Comments on: What are the “great books” of mathematics? http://www.castingoutnines.net/2010/02/05/what-are-the-%e2%80%9cgreat-books%e2%80%9d-of-mathematics/ Eclectic thoughts on education, math, teaching, and technology Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:22:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matthew Bardoe http://www.castingoutnines.net/2010/02/05/what-are-the-%e2%80%9cgreat-books%e2%80%9d-of-mathematics/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Matthew Bardoe Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:14:49 +0000 http://www.castingoutnines.net/?p=40#comment-16 These probably don't count, but I do read them again and again and enjoy them tremendously: The book of numbers by Conway and Guy. There is so much there, and it is all presented in way that you can understand it and marvel. So many things I wish I had learned somewhere between high school and my math ph.d. are in there. Skeleton Key of Mathematics by Littlewood. Would never have understood p-adic numbers at all without it. Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays Conway, Berlekamp, and Guy. An intense level of ideas, methods, and questions presented in such a lively way. It brings me back and makes me dream about math research. Concrete Mathematics Graham, Knuth, Patashnik. Deep stuff, Hard stuff, important stuff with again, a lively presentation. These probably don’t count, but I do read them again and again and enjoy them tremendously:

The book of numbers by Conway and Guy. There is so much there, and it is all presented in way that you can understand it and marvel. So many things I wish I had learned somewhere between high school and my math ph.d. are in there.

Skeleton Key of Mathematics by Littlewood. Would never have understood p-adic numbers at all without it.

Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays Conway, Berlekamp, and Guy. An intense level of ideas, methods, and questions presented in such a lively way. It brings me back and makes me dream about math research.

Concrete Mathematics Graham, Knuth, Patashnik. Deep stuff, Hard stuff, important stuff with again, a lively presentation.

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