8. Links
Books
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Eduard Cech, What and Why is Higher Mathematics. Available at http://dml.cz/dmlcz/402512. This is the only beginner Czech book on differential calculus that I know, but it is a little more mathematically challenging than my text. It's from 1942.
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Roland Barthes, Mythology, chapter Einstein's Brain. You can find information about the book at https://monoskop.org. In this essay by a well-known French semiotician, you will find an analysis of the fetishism of Einstein's legacy, which is shown in the treatment of his brain after death. I mention the essay especially because it discusses the perceived magical properties of equations, which are perceived as the key to knowledge. For example, everyone knows the equation $E=mc^2$, but it is not its shape that made Einstein famous, but it will understand and explain the relationship of individual physical quantities.
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Jorge Luis Borges, Avatars of the Tortoise. Available at https://faculty.cord.edu/andersod/BorgesAvatars.pdf. It is an essay by a well-known Argentinian short story-teller describing the ancient relationship of humans to infinity, based on the example of Zeno's paradoxes.
Miscellaneous
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To learn more about mathematical analysis and its use in physics, I recommend visiting the archive of the correspondence workshop FYKOS organized by students from MFF UK. Visit https://fykos.cz.
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Mathematical calculations can be performed using an algorithm at https://www.wolframalpha.com/.
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