Clive Newstead's 459-page open pure math textbook joins ChapterPal's collection
burkov · x · 2026-10-11
ML author Andriy Burkov notes that Clive Newstead's An Infinite Descent into Pure Mathematics (2022) is now in ChapterPal's collection of open textbooks.
The 459-page book targets students moving from computational math (standard calculus) into abstract pure mathematics and rigorous proof construction. It has 391 illustrations, 804 exercises and 19 activities, requires little beyond elementary algebra, and aims to turn passive consumers of formulas into active producers of rigorous arguments.
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