So you want to study mathematics
Are there any &quot;math for people who just want to use it&quot; tracks in math pedagogy? I don&#x27;t care a bit about proving any of it&#x27;s true, or even reading others proofs of same. &quot;Recognize which tool to apply, then apply tool&quot;, all focused on real-world use (so, yes, it wouldn&#x27;t be &quot;real&quot; mathematics). That&#x27;s the math education I&#x27;d like—try as I might, I just can&#x27;t make myself care even a little about math for math&#x27;s sake.<p>I&#x27;ve got <i>Mathematics for the Nonmathematician</i> by Kline and that&#x27;s kinda heading the right way, but what about whole courses of study? More books? It&#x27;s more of an introduction than a thorough resource or course, and feels like it needs another four or five volumes and a <i>lot</i> more exercises to be really useful.<p>I want a mathematics education designed for all those kids (likely a large majority?) who spent math from about junior high on wondering, aloud or to themselves, why the hell they were spending <i>so much</i> time learning all this. One that puts that question front and center and doesn&#x27;t teach a single thing without answering it really well, first.