Two Millennia of Mathematics: From Archimedes to Gauss
 Math motivated by history: You might think this is a history of math book but it isn't, it's a math book where the 5 topics are subjects the author likes and he motivates the math via some history. You can "look inside" to see the topics, but [... more]
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Geometry of Surfaces
Interesting advanced undergraduate course: Stillwell contends (in his preface) that the geometry of surfaces of constant curvature is an ideal topic for such a course, and he gives three convincing reasons for that, the most important one being " [... more]
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Queen of Mathematics: A Historically Motivated Guide to ...
Broader introduction than usual: I would agree with everything the first reviewer has written. This book is very readable, and it introduces a large number of important general concepts in number theory. What separates this book from other " [... more]
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The World of Mathematics, Vol. 1
Learn From the Masters!: Carl Friedrich Gauss, a famous 18th century mathematician said "Learn from the Masters". The World of mathematics gives us all this opportunity. This monumental collection of articles from the Masters throws light on [... more]
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Discrete Mathematics
Redundancies and Excessive Prose Detract from High Quality: Suzanne Epp is an excellent writer and no one could accuse her of skimping on content. However there is such a thing as overkill. Certain sections badly need trimming and clarity: teaching from [... more]
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General Investigations of Curved Surfaces: Edited with ...
Author: Karl Friedrich Gauss Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 516.36 EAN: 9780486446455 Edition: 1 ISBN: 048644645X Number Of Pages: 144 Publication Date: 2005-10-24 [... more]
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Measuring the World: A Novel
Genius at work and play: It is not uncommon to find fictional accounts of the lives of famous historical figures, nor of encounters between them. Kehlmann's book is unusual in its choice of personalities and in the way in which he creates an entertaining [... more]
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Karma Sutra
A superb CD in its category: The CD is enjoyable to people of all age. I specially enjoy the five tracks by Ratnabali, Corciolli, Gallo, Edson-X and Nude. It has a special blending of electronic music, different instruments and voice. Some of the tracks [... more]
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Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with ...
No CD-Rom!: The main purpose of this textbook is supposed to be the combination of the visualization of curves and surfaces along with the traditional differential geometry materials. This book makes a great effort to realize this lofty goal with some [... more]
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Letter to a Christian Nation
Amen: The book is literally a letter, 91 pages in a booklet format, I read it in about 20 minutes. The "letter" by Sam Harris is addressed to christians re-iterating his support for the separation of State and Church. His points are well made, [... more]
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The World of Mathematics, Vol. 2
Learn From the Masters!: Carl Friedrich Gauss, a famous 18th century mathematician said "Learn from the Masters". The World of mathematics gives us all this opportunity. This monumental collection of articles from the Masters throws light on [... more]
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Measuring the World
Genius at work and play: It is not uncommon to find fictional accounts of the lives of famous historical figures, nor of encounters between them. Kehlmann's book is unusual in its choice of personalities and in the way in which he creates an entertaining [... more]
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