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stopsatgreen's review against another edition
5.0
You probably wouldn't expect a book on mathematics to rate so highly, but this is so clearly written and covers such interesting topics that it just carries you along with it even if you don't always fully understand the concepts that are being explained.
nv6acaat's review against another edition
5.0
If you've not read any prior pop-math books, this is an excellent place to start. Any chapter here that piques your interest probably has its own entire subcategory of books, to follow. Even though I've read a lot of previous pop-math, this author is fun to read - though it does slow down here and there.
gottabekb's review against another edition
4.0
This took me awhile to get through but it wasn't because the book was dry or difficult to understand. I enjoyed some chapters more than most (loved the chapter on counting). I love math and I would recommend this to people who are interested in learning more about math.
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
4.0
The irony of this book is that it was so good I wanted to go through it slowly enough to absorb all the information, which led to me getting distracted and reading other things instead, so it took me approximately forever to finish it.
Entertaining and informative, and occasionally mind blowing, I would recommend this book be read by anyone who is considering whether to study higher branches of mathematics. If the concepts here intrigue you, go for it! If they put you off, go for a different focus of study, but at least you'll have a basic exposure to the concepts, which is more than a lot of people have.
I'd also highly recommend this book for anyone who's about to teach math to children, as it goes into some of the differences between how different cultures teach math, and will give you ideas for fun ways to present some math concepts.
Entertaining and informative, and occasionally mind blowing, I would recommend this book be read by anyone who is considering whether to study higher branches of mathematics. If the concepts here intrigue you, go for it! If they put you off, go for a different focus of study, but at least you'll have a basic exposure to the concepts, which is more than a lot of people have.
I'd also highly recommend this book for anyone who's about to teach math to children, as it goes into some of the differences between how different cultures teach math, and will give you ideas for fun ways to present some math concepts.
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