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The Legend of von Neumann (1973) [pdf](gwern.net)
292 points by suopspaces | 163 comments
A 1973 essay by mathematician Paul Halmos recounting the life, achievements, and legends of John von Neumann, presented as a scanned PDF.
The Relativity of Wrong (1989)(hermiene.net)
111 points by tate | 89 comments
The Relativity of Wrong (1988)(hermiene.net)
84 points by speckx | 52 comments
How to Study Mathematics (2017)(math.uh.edu)
219 points by ayoisaiah | 88 comments
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Mathematics for Computer Science (2018) [pdf](courses.csail.mit.edu)
366 points by vismit2000 | 62 comments
PDF of the 2018 revision of the MIT textbook Mathematics for Computer Science by Eric Lehman, F. Thomson Leighton, and Albert R. Meyer.