert reader is likely to find interesting.
Consciously treating the field as containing mysteries:
- Asking "How can we figure something like this out?"
- Showing that even experts make mistakes, and that ordinary people can figure things out.
- Providing examples of the limits of what is known at the time.
Illustrate the ideas with pictures and/or examples.
Show a clear, practical, step-by-step way to solve each solvable problem.
Show a clear, practical way to check how accurate (or useful) each answer is.

These books tend to be well-organized, with big fonts and clear summaries. They emphasize "you can do it yourself" sanity checks rather than proofs.

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created Jul 26, 2015 at 8:34

Here are some examples of really accessible textbooks:

In my opinion, the best textbooks take an approach of:

Limiting the scope to things that a non-expert reader is likely to find interesting.
Consciously treating the field as containing mysteries:
- Asking "How can we figure something like this out?"
- Showing that even experts make mistakes, and that ordinary people can figure things out.
- Providing examples of the limits of what is known at the time.
Illustrate the ideas with pictures and/or examples.
Show a clear, practical, step-by-step way to solve each solvable problem.
Show a clear, practical way to check how accurate (or useful) each answer is.

These books tend to be well-organized, with big fonts and clear summaries. They emphasize "you can do it yourself" sanity checks rather than proofs.