An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
 Superb Introduction for the Mathematical Sophisticate: This classic deserves its reputation but be warned that it is not an introduction for mathematical neophytes. The authors take detours (which sometimes are looks ahead) from the main path of [... more]
$150.00
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A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity
A History of Mathematics covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often [... more]
$91.86
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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's ...
Amazon.com Review: When Andrew Wiles of Princeton University announced a solution of Fermat's last theorem in 1993 it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already [... more]
$23.00
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
Actually tried it: I actually tried the techniques in this book while taking freshman physics at Harvard. They weren't all that helpful. I remember it sounding good, but being fairly useless when it came to attacking challenging textbook and recitation [... more]
$49.50
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method ...
Actually tried it: I actually tried the techniques in this book while taking freshman physics at Harvard. They weren't all that helpful. I remember it sounding good, but being fairly useless when it came to attacking challenging textbook and recitation [... more]
$17.95
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Fermat's Last Theorem: Unlocking the Secret of an ...
Amazon.com Review: Born in 1601, Pierre de Fermat lived a quiet life as a civil servant in Toulouse, France. In his spare time, however, Fermat dabbled in mathematics, and somehow managed to become one of the great mathematical theorists of his century. [... more]
$13.00
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Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's ...
Amazon.com Review: When Andrew Wiles of Princeton University announced a solution of Fermat's last theorem in 1993, it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already [... more]
$14.95
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The World's Most Famous Math Problem: The Proof of ...
Blame the publisher for Marilyn's mistakes: I picked this up cheaply at a used book shop based on Marilyn Vos Savant's reputation, she has the world's highest I.Q., and I was curious as to what her writing was like. It's quite good, as you would expect [... more]
$12.95
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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers
Superb Introduction for the Mathematical Sophisticate: This classic deserves its reputation but be warned that it is not an introduction for mathematical neophytes. The authors take detours (which sometimes are looks ahead) from the main path of [... more]
$60.00
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Fermat's Last Theorem
Amazon.com Review: When Andrew Wiles of Princeton University announced a solution of Fermat's last theorem in 1993, it electrified the world of mathematics. After a flaw was discovered in the proof, Wiles had to work for another year--he had already [... more]
$18.60
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The Artist and the Mathematician
fluff & fuss, but where's the math?: This book is disappointing on a number of levels. I'll mention just a few. First, it is peppered with overstated superlatives. Every mathematician seems to be extremely important and every theorem is extremely [... more]
$14.95
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Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant (Princeton Science ...
Good but demanding: Target: Despite what the author says in the introduction, the book is addressing people with a firm grip on high-school (=real) calculus; not only does Havil go into difficult topics, his proofs are rather succinct and often require [... more]
$29.95
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