Exploring Mathematics with Python
Exploring Mathematics with Python by Arthur Engelby Arthur Engel
Shares rank 4 of 19 mathematics books by recommenders
People recommend it for building mathematical intuition through code and for its wide-ranging, wonderful content, which is accessible even to mathematically inclined laypeople.
8 people recommended Exploring Mathematics with Python by Arthur Engel in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
8 of the 8 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Online Book: Exploring Mathematics with Python”.
Summary written by Claude from 7 comments.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- mixed feelings
- 0
- warn against or regret it
- 0
The record
Recommended in 1 of 12 months
In 1 different thread.
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
- Recommended in 1 threadNeeds 5 or more, not met.
- 8 of its 8 recommenders came from one threadNeeds half or less, not met.
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What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 7 of the 10 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Rich content described as a treasure trove
“Looks like a treasure trove of knowledge.”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Online Book: Exploring Mathematics with Python” “its really wonderful content”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Online Book: Exploring Mathematics with Python” Readers want to read or own it
“I would certainly buy a copy were it printed!”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Online Book: Exploring Mathematics with Python” “Seems great. Added to the backlog”
Comment from 25 Dec 2025 in “Online Book: Exploring Mathematics with Python”
Other mathematics books people recommend
The four most recommended other mathematics books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elements by Euclidby Oliver Byrne | 14 | 2 | 9 | 61% | 8 | — | — |
| Fermat's Last Theoremby Simon Singh | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Gödel's Proofby Nagel and Newman | 9 | 0 | 1 | 90% | 2 | — | — |
| Exploring Mathematics with Pythonby Arthur EngelThis page | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosityby David Bessis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 10 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“its really wonderful content”
“I would certainly buy a copy were it printed!”
“That is what makes it so interesting to a "mathematically inclined" layman”
“This is an excellent resource for building mathematical intuition through code.”
“Seems great. Added to the backlog”
“Really happy to see it revived in Python.”
“Looks like a treasure trove of knowledge.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 2 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.