Books that are About Maths, But Not About Teaching It

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207 books

A Mathematician's Apology by G.H. Hardy
A Mathematician's Apology
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G.H. Hardy

A Mathematician's Apology

G.H. Hardy

97 pages • paperback • 1940

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The Symmetries of Things by Chaim Goodman-Strauss, John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel

The Symmetries of Things

Chaim Goodman-Strauss, John H. Conway, Heidi Burgiel

448 pages • hardcover • 2008

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Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks by Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham

Magical Mathematics: The Mathematical Ideas That Animate Great Magic Tricks

Persi Diaconis, Ron Graham

244 pages • hardcover • 2011

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In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation by William J. Cook

In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman: Mathematics at the Limits of Computation

William J. Cook

248 pages • paperback • 2011

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The Book of Numbers by Richard Guy, John H. Conway

The Book of Numbers

Richard Guy, John H. Conway

310 pages • hardcover • 1995

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Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays: Volume 1 by Richard K. Guy, John H. Conway, Elwyn R. Berlekamp

Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays: Volume 1

Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays #1

Richard K. Guy, John H. Conway, Elwyn R. Berlekamp

296 pages • paperback • 1982

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Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite by Rudy Rucker

Infinity and the Mind: The Science and Philosophy of the Infinite

Rudy Rucker

368 pages • paperback • 1981

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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics by Eugenia Cheng

Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

Eugenia Cheng

304 pages • digital • 2017

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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth by Christos Papadimitriou, Apostolos Doxiadis

Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

Christos Papadimitriou, Apostolos Doxiadis

347 pages • paperback • 2008

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Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry by Marcus du Sautoy

Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry

Marcus du Sautoy

400 pages • 2007

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