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> "but my mind immediately went to some of the harder technical writing I've enjoyed [...] math books" What are your favorite Math books, and what texts did yo
by __rito__ 2y ago
> "but my mind immediately went to some of the harder technical writing I've enjoyed [...] math books"
What are your favorite Math books, and what texts did you enjoy the most? Could you please share the titles?
- eigenhombre 2y agoMy very first was Naive Set Theory by Paul Halmos. Way over my head in 7th(?) grade but my first intro to math beyond pre-algebra stuff. Lately I've enjoyed, but did not finish, the Joy of Abstraction by Eugenia Cheng, on category theory. And there was a differential geometry book whose name I have forgotten but whose exercises I really enjoyed, because I could do them in my head while riding the bus, just by thinking about them. I'm not particularly well read on mathematics (had a lot of math in college, hardly any since) but I would like to circle back to reading more at some point.
- __rito__ 2y agoThanks for your reply. The Halmos book is on my to-read list for some months. Will bump it! I also started reading the Cheng book, but I did not finish it either. Let me know the name of the Diff. Geometry book when you remember it. And wish you the best on your plans of circling back.