[demonshalo]

>in effect what you are asking for is magic, a stone floating in the air with nothing to support it.

Isn't that how we all learn math? in fact, isn't that how we all learn anything really?

When you are in 2nd grade, you don't start by learning about Riemann hypothesis. You start at the tip of the pyramid and drill downwards into complexity.

I am not asking for something magical here. I just wish that more math was communicated in a simplified manner that would help bring in people from all walks of life into the world of science.

[tankenmate]

The simple way is to follow the steps, start at the bottom and work your way up. Eventually you will get to the point where it makes sense. The terminology and the understanding is opaque to a neophyte because ideas are non-trivial.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic -- Clarke