No More Booklikes, BYE

Math, bleh. I struggled to get through this. I read it in small increments and almost got excited about math from her level of enthusiasm. I suffer from math trauma and hoped this book could be a possible redo for my math spirit. I was lost in the system at school finishing only what was required (forced) on me to graduate. I bake an thought the connection would bring out the light bulbs in my head. The author did a good job of tying in the recipes with a mathematical concept. I could see some of what she was saying but I didn’t always see the connection. I think it was from my lessons in the past being so “find the correct answer” not “why/how to work it.” She expected more out me as a reader. I didn’t enjoy the book but I did end it felling like I gained a stronger connection between my cooking and math in a way I never considered before. Basically I had flashing glimpse of brilliance, several times.LOL.
I would have done well with a teacher who brought some of these ideas to life in a classroom. It felt like she was leaning towards a teaching method that would take students to a new level of understanding. I hope so. Everyone should feel that math is not that hard. I think basic HS algebra and up is the level for this. There is a little test to see where your level of abstraction comfort is. I don’t want to talk about what level I tested on.
The recipes ? Not the greatest but hey it’s not a cookbook. There are a couple that made my tongue want to run away.
So did I like the book or not ? I don’t know, I cringe and smile when thinking back on my experience. I did gain some knowledge of myself and mathematical category theory. When I was perusing cookbooks for recipes to try I caught myself using some of her lessons. Dang it, I learned something. I have plans to re-read this slower next time.math study