Top 10 Best "Mathematics" Books

Mathematics for the Nonmathematician (Dover books explaining science)

Morris Kline

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Journey through Genius

William Dunham

Mathematics

Journey through Genius

Praise for William Dunhams Journey Through Genius The Great Theorems of Mathematics "Dunham deftly guides the reader through the verbal and logical intricacies of major mathematical questions and proofs, conveying a splendid sense of how the greatest mathematicians from ancient to modern times presented their arguments." -Ivars Peterson Author, The Mathematical Tourist Mathematics and Physics Editor, Science News

"It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash." -Isaac Asimov

"It is a captivating collection of essays of major mathematical achievements brought to life by the personal and historical anecdotes which the author has skillfully woven into the text. This is a book which should find its place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in science and the scientists who create it." -R. L. Graham, AT&T Bell Laboratories

"Come on a time-machine tour through 2,300 years in which Dunham drops in on some of the greatest mathematici...

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Mathematics with Applications (9th Edition)

Margaret L. Lial
Thomas W. Hungerford
John Holcomb

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What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods

Richard Courant
Herbert Robbins
Ian Stewart

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Concepts of Modern Mathematics

Ian Stewart

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The Language of Mathematics

Keith Devlin

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Using and Understanding Mathematics

Jeffrey O. Bennett
William L. Briggs

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Basic Mathematics, 10th Edition (Bittinger Developmental Mathematics Series)

Marvin L. Bittinger

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The Language of Mathematics

Keith Devlin

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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics

Timothy Gowers
June Barrow-Green
Imre Leader

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Amusements In Mathematics

One of the largest puzzle collections—430 brainteasers based on algebra, arithmetic, permutations, probability, plane figure dissection, properties of numbers, etc. Intriguing, witty, paradoxical productions of one of the world's foremost creators of puzzles. Full solutions. More than 450 illustrations. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Amusements In Mathematics

Henry Ernest Dudeney

Mathematics

Mathematics

Jan Gullberg
Peter Hilton

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