Classic Mathematics Books for Lifelong Learners ↗
The books people recommended
2019-02-16 · 191 points · 56 comments · 36 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.
- 5What Is Mathematics?
- 3Proofs from The Book
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- 2Principles of Mathematical Analysis
- 2Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity
David Foster Wallace
2 here · 7 all-time · #966 overall
- 2Prime Obsession
- 2Surreal Numbers
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- 1Algebra
- 1Road to Reality
- 1How to Prove It
- 1A Book of Abstract Algebra
- 1Book of Proof
- 1Our Mathematical Universe
- 1Measurement
- 1Geometry and the Imagination
- 1Fermat's Enigma
- 1Journey Through Genius
- 1A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics
- 1The Joy of X
- 1Elements of Mathematics
- 1The Art and Craft of Problem Solving
- 1Conceptual Mathematics
- 1God Created the Integers
- 1Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
- 1The Book of Numbers
- 1Introduction to Graph Theory
- 1A Logical Approach to Discrete Math
- 1Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
Kip Thorne
1 here · 3 all-time · #2231 overall
- 1How to Think Like a Mathematician
- 1Prelude to Mathematics