Baby's First Bessel: A Baby Mathematician Book

The first book in the Baby Mathematician series.

Ideal for kids and parents aged 1-99, Baby's First Bessel is a wonderful resource for parents who want to inspire a love of mathematics early on in their child's life, and also for non-baby mathematicians looking for a unique way to introduce advanced calculus topics to young and old learners alike.

Each page is filled with colorful illustrations and simple narrative-driven explanations that demystify the Bessel function in the context of jumping on a trampoline, inspired by Mark Kac's 2012 Can One Hear the Shape of a Drum? making Bessel functions engaging and exciting for young learners.

Warning: I did not shy away from including actual equations and simple derivations (e.g. separation of variables) in this book, so please read at your own risk.