Mathematics reading recommendations
Supplemental textbooks
Book | Author | ISBN and purchase links | Why we're recommending it |
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Measurement | Paul Lockhart | ISBN 10-0674057554, Amazon paperback | Paul Lockhart is a professional mathematician who spent years teaching high school developing innovative curriculum. This offers a mathematical sophisticate's accessible take on geometry and calculus. |
The Mathematical Experience | Philip J. Davis, Reuben Hersh | ISBN 978-0395929681, Amazon paperback | The book provides excellent insight into the kind of work that mathematicians do, without requiring the readers to grasp a lot of mathematics. |