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Here's Looking at Euclid: A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math by Alex Bellos
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.