Math Book Recommendations
Users recommend classic and popular mathematics books like 'What Is Mathematics?' by Courant and Robbins, 'Proofs from the Book', and 'The Princeton Companion to Mathematics' for understanding mathematical ideas, proofs, and concepts.
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Yes!Grab a copy of "Proofs from the Book". It's tremendous.
I recommend “What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods” by Courant and Robbins. It’s a classic.
Excellent book on just that subject, if you're not already familiar with it:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/748807.Mathematics
You could try : What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195105192
I suggest "What Is Mathematics?" by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Mathematics%3F
I'm sure you'd enjoy What is Mathematics? by Robbin and Courant. Take a look at it, hope it's kind of what you're looking for.
In the math books, a gem is "Proofs from THE BOOK" [1].[1] https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-662-57265-8
An annotated list of popular math books extracted from the Math Assoc. of America's reading list for undergraduates.
This book is fantastic and should get you pretty far: https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-V...
Why not The Princeton Companion to Mathematics?