The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics

The astonishingly prolific author/scientist Clifford Pickover (see the review of his Book of Black for a list of some of his other books) is a math enthusiast with a talent for ferreting out fascinating anecdotes about math, and writing them in a way that inspires wonder.

Accompanied by beautiful illustrations, Pickover’s picks about cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares, the Golden Mean, Penrose Tiles, Xeno’s Paradox, and the butterfly effect just might turn you into a lover of math. It worked for me.

The Math Book by Clifford A. Pickover

20 Dollars US,

Is it worth it?

Maths

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I don’t know why the question was asked?

Looks like a pretty good quality book for $20.

Dropbear said:

Maths

Bloody Septic Tanks, they talk Hamerican not English.

> prime numbers, magic squares, the Golden Mean, Penrose Tiles, Xeno’s Paradox, and the butterfly effect

That lot is pretty simple. Perhaps intended for high school students. Or perhaps the reviewer just cherry-picked the simpler topics.