Welcome to the Mathematics Index

I have a particular interest in making maths less of a pain for people to learn. There are some excellent things out there in the wilds of the Internet, and in the depths of Libraries. I am trying to collect some good stuff and present some good things of my own...more to come.

Probability and Statistics

Having never studied these in detail, only having been told it in a 'taken for granted' way in school, I'm now trying to understand the ideas of probability and statistics from the fundamentals. This way, when I write and talk about these things, I'll be able to avoid the worst kinds of vagueness.

• Notes on probability - assorted quotes about probability concepts discovered during travels. Growing regularly.
• Notes on statistics - quotes picked up during reading about statistics that might be IMPORTANT. Growing regularly.

Learning Mathematics

• Numbers, counting, shorthand - does the assumption that some ideas in mathematics are 'the basic ones' destroy confidence AND enjoyment?