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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics.
by joubert 17y ago
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics.
- jonsen 17y agoI got i two days ago and have skimmed around: Absolutely recommendable!
- dschobel 17y agoI'll third this recommendation. Fantastic text. http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Companion-Mathematics-Timothy-Gowers/dp/0691118809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245423077&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Companion-Mathematics-Timoth...
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- tptacek 17y agoWhat do people love about this book so much? (I haven't read it).
- menloparkbum 17y agoIt's an encyclopedia of essays on math topics. It's very comprehensive and well edited. However, while it's a cool book, speaking as a former math tutor, it isn't the most helpful from a self study perspective.
- pkrumins 17y agoIt also has a positive side of being impressively huge and it certainly creates a ftw moment for the friends.
- kylec 17y agoOK, I'm about to order it, but I feel as though I might be a little unprepared for its contents - is there another book that I might be able to use to warm up?
- menloparkbum 17y agoI like James R. Newman's "The World of Mathematics." It's a four volume set and you can often find it at a used bookstore for next to nothing.