Mike's Notes
On a recent visit to Christchurch, NZ, I hunted for libraries with math books and found more than I expected.
Resources
- https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/
- https://libcat.canterbury.ac.nz/
- https://www.christchurchnz.com/
- https://epicinnovation.co.nz/
- https://works.nz/day-pass/
- https://ministryofawesome.com/
- https://aoteanationalservices.co.nz/
- https://www.sharedspace.co.nz/listings/office-space/canterbury/christchurch-city/
- https://www.colliers.co.nz/en-nz/new-zealand/cities/christchurch
- https://datacom.com/nz/en/products/data-centres/locations/gloucester-christchurch
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbert_space
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Last Updated
20/09/2026
QA322
Mike is the inventor and architect of Pipi and the founder of Ajabbi.
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Christchurch Public Library System
I found some useful mathematics books in the Christchurch Public Library System.
University of Canterbury
At the University of Canterbury, the library dedicated to physics and engineering is officially called the Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) Library | Te Puna Pūkaha me te Pūtaiao. It is at 57 Creyke Road, Ilam, Christchurch 8041. The 100 bus route goes there.
I went hunting for books in the Mathematics Section. The library uses the Library of Congress system. QA322 was the section for books on Functional Analysis. There were a lot of books. I was looking for books on Hilbert Spaces, then broadened my search to John von Neumann, Monte Carlo, etc. I took a lot of notes and confirmed that Hilbert spaces are highly relevant to Pipi.
Hierarchy of mathematical spaces.
Hilbert spaces are a subset of Inner product spaces, which are a subset of normed vector spaces, which are a subset of metric spaces, which in turn are a subset of topological spaces. - Wikipedia
I also met, over several days, with staff from the computer engineering, software, and mathematics departments to discuss future collaboration opportunities after Ajabbi's successful scaling.
I'll need to find some very good mathematicians. Their absence will be a limiting factor.
Christchurch
I attended many local meetings with software developers (IT Curry, WordPress Meetup) and met with potential suppliers and agencies. Christchurch seems to offer strong opportunities, talent and interest. I learned a great deal by asking questions and listening.
Books Discovered
Here is a list of books I'm reading or will read, and will order for the future Ajabbi Research Library.
- The Man from the Future - The visionary life of John von Neumann by Anayo Bhattacharya. Penguin, 2023. (Excellent read)
- Topology: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Earl. OUP, 2019.
- 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know by Tony Crilly. Greenfinch, 2022.
- Chaos Theory & Business Planning by John Legge. Stewart & Wilkinson, 1990.
- Learning Algorithms: A Programmer's Guide to Writing Better Code, by George A. Heineman. O'Reilly, 2021. (Excellent)
- Quantum Leaps: How Maths Drives Scientific Progress, by Hugh Barker. Atlantic Books, 2024.
- Introduction to Monte-Carlo Method by Istvan Manno. Akademai Kiado 1999.
- Mathematical Techniques by D. W. Smith & P. Smith. OUP, 2008.
- The Secret Life of Equations by Rich Cochrane. Firefly Books, 2016. (Excellent)
- Mathematical Modelling: Models, Analysis and Applications by Sandip Banerjee. CRC Press, 2013. (Very useful)
- Linear Algebra for Dummies by Mary Jane Sterling. Wiley, 2009.
- Quantum Physics for Dummies by Andrew Zimmerman Jones. Wiley 2024. (Excellent)
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