A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
I have a genuine question which might sound dumb but I really do wonder.<p>How do you actually read math, physics and programming books?<p>Reading them the same way as you'd read a novel doesn't seem right.
I try to go chapter after chapter and make notes but I often get bored because I don't see the usage in my real life coding. Maybe I'm not working on problems that are challenging enough?
Also after few chapters it often turns into a "job" of finishing the book. I don't have the pleasure of learning new stuff anymore.<p>Do you really finish such books? What am I doing wrong?