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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tel Sep 9, 2013 View on HN

Yes!Grab a copy of "Proofs from the Book". It's tremendous.

jakovleff Oct 24, 2019 View on HN

I recommend “What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods” by Courant and Robbins. It’s a classic.

jungturk Jun 14, 2022 View on HN

Excellent book on just that subject, if you're not already familiar with it:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/748807.Mathematics

dboreham Feb 16, 2018 View on HN

You could try : What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods https://www.amazon.com/dp/0195105192

zakk Jul 3, 2020 View on HN

I suggest "What Is Mathematics?" by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_Mathematics%3F

xNeil May 19, 2021 View on HN

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.

tzs Jun 15, 2020 View on HN

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

Andrew2565 Oct 22, 2022 View on HN

An annotated list of popular math books extracted from the Math Assoc. of America's reading list for undergraduates.

whitepoplar Nov 30, 2016 View on HN

This book is fantastic and should get you pretty far: https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Content-Methods-Meaning-V...

turingspiritfly Feb 16, 2019 View on HN

Why not The Princeton Companion to Mathematics?