love and math
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love and math
Edward Frenkel
3 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2014–2020.
What people on Hacker News said
A very powerful book, both for its insights into incredible symmetries across all fields of mathematics (touching on QM and fields), and for the appeal to a positive and engaging attitude towards an incredibly rich fabric of math everywhere in the world
Such a great book for people who love math. The end of the book gets a little bit hairy with more complex subjects but it is a great story from Mr Frenkel of going from school to working on the Langlands Project - toted as the rosetta stone for math.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Recommend a maths book for a teenager? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2014? 2014 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What book are you reading? 2014 · 1 recommendation