Six Math Essentials by Terence Tao

47 points by digital55 an hour ago on hackernews | 4 comments

The book is quite basic. Don't expect to get much out of it if you have a STEM degree.

> The book is quite basic.

Perplexing how it's on the front page then given the background of the median HN user (presumably technical with some STEM background in general, some pure VC bros peppered in etc).

The Tao love conquers all, as it were.

: golly_ned | 20 minutes ago
I enjoy reading less technical books even on technical topics I know about. They serve a different purpose.

lbeckman314 | 50 minutes ago

Previous Discussion (February 2026): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47113796

TIL about Quanta Books, thanks OP — will be checking this out! :D